![]() ![]() 2017 was the thirtieth event in the Royal Rumble chronology and featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands, following the reintroduction of the brand split in 2016. For 2017, the winner received a match for their brand's top championship at WrestleMania 33: Raw's WWE Universal Championship or SmackDown's WWE Championship-had a free agent won, they would have had a choice of which title to challenge for. Traditionally, the winner of the match earns a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. The match generally features 30 wrestlers. ![]() It is named after the Royal Rumble match, a modified battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. It is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, dubbed the "Big Four". The Royal Rumble is an annual gimmick pay-per-view, produced every January by WWE since 1988. 4.1 Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations.Also on the card, Kevin Owens retained the WWE Universal Championship against Roman Reigns in a no disqualification match, Charlotte Flair retained the Raw Women's Championship against Bayley, and Neville defeated Rich Swann for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. In another prominent match, John Cena defeated AJ Styles to capture his record 13th WWE Championship and his 16th overall world championship, tying Ric Flair's official record. In the main event, Randy Orton won the titular Royal Rumble match, making him the seventh multiple Rumble winner. The event was also the second Royal Rumble to be held in the Alamodome, after 1997, and the fourth to be held in the state of Texas ( 1989, 1997, and 2007).Įight matches were contested at the event, including three on the Kickoff pre-show. This was the thirtieth event under the Royal Rumble chronology. It took place on January 29, 2017, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The 2017 Royal Rumble was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. Promotional poster featuring various WWE wrestlers ![]()
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