WWE Royal Rumble 2017 To Be Held In San Antonio, Texas

WWE once again bringing the Rumble to Texas for a year ending in 7.

by Andy H Murray
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WWE sources have finally confirmed this morning that the 2017 Royal Rumble pay-per-view will be held in San Antonio, Texas. An official announcement is yet to be made, but it is expected the WWE will make the information public within the coming week, and a specific venue is still be confirmed.

This will be the third time WWE have taken their trademark January show to San Antonio, with the city playing host to the 1997 and 2007 Rumbles.

Bolstered by WWE's affiliation with Mexico's AAA, the '97 Rumble featured a host of lauded Mexican talents like Mil Mascaras and Hector Garza. Steve Austin took advantage of a referee distraction to cheat Bret Hart out of victory in the Rumble itself, while the night's main event saw hometown hero Shawn Michaels capture Sycho Sid's WWE Championship in front of 60,000 fans.

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Details on the 2017 Royal Rumble's participants remain scarce, but it'll be a dual-brand PPV with the 30-man Rumble likely comprising of 15 wrestlers from Raw, and 15 from SmackDown. The winner, of course, will go on to challenge for the WWE Universal or World Championship at WrestleMania 33 in Orlando.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.