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WWE head announcer Michael Cole disclosed on Friday that pirates occupying the Suez Canal caused a delay in shipping the Elimination Chamber structure to Perth, Australia, for the Chamber’s live premium event. of Elimination on Saturday.
Speaking at Friday’s Elimination Chamber press conference in Perth (starting at the 3:20 mark)Cole said that the Chamber structure took more than a month to arrive in Australia due to pirates forcing WWE to change their shipping plans:
Cole noted that the structure was shipped to Miami, then taken to Los Angeles by truck, then transported by ship to Sydney before finally arriving in Perth by train.
Elimination Chamber marks the first premium live event to take place in Australia since Super Show-Down took place in Melbourne in October 2018.
Saturday’s event will have major implications for WrestleMania 40 in April, especially when it comes to the results of the men’s and women’s Elimination Chamber matches.
The winner of the Men’s Chamber will challenge Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania, while the winner of the Women’s Chamber will compete for the Women’s World Championship on the biggest stage of them all.
Arguably the biggest match on the card is Australian Rhea Ripley defending the women’s world title against Nia Jax, who was also born in Australia before growing up in Hawaii.
Elimination Chamber will air live on Peacock early Saturday morning, starting at 5 a.m. ET.
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