Rhea Ripley is thrilled that WWE is heading back to Australia.
On May 2, WWE revealed that the Crown Jewel PLE will be held in Perth, Australia, on October 11 with Friday Night SmackDown and Monday Night Raw on either side. This is the second PLE to take place down under after Elimination Chamber in 2024, and the first time Crown Jewel has taken place outside Saudi Arabia. Since its debut in 2018, Crown Jewel has exclusively been hosted in Saudi Arabia, making the announcement a significant milestone for Australia.
To promote the show, Ripley and Grayson Waller flew back to their home country and appeared on The Today Show. During the appearance, Ripley stated that the company’s return to Australia was “extremely special”.
“It’s extremely special. We always love coming back home, especially with something as prestigious as WWE. Last time, as we can see, Elimination Chamber, it was the first time that I got to wrestle on Australian soil in seven years, and it was with WWE for the first time. So I’m glad that we can now not only bring another PLE with Crown Jewel Perth, but we can also bring Raw and SmackDown, and all the other superstars can experience Australia, and it gets more eyes on Australia and WWE in general. So it’s going to be a lot of fun.”
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With Crown Jewel heading to Australia, WWE announced that Night of Champions will take place in Saudi Arabia.