The WWE is returning to Toronto’s Rogers Centre for the primary time in additional than 20 years.
The skilled wrestling promoter says it’s going to maintain its Elimination Chamber premium dwell occasion on the downtown ballpark on March 1. It is going to be the second consecutive 12 months that Elimination Chamber is held outdoors the USA after Optus Stadium in Perth, Australia, held it this 12 months.
Toronto’s Scotiabank Area hosted the Cash In The Financial institution premium dwell occasion on July 6.
“Canada is an amazing place to host our biggest premium live events, with its passionate fans and rich history that spans decades,” mentioned WWE chief content material officer Paul (Triple H) Levesque. “On the heels of a record-breaking Money In The Bank this past July, we are excited to return to Toronto for an even larger event in 2025.”
That is WWE’s first occasion in Rogers Centre since WrestleMania 18 in 2002, which featured the “Icon vs. Icon” match between Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson and Hulk Hogan.
Rogers Centre additionally hosted WrestleMania VI in 1990 that noticed Hogan face The Final Warrior in a winner-take-all match between the Intercontinental Champion and WWF Champion.
The house of the Toronto Blue Jays has undergone in depth renovations over the previous two years to make it a baseball-specific stadium, but it surely nonetheless has the capability to host different occasions like Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Nov. 14-23.
Precedence passes for Elimination Chamber are on sale by means of On Location ticket vendor.
Vancouver’s Rogers Area is internet hosting Survivor Collection: Warfare Video games on Nov. 30.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Nov. 8, 2024.
