Many events in the country promoted by WWE have been subjected to criticism due to curtailing LGBT equality, a state guilty of severe human rights abuses, leading a war of attrition in Yemen, and suppressing women's rights. These were condemned by activist groups such as Code Pink and several politicians. The "Wrestling Observer Newsletter" gave the relationship between WWE and Saudi Arabia their annual Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic award in both 2018 and 2019, the first time in history it has been given twice to the same maneuver; the recipient of their Worst Major Wrestling Show award has also been a WWE Saudi Arabian event every year since 2018 (2018's Crown Jewel, 2019's Super Showdown, and 2020's Super ShowDown, respectively).