10 Things we know about WWE Superstars being stranded in Saudi Arabia

#5. What did WWE tell their Superstars to do? AJ Styles reveals the 'truth'

AJ Styles and Vince McMahon.

The Saudi Arabia story was subjected to intense media scrutiny and it's unsurprising to note that WWE reportedly took some steps to maintain a level of consistency in its narrative.

Dave Meltzer said that the company was asking its talents to push the mechanical failure story as a means to cover up the truth.

However, AJ Styles revealed what actually went down in Riyadh during a live stream on the Video game streaming platform, Mixer.

The United States Champion clarified that all the reports about the Saudi incident have been exaggerated. He was told that a fuel truck was in the way of the aeroplane and the driver of the truck had apparently gone home. Styles added that there were also paperwork issues, which were settled in 4 to 5 hours. However, once they boarded the plane, there were issues with fuel.

Styles went and spoke to the pilot, who informed him that they were actually experiencing mechanical problems of some sort. The pilot ran out of time due to the constant delays following which it was too late to fly the Superstars out of the country.

The talents were then sent to a hotel, where they rested before they finally boarded the plane. Styles clearly mentioned that the entire story was blown out of proportion to make it seem that they almost got killed.

There were no guns involved and he had a sound sleep at the hotel. Styles also refused to comment on the reports of a rift between the Saudi officials and the company as he had no idea about what had happened.

Styles added, "I don’t know what’s going to happen going forward. I’ll deal with it when I need to. But I’m not gonna throw WWE under the bus either. It’s not gonna do me any good to throw anybody under the bus. Until I know more, I’m not gonna say anymore or say anything negative. If I did find out and I was offended, I would go to the source.” H/t Credit: 411Mania

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#6. Who left Saudi Arabia early in private jets?

Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman.

While 175 talents and crew of the WWE were stuck in Saudi Arabia, a handful of names managed to get out of the country before the real issues began to surface,

Dave Meltzer noted on the Wrestling Observer Radio that Vince McMahon and his staff along with Kevin Dunn left the country on their private jet.

Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman flew out early in a jet as they had to get back for an unscheduled SmackDown appearance.

Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and Jimmy Hart also boarded a private jet and returned to the United States before the rest of the roster.

Tyson Fury was also said to be a part of one of the private jets that left the country.

Surprisingly enough, Cain Velasquez stayed back with the WWE crew and returned to the States with the other previously stranded stars.