SERIOUS discussions are being held about the potential for a mega-WWE pay per view event held at the MCG in 2018, according to a report.

The pro wrestling juggernaut is considering holding a sequel to its Global Warning Tour event, held in 2002 at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium in front of over 56,000 people, according to Pro Wrestling Sheet.

The event would be held at the MCG in October 2018 and broadcast on both pay per view and the company’s streaming service, WWE Network.

While the news has not been confirmed, the reported timing makes some sense, given that WWE could squeeze in between the AFL and cricket seasons.

The Rock and Triple H were two-thirds of the main event of 2002’s Global Warning Tour show in Melbourne. Source: News Limited

WWE traditionally tours Australia in July or August, in front of packed houses at venues like Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne or Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

But it is unclear how WWE would gain an audience big enough to go from that to packing out the 100,000-plus capacity MCG, unless the card was truly stacked — or featured a local star.

There are no Australians currently on WWE’s main roster. Emma left the company earlier this year while Buddy Murphy, Billie Kay and Peyton Royce all feature to varying degrees in NXT.

The event could theoretically be held in the late morning or early afternoon in Australia, as that would then be broadcasted in the US at around 8 or 9pm, depending on the status of daylight savings.

In 2002, an international wrestling-starved audience packed out what was then called Colonial Stadium for the Global Warning Tour event which was main evented by a triple threat of The Rock v Triple H v Brock Lesnar. It was WWE’s first show in Australia since the 1980s.