Datum & Austragungsort vom WWE Royal Rumble 2017 offiziell bestätigt

Die WWE hat nun offiziell bestätigt, dass der WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Pay-Per-View am Sonntag, den 29. Januar 2017 im Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas stattfinden wird.

Nachfolgend die offizielle Meldung von WWE.com:

Royal Rumble returns to Alamodome for the first time in 20 years

WWE announced today that the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, will host Royal Rumble 2017 on Sunday, January 29, 2017. This marks the return of Royal Rumble to the Alamo City for the first time since 1997.

Royal Rumble is one of WWE’s biggest pay-per-views of the year and officially kicks off The Road to WrestleMania. The event will be highlighted by a 30-man over-the-top-rope Royal Rumble Match featuring WWE Superstars from both Raw and SmackDown LIVE, where the winner will receive a title opportunity to headline WrestleMania 33 in Orlando, Florida on April 2, 2017.

Tickets for Royal Rumble 2017 will be available starting Friday, October 14, at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT through all Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. All tickets are subject to service charges and facility fees.

The Alamodome previously hosted the 1997 Royal Rumble, where more than 60,000 fans witnessed WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin win the Royal Rumble Match and WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels win the WWE Championship.

The Road to @WrestleMania begins when the 2017 #RoyalRumble returns to San Antonio’s @Alamodome this January! https://t.co/gHiL7E9Fwa pic.twitter.com/tvHIJ0gbDi

— WWE (@WWE) September 30, 2016

(Quelle: WWE)