As In Argh: Michael Cole Reveals Pirates Interfered With Elimination Chamber Coming To Australia

Yes pirates. WWE is attempting to expand its international exposure by hosting major events outside of the United States. That is the case this year as there are already four such events planned over the next several months. One such event is taking place this weekend with a pair of major special matches. It turns out that there was quite the ordeal getting them set up.

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This weekend, WWE will present Elimination Chamber from Perth, Australia. The company held a media event this week to promote the show, which included comments from Michael Cole. During the event, Cole that the Chamber itself took over a month to get to Australia. The structure was supposd to come through the Suez Canal but was cut off by pirates. As a result, it was sent back to America, shipped across the country, and then put on a boat from Los Angeles to Australia. The event is scheduled to take place Saturday mornong, February 24.

That’s a new one. Check out what the pirates tried to stop from being built:

Opinion: Just when you think you’ve head it all, you get a story about pirates trying to stop a major cage match from taking place. That wasn’t something I had on my radar this morning and yet here we are anyway. At the very least, it makes for a pretty amazing story, and thankfully nothing bad seems to have come from it. WWE going international is great to see, and now it sounds almost swashbuckling.