WWE adds Melbourne live event to October Australia schedule

WWE has announced a new event for its trip to Australia in October.

The promotion has already announced that the October 10 SmackDown, Crown Jewel on October 11, and the October 13 edition of WWE Raw will air from the RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia. They’ve now announced a live event on Wednesday, October 15, will take place at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Victoria.

The official Premier Ticketek page for the event reads:

“WWE®, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), announced its return to Melbourne, Australia, for the first time in six years at the Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday, October 15.

Fans attending WWE SuperShow Australia will see their favorite WWE Superstars in action including Australia’s own Rhea Ripley, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn, AJ Styles, IYO SKY, World Tag Team Champions Finn Bálor & JD McDonagh, The New Day, and many more*.”

The event does not yet appear on WWE.com’s ticket page. Following this show, WWE has both a live event in Tokyo and SmackDown in San Jose on October 17, and another live event from Sumo Hall on October 18.

The news comes after AEW revealed on Thursday that it will return to Australia in 2026. TEG Sport has opened pre-sale registration for the event, which currently does not have a date or location announced.

AEW was last in Australia on February 2, 2025, for Grand Slam Australia, which saw Toni Storm capture the AEW Women’s World Championship from Mariah May. WWE’s most recent Australian event was Elimination Chamber on February 24, 2024, at Optus Stadium, headlined by Rhea Ripley retaining the Women’s World Championship against Nia Jax.