WWE has confirmed that next year’s Royal Rumble will be held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on January 27.
Similar to WrestleMania, WWE has started to have cities bid for hosting rights for some of its major events. SummerSlam, Money in the Bank, and Royal Rumble have all gone through this process in recent years.
Jason Latimer, the public relations director for Visit St. Pete-Clearwater told the Catalyst they invested $500,000 from their tourist development tax funding to secure the event.
While the economic impact is uncertain, it is expected that over 40,000 fans will attend the Royal Rumble.