Royal Rumble (2017) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for the Raw and SmackDown brands. It took place on January 29, 2017, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. This was the 30th event under the Royal Rumble chronology. 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). Eight matches were contested at the event, including three on the pre-show. The event saw Randy Orton win the titular Royal Rumble match in the main event by eliminating Roman Reigns last, making him the seventh multiple Rumble winner. Also, John Cena defeated AJ Styles in the penultimate match to capture his record thirteenth WWE Championship and his sixteenth overall world championship, tying Ric Flair's record. Other highlights include Kevin Owens retaining the WWE Universal Championship against Roman Reigns in a no disqualification match, Charlotte Flair retaining the Raw Women's Championship against Bayley, and Neville defeating Rich Swann for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
