Timeline Revealed for WWE’s Return to Australia

WWE is officially heading back to Australia, and now we’ve got a timeline to go with it.

After speculation, WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque finally confirmed that the company will touch down in Perth this fall, marking another major international event for the brand.

Levesque spilled the details while speaking at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, where he casually dropped, “We have Perth coming up in the fall.” That one-liner was all it took to get fans talking, especially since the fall season in the U.S. begins in September, putting WWE’s Australian return somewhere between then and December.

The confirmation follows reports from The Western Australian Newspaper that WWE and UFC—both under TKO Group Holdings—secured a multi-event deal with the Western Australia government. This agreement, finalized before the WA government entered caretaker mode in February, includes five events over the next 18 months, with WWE locked in for a massive three-night takeover at Perth’s RAC Arena.

That means fans can expect a full WWE weekend featuring Friday Night SmackDown, a Premium Live Event, and Monday Night Raw in prime time. RAC Arena, with a 15,500 capacity, is set to become the epicenter of WWE action in Australia once again.

This marks WWE’s first trip back since the February 2024 Elimination Chamber event, which was a major success and saw Rhea Ripley defend her Women’s World Championship against fellow Aussie-born Nia Jax. That show alone brought in a significant financial boost to the region, and with a bigger deal now in place, WWE’s presence in Australia is only getting stronger.

With the timeline now set, all that’s left is for WWE to drop the official announcement and dates.