WWE Elimination Chamber announced for Optus Stadium in Australia

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WWE is returning to Australia. 

The company has announced that Elimination Chamber 2024 will take place from Optus Stadium in Perth, Western Australia on Saturday, February 24. It will be the first time WWE has run a show in Australia since 2019 and the first PLE since 2018’s Super Show-Down. 

WWE had been negotiating with the Western Australian government to run an event in the region, as was reported by our own Dave Meltzer in the March 13, 2023 edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 

Meltzer wrote:

The state government of Western Australia is negotiating with WWE to run a major stadium show. This would be similar to when the city of Melbourne made a deal with WWE twice to run stadium shows, one of which was a PPV show. The likely city would be Perth, which recently hosted a UFC show and many of the UFC shows outside the U.S. are basically local governments bringing in UFC for tourism or other reasons. 

Nick Khan has said WWE will look to gain subsidies for more of its PLEs in the future. The company received nearly $3 million in subsidies from the Welsh government for Clash at the Castle and roughly $1.5 million from the Puerto Rican government for Backlash. 

Optus Stadium, commonly referred to as Perth Stadium, has a capacity of 60,000 for Australian Football League Games but can hold over 70,000 for concerts. 

“Perth is the perfect location for a major WWE Premium Live Event in Australia, following a series of record-breaking WWE events in iconic international destinations,” said WWE Senior Vice President Chris Legentil. “With a week full of WWE events and experiences, we hope to leave a lasting memory for Western Australia and the entire WWE Universe.”

“Hosting WWE in Perth is a real coup for our state as it will shine a global spotlight on Western Australia to billions of viewers worldwide, attract thousands of out-of-state visitors to WA and create an incredible atmosphere in the city for the local community and visitors alike,” said the Hon. Rita Saffioti MLA, Western Australia’s Deputy Premier and Minister for Tourism. “The WA Government, through Tourism WA, is proud to support this exclusive event that will generate millions of dollars for the local economy and highlight WA as a world-class events destination. I encourage everyone to Western Australia for WWE to extend their trip to explore more of our wondrous state as part of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

The Western Australian reported on Saturday that WWE was “just days away” from announcing a major show in the region. The report stated the event would take place in early 2024 before the start of the AFL season. 

Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods were in Australia on Thursday to help announce the news.