The show will take place on Sunday, January 29, 2017 as the road to Wrestlemania start at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas which is notable for hosting the 1997 Royal Rumble, won by Steve Austin.
On the menu,
KEVIN OWENS (C) VS. ROMAN REIGNS
WWE Universal Championship, Chris Jericho Suspended Over the Ring in a Shark Cage.
AJ Styles (C) vs. John Cena
WWE World Championship
John Cena over the years has been the face that run the WWE but will be on the hunt to stop AJ Styles from holding the title for 140days,he is also on the course for a record breaking 16championship victories in WWE.
Will AJ Styles continue to beat up John Cena ?
RICH SWANN (C) VS. NEVILLE
Cruiserweight Championship
CESARO AND SHEAMUS (C) VS. LUKE GALLOWS AND KARL ANDERSON
Raw Tag Team Championship with two referees
SASHA BANKS VS. NIA JAX
NAOMI, NIKKI BELLA, AND BECKY LYNCH VS. ALEXA BLISS, NATALYA, AND MICKIE JAMES
30-MAN ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH
Winner Becomes #1 Contender for WWE World Championship or WWE Universal Championship
WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Participants
Known entrants (24): Bill Goldberg, Brock Lesnar, Big E, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Chris Jericho, Braun Strowman, Baron Corbin, The Undertaker, Dean Ambrose, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, Sheamus, Cesaro, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton, Luke Harper, Big Show, Sami Zayn, Big Cass, Rusev, Mojo Rawley
The namesake and selling point of the PPV comes in the form of a 30-man battle royal where every entrant is a random draw. Every minute and a half or so, a new person enters and they can only be eliminated via going over the top rope. Former winners include Steve Austin, John Cena, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Ric Flair, Undertaker, Batista, he-who-shall-not-be-named-due-to-racism, and he-who-shall-not-be-named-due-to-murder.
As it is right now, the big story is that Goldberg and Lesnar will be involved. At Survivor Series , Goldberg made a return match against Lesnar and to everyone’s surprise, he destroyed him within a minute and a half. Goldberg then decided that he wanted to try for one more title reign and entered himself into the match. In response, an emotional Paul Heyman claimed that Lesnar would enter as well to get revenge on that Survivor Series massacre.
On an episode of Raw , the New Day announced that they would enter the Rumble as part of their New Year's resolution. The same episode had Chris Jericho drop the bombshell that he'd be in it as well as Braun Strowman showing up to claim his spot. On SmackDown , during the contract signing between Cena and Styles, Baron Corbin showed up to announce his Rumble spot.
Seth Rollins made his participation known on the following
Raw , soon overshadowed by the Undertaker, who also intends to appear in the match.
The following SmackDown had Ambrose and Miz confirm their inclusions during the opening promo. Afterwards, on Talking Smack , Ziggler did the same.
Sheamus announced his spot on Twitter, followed by Cesaro and later the Club. That night on Raw , Michael Cole namedropped Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton as participants. The following night, Harper was confirmed as well.
Big Show, Big Cass, and Rusev announced being part of the match, but when Sami Zayn asked for a spot, Stephanie McMahon made him compete against Seth Rollins where the winner would be in the Rumble. Thanks to a distraction from Triple H's theme music, Rollins got pinned by a roll-up.
On the go-home SmackDown , Mojo Rawley won a battle royal for a Rumble spot.
The two biggest rumors are Samoa Joe and Finn Balor . While Finn's health is up in the air, Joe is very likely due to basically being done with being a major cog in NXT. If he isn't in the Rumble match, expect him to show up on one of the two main shows in the days that follow.
Seth Rollins called out Triple H at NXT to set up probably a Wrestlemania match up although, security didn't allow the 'Freaking' Rollins to touch 'the Game'
Royal Rumble is live on WWE Network
Photos Credit : WWE
On the menu,
KEVIN OWENS (C) VS. ROMAN REIGNS
WWE Universal Championship, Chris Jericho Suspended Over the Ring in a Shark Cage.
AJ Styles (C) vs. John Cena
WWE World Championship
John Cena over the years has been the face that run the WWE but will be on the hunt to stop AJ Styles from holding the title for 140days,he is also on the course for a record breaking 16championship victories in WWE.
Will AJ Styles continue to beat up John Cena ?
CHARLOTTE (C) VS. BAYLEY
WWE Raw Women's Championship
NXT friendship aside.
RICH SWANN (C) VS. NEVILLECruiserweight Championship
CESARO AND SHEAMUS (C) VS. LUKE GALLOWS AND KARL ANDERSON
Raw Tag Team Championship with two referees
SASHA BANKS VS. NIA JAX
NAOMI, NIKKI BELLA, AND BECKY LYNCH VS. ALEXA BLISS, NATALYA, AND MICKIE JAMES
30-MAN ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH
Winner Becomes #1 Contender for WWE World Championship or WWE Universal Championship
WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Participants
Known entrants (24): Bill Goldberg, Brock Lesnar, Big E, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Chris Jericho, Braun Strowman, Baron Corbin, The Undertaker, Dean Ambrose, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, Sheamus, Cesaro, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton, Luke Harper, Big Show, Sami Zayn, Big Cass, Rusev, Mojo Rawley
The namesake and selling point of the PPV comes in the form of a 30-man battle royal where every entrant is a random draw. Every minute and a half or so, a new person enters and they can only be eliminated via going over the top rope. Former winners include Steve Austin, John Cena, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Ric Flair, Undertaker, Batista, he-who-shall-not-be-named-due-to-racism, and he-who-shall-not-be-named-due-to-murder.
As it is right now, the big story is that Goldberg and Lesnar will be involved. At Survivor Series , Goldberg made a return match against Lesnar and to everyone’s surprise, he destroyed him within a minute and a half. Goldberg then decided that he wanted to try for one more title reign and entered himself into the match. In response, an emotional Paul Heyman claimed that Lesnar would enter as well to get revenge on that Survivor Series massacre.
On an episode of Raw , the New Day announced that they would enter the Rumble as part of their New Year's resolution. The same episode had Chris Jericho drop the bombshell that he'd be in it as well as Braun Strowman showing up to claim his spot. On SmackDown , during the contract signing between Cena and Styles, Baron Corbin showed up to announce his Rumble spot.
Seth Rollins made his participation known on the following
Raw , soon overshadowed by the Undertaker, who also intends to appear in the match.
The following SmackDown had Ambrose and Miz confirm their inclusions during the opening promo. Afterwards, on Talking Smack , Ziggler did the same.
Sheamus announced his spot on Twitter, followed by Cesaro and later the Club. That night on Raw , Michael Cole namedropped Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton as participants. The following night, Harper was confirmed as well.
Big Show, Big Cass, and Rusev announced being part of the match, but when Sami Zayn asked for a spot, Stephanie McMahon made him compete against Seth Rollins where the winner would be in the Rumble. Thanks to a distraction from Triple H's theme music, Rollins got pinned by a roll-up.
On the go-home SmackDown , Mojo Rawley won a battle royal for a Rumble spot.
The two biggest rumors are Samoa Joe and Finn Balor . While Finn's health is up in the air, Joe is very likely due to basically being done with being a major cog in NXT. If he isn't in the Rumble match, expect him to show up on one of the two main shows in the days that follow.
Royal Rumble is live on WWE Network
Photos Credit : WWE
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