Optus Stadium secures WWE premium live wrestling event

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has officially announced Optus Stadium as the venue to host the Elimination Chamber premium live wrestling event on 24th February 2024 - marking a first ever for an exclusive globally-televised Premium Live Event at the Perth venue.

WWE have held just one other stadium show in Australia, with the 2018 Super ShowDown at the MCG attracting over 70,000 fans to see the likes of The Undertaker, Triple H and Roman Reigns in action.

The exclusive Perth stadium show will be the only WWE Premium Live Event held anywhere in Australia or the Asia-Pacific next year and thousands of out-of-state fans are expected to travel to Perth to witness their favourite WWE Superstars live, generating millions of dollars in visitor spend and providing a boost to local hospitality, accommodation and tourism businesses.

WA Sport and Recreation Minister David Templeman enthused "WWE is an iconic and well-loved sports entertainment behemoth that boasts more than a billion fans from all around the globe and of all different ages. Securing such a prominent event will highlight how spectacular our major sporting infrastructure really is.

“We expect this to be a sell-out event at Optus Stadium and I'm excited for fans to enjoy this awesome spectacle live in Perth."

WWE Superstars will be available for a range of appearances and meet fans through a series of community-focused activations and celebrations in Perth, in the days leading up to the event.

Blockbuster wrestling matches will also be broadcast live to up to one billion homes worldwide. Hosting WWE will highlight WA on a global stage, with the brand's WWE Superstars showcasing their Perth tourism experiences to their collective social media audience of more than one billion followers.

WA Premier Roger Cook shared "The WWE stadium spectacle will drive visitors to Western Australia from right around the world, inject millions into the economy and showcase our State on the global stage.

"We know the UFC 284 event held in Perth this year was a winner for WA, attracting thousands of visitors and breaking attendance and revenue records, and we expect WWE will be just as successful as we host it for the first time here next year.

"Not only will we have top international WWE superstars making their way Down Under to WA, we will also provide a major platform for our local champs including Australia's own product - Rhea Ripley.”

WA Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti added "Hosting WWE in Perth is a massive coup for Western Australia and provides us with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to showcase our beautiful State to a billion households across the globe and put it firmly on the world map as an events destination.

"Importantly, it will also provide huge benefits for locals, by pumping millions of dollars into our economy and providing a massive boost to our hospitality, tourism and accommodation sectors.

"This is an incredible achievement, and we're so excited to have secured this Australian exclusive, which will be the only place across the country and the wider Asian region to host such an event in 2024.

"We make no secret of our ambition to become the fastest growing events destination in the South East Asian region, and this announcement only adds to our increasing list of credentials in landing and delivering these major blockbuster events.

"We've hosted the UFC, two years of the English Premier League, an NRL double-header, State of Origin, FIFA Women's World Cup matches and will soon have the Matildas back in Perth in an exclusive three-match series, plus Australian-exclusive Coldplay concerts, so we've well and truly become an interstate and global event hotspot."

At this stage, the official match card for WWE Elimination Chamber is yet to be announced - however, it will likely feature at least one massive six-man cage match in the event's namesake.

However, expect to see some of the biggest names WWE has to offer make an appearance on the show, especially with it coming less than a month out from WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia.

Aussie products Rhea Ripley and Grayson Waller are both expected to be in featured spots at Optus Stadium, while the likes of Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch should also be in action.

Fans across the globe interested in an exclusive presale opportunity can register now at wwe.com/PreSale. Travel packages will be available through sportsnetholidays.com/wwe-elimination-chamber-perth and On Location Priority Passes can be purchased at WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth Tickets | Official Ticket & Hotel Travel Packages