Royal Rumble 2017 was a 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 in San Antonio, Texas. This was the thirtieth event under the Royal Rumble chronology.
Kick-off Show[]
- Naomi, Nikki Bella, and Becky Lynch defeated Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, and Natalya in a six-woman tag team match.
- Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson defeated Cesaro and Sheamus to win the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships.
- Nia Jax defeated Sasha Banks.
Results[]
- Charlotte Flair defeated Bayley to retain the WWE Raw Women's Championship.
- Kevin Owens defeated Roman Reigns in a no disqualification match with Chris Jericho suspended above the ring in a shark cage to retain the WWE Universal Championship.
- Neville defeated Rich Swann to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
- John Cena defeated AJ Styles to win the WWE Championship.
Royal Rumble Match[]
- Randy Orton won the 2017 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Roman Reigns.
Entrants and Eliminations:[]
| Draw | Entrant | Brand | Order | Eliminated by | Time | Elimination(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cass | Raw | 3 | Braun Strowman | 09:57 | 0 |
| 2 | Chris Jericho | Raw | 27 | Roman Reigns | 1:00:13 | 2 |
| 3 | Kalisto | SmackDown | 4 | Braun Strowman | 08:17 | 0 |
| 4 | Mojo Rawley | SmackDown | 2 | 06:16 | 0 | |
| 5 | Jack Gallagher | Raw | 1 | Mark Henry | 03:20 | 0 |
| 6 | Mark Henry | Raw | 5 | Braun Strowman | 03:17 | 1 |
| 7 | Braun Strowman | Raw | 9 | Baron Corbin | 13:11 | 7 |
| 8 | Sami Zayn | Raw | 25 | The Undertaker | 47:12 | 0 |
| 9 | Big Show | Raw | 6 | Braun Strowman | 01:42 | 0 |
| 10 | Tye Dillinger | NXT | 8 | Braun Strowman | 05:27 | 0 |
| 11 | James Ellsworth | SmackDown | 7 | Braun Strowman | 00:15 | 0 |
| 12 | Dean Ambrose | SmackDown | 16 | Brock Lesnar | 26:55 | 0 |
| 13 | Baron Corbin | SmackDown | 21 | The Undertaker | 32:39 | 1 |
| 14 | Kofi Kingston | Raw | 10 | Cesaro and Sheamus | 16:13 | 0 |
| 15 | The Miz | SmackDown | 24 | The Undertaker | 32:44 | 0 |
| 16 | Sheamus | Raw | 14 | Chris Jericho | 12:13 | 3 |
| 17 | Big E | Raw | 12 | Cesaro and Sheamus | 09:46 | 0 |
| 18 | Rusev | Raw | 20 | Goldberg | 22:31 | 0 |
| 19 | Cesaro | Raw | 13 | Chris Jericho | 06:44 | 3 |
| 20 | Xavier Woods | Raw | 11 | Cesaro and Sheamus | 04:47 | 0 |
| 21 | Bray Wyatt | SmackDown | 28 | Roman Reigns | 24:11 | 0 |
| 22 | Apollo Crews | SmackDown | 15 | Luke Harper | 05:46 | 0 |
| 23 | Randy Orton | SmackDown | — | Winner | 20:52 | 1 |
| 24 | Dolph Ziggler | SmackDown | 17 | Brock Lesnar | 04:21 | 0 |
| 25 | Luke Harper | SmackDown | 22 | Goldberg | 09:56 | 1 |
| 26 | Brock Lesnar | Raw | 19 | Goldberg | 04:30 | 3 |
| 27 | Enzo Amore | Raw | 18 | Brock Lesnar | 00:18 | 0 |
| 28 | Goldberg | Raw | 23 | The Undertaker | 03:24 | 3 |
| 29 | The Undertaker | Free agent | 26 | Roman Reigns | 08:46 | 4 |
| 30 | Roman Reigns | Raw | 29 | Randy Orton | 05:05 | 3 |