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WWE ‘Crown Jewel: Perth’ PLE set for October
We now have some more information about the PLE that WWE is holding in Perth, Australia this fall.
The company announced today that the PLE — named “Crown Jewel: Perth” — will take place on Saturday, October 11. It’s being held at RAC Arena, which will host three WWE events within a four-day span. SmackDown (Friday, October 10) and Raw (Monday, October 13) are also set for the venue.
BREAKING: WWE returns to Australia this October for #WWECrownJewel: Perth with #WWERaw and #SmackDown also set to take place at @RACArena!
— WWE Australia (@WWEAustralia) May 2, 2025
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Australian WWE stars Rhea Ripley and Grayson Waller were in Perth today to promote the announcement. WWE has opened a mailing list for fans interested in receiving ticket pre-sale information.
These three WWE events are part of a deal TKO Group has signed with the government of Western Australia. Crown Jewel will feature John Cena’s last-ever match in Australia ahead of his retirement in December 2025.
Crown Jewel is typically the name of WWE’s fall PLE in Saudi Arabia. The expectation for this year is that WWE will hold Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia this June and then return for the Royal Rumble in January 2026. The Night of Champions event has not been announced yet, but Saudi Arabia hosting Royal Rumble 2026 is already confirmed.
This will be the third-ever WWE PLE to take place in Australia, following Elimination Chamber 2024 in Perth and Super Show-Down 2018 in Melbourne.
WWE Elimination Chamber 2024 to have early start time for US viewers
WWE’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view from Australia will have an early start time for viewers in the United States.
It was announced this week that WWE is bringing Elimination Chamber to Perth, Australia in February 2024. The event is taking place from Optus Stadium on Saturday, February 24.
In the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer confirmed that Elimination Chamber will air in prime time in Australia. That means the show will have an early morning start time in the US. Meltzer noted that it will likely begin at around 6 a.m. Eastern time/3 a.m. Pacific time for US viewers.
Meltzer wrote:
It will be a very early morning show, likely starting [on Peacock] about 6 a.m. Eastern and 3 a.m. Pacific on a Saturday morning. When UFC goes to Australia they run the show early morning in Australia so it’s at 10 p.m. Eastern in the U.S., but WWE confirmed to us the show will air in prime time Australia time. Peacock these days doesn’t care as much about live viewers of the WWE PPV shows. The number they are most concerned with is viewership over the first 24 hours as opposed to live. That early a time slot may hurt a little, but they already do that for the Saudi Arabia shows and even on PPV the Saudi shows do about the same as the B shows.
This is the first time WWE has been back to Australia since 2019. In 2018, WWE’s Super Show-Down PPV took place from Melbourne. That event also had an early start time for those in the US.
Elimination Chamber being held in Perth is the result of a deal between WWE and the Western Australian Government.
