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The Royal Rumble set to be bigger in Texas
The Royal Rumble is, without doubt, one of the highlights of the wrestling calendar and plays a big role in the road to WrestleMania.
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WWE have revealed the chosen for the second Premium Live Event of 2023 with the announcement that the Alamodome in San Antonio will host the fan favourite staple of sports entertainment.
The Royal Rumble is, without doubt, one of the highlights of the wrestling calendar and plays a big role in the road to WrestleMania.
The Royal Rumble heads to the Alamodome.
In an exciting new era of professional wrestling, we could be set for a thrilling if not shocking Rumble.
The venue usually holds a capacity crowd of 72,000, but that figure is likely to be adjusted to accommodate the WWE setup.
A WWE press release reads: “San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, the Alamodome and WWE are proud to announce that the Alamodome in San Antonio will host Royal Rumble on Saturday, January 28, 2023.”
This marks the fourth time that Royal Rumble has been held in San Antonio and the third time the event has been hosted at the Alamodome.
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The news was broken by the San Antonio Express News.
“We are thrilled to bring back one of WWE’s most exciting events of the year to San Antonio,” said Mayor Ron Nirenberg. “Royal Rumble will bring tens of thousands of WWE fans from around the world to the Alamodome, bringing both an incredible economic boost to our beautiful city and community outreach events that will give back in a multitude of ways.”
“WWE is honored that Royal Rumble will serve as one of the cornerstones of the Alamodome’s 30th Anniversary celebration,” said WWE Executive Vice President of Special Events John P. Saboor. “We are thankful to Mayor Nirenberg, Steve Zito and the entire staff at the Alamodome who were essential in making this historic return to San Antonio possible.”
The Royal Rumble will be broadcast live from 02:00 (Sunday 29 January) exclusively on SuperSport in South African and WWE Network everywhere else.
The event will be headlined by two 30-men and 30-women Royal Rumble matches, with the winners of both receiving a Championship match opportunity at WrestleMania in Los Angeles.
