The most important stop on the road to WrestleMania 39 has been revealed.
WWE announced today that the 2023 Royal Rumble will take place in the Alamodome in San Antonio. In keeping with precedent that’s been established this year, the show will be held on a Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
“We are thrilled to bring back one of WWE’s most exciting events of the year to San Antonio,” the city’s mayor, Ron Nirenberg, said in a press release. “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.”
The city has a history with the Royal Rumble that dates back to 1997, and Texas-born wrestlers have won two of the Rumble matches there. Stone Cold Steve Austin won his first of back-to-back victories in 1997 at the Alamodome, while The Undertaker emerged triumphant at the AT&T Center 10 years later. Randy Orton was the victor in the most recent San Antonio Royal Rumble match, at the Alamodome in 2017.
WWE is promoting the event with two 30-person Royal Rumble matches, one each for the men and women, which has been the case for the last five years. Only once so far, in 2018, did the women’s Rumble get to be the main event.
The Royal Rumble will be streamed as all WWE premium live events are on Peacock in the U.S. and WWE Network elsewhere. Tickets go on sale Friday, Sept. 30 via Ticketmaster, though anyone wanting to ensure themselves the earliest possible chance at seats can register for pre-sale information now.