Royal Rumble (2017)
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| Promotion | WWE | |||
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Raw SmackDown | |||
| Date | January 29, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Alamodome | |||
| City | San Antonio, Texas | |||
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Royal Rumble (2017) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for the Raw and SmackDown brands. It will take place on January 29, 2017, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.[1] This will be the 30th event under the Royal Rumble chronology.
Background
The card will include matches resulting from scripted storylines and have results predetermined by WWE on the Raw and SmackDown brands.[2][3] Storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw, SmackDown Live,[4] and 205 Live.
As is tradition, the card will be highlighted by the 30-man Royal Rumble match where the winner will receive a world championship match at WrestleMania 33 for either SmackDown's WWE World Championship or Raw's WWE Universal Championship. After defeating Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series in his first match in 12 years, Goldberg declared himself the first entrant in the Royal Rumble match on the November 21 episode of Raw.[5] The following week, Paul Heyman addressed the Survivor Series match, stating that they underestimated Goldberg, and that the match was a humiliation and embarrassment for him and Lesnar. He then stated that Lesnar would also be in the Royal Rumble as Lesnar has something to prove.[6]
Matches
| No. | Matches | Stipulations | |
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| 1 | 2017 Royal Rumble Match | 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 33[7] | |
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Royal Rumble match participants
| Participants | Participation declared |
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| Goldberg | November 21, 2016 episode of Raw |
| Brock Lesnar | November 28, 2016 episode of Raw |
See also
References
- ↑ "Royal Rumble returns to Alamodome for the first time in 20 years". WWE. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ↑ Orr, James (May 25, 2016). "WWE brand split: WWE announce return of divided roster as SmackDown goes live every Tuesday". The Independent. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
- ↑ Tedesco, Mike. "WWE RAW Results – 11/21/16 (Live from Toronto, fallout from WWE Survivor Series PPV on Sunday night)". WrestleView. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ↑ Keller, Wade (November 28, 2016). "KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 11/28: Live coverage – Charlotte defends against Sasha Banks, New Day defends against Anderson & Gallows". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ↑ Pappolla, Ryan. "The 2017 Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Retrieved November 20, 2016.