WWE: After starring in the pre-WWE Elimination Chamber press event in Perth, Aussies Grayson Waller and Rhea Ripley downed beer-filled shoeys in front of the fans.
The biggest pro wrestling show in Australian history has arrived, with WWE to take a major step on the road to WrestleMania 40 via Elimination Chamber at Perth’s Optus Stadium.But while a main event of Aussie women’s world champion Rhea Ripley defending her crown, and two Chamber matches to crown WrestleMania challengers are locked, there’s one Hollywood-sized mystery hanging over the event.
Logically, The Rock will not appear on Saturday night. An appearance from The Great One down under would be something you’d want to advertise to sell more tickets and get more people watching the show - that’s the wrestling business in a nutshell.In a social media video, seemingly filmed backstage after his latest appearance on Smackdown a couple of weeks ago, The Rock explained: “They kept asking The Rock.
But in that same video The Rock, after running down Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes before their talking segment with Aussie Grayson Waller , said: “As a matter of fact, if they talk trash, The Rock will fly down there to Perth before that interview is over and he’ll do it .WA premier Roger Cook even penned an open letter on Friday offering “logistical support” to get him to Perth.
While WWE booking isn’t always the most logical thing in the world - see Cody Rhodes over the last month - especially when you’re getting towards WrestleMania, you can read the tea leaves to figure out who’ll be winning on the final stop before the big show. Sportsbet has odds for the event and Ripley is listed as a $1.04 favourite to beat Jax , while Lynch is $1.30 to win the women’s Chamber ahead of Liv Morgan and Bianca Belair .