What is Royal Rumble (2017)?
{{Infobox Wrestling event |name = Royal Rumble |tagline = Remember the Rumble<ref>{{cite web|author=Chris E. Hayner|title=Randy Orton's 'Royal Rumble' win shows WWE is scared of the future|url=https://screenertv.com/television/randy-orton-royal-rumble-win-wwe-scared-of-future/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630211129/https://screenertv.com/television/randy-orton-royal-rumble-win-wwe-scared-of-future/|work=[[Screener (website)|Screener]]|date=January 18, 2017|access-date=June 30, 2017|archive-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> |promotion = [[WWE]] |brand = [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]]<br />[[SmackDown]] |date = January 29, 2017 |attendance = 52,020 |venue = [[Alamodome]] |city = [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]] |wwenlast = [[NXT TakeOver: San Antonio]] |wwennext = [[Elimination Chamber (2017)|Elimination Chamber]] |event = [[Royal Rumble]] |lastevent2 = [[Royal Rumble (2016)|2016]] |nextevent2 = [[Royal Rumble (2018)|2018]] }} '''Royal Rumble''' was a [[wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] and livesteaming event made by [[WWE]]. It happened on January 29, 2017 at the [[Alamodome]] in [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]], [[Texas]]. It was the thirtieth [[Royal Rumble]] event, the second to take place at the Alamodome and the fourth to take place in Texas. Eight matches were performed at the event. The most important match was the [[Royal Rumble#match|Royal Rumble match]]. [[Randy Orton]] won it by last eliminating [[Roman Reigns]] for a world championship match at [[WrestleMania 33]]. This made Orton a two-time Royal Rumble match winner.<ref name=2017Rumble>{{cite web|last1=Benigno|first1=Anthony|last2=Taylor|first2=Scott|title=Randy Orton won the 30-Superstar Royal Rumble Match|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2017/2017-royal-rumble-match-results|work=[[WWE]]|date=January 29, 2017|access-date=January 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201200349/https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2017/2017-royal-rumble-match-results|archive-date=February 1, 2017|url-status=