WWE Mock Royal Rumble 2017
WWE is basically having two WrestleManias this year, and one of them is being called the Royal Rumble. Set to take place in the Alamodome, all hands are on deck for a supershow that very well may rival its Orlando showcase in April. In fact, the 2017 Royal Rumble is expected to be WWE’s biggest non-WrestleMania event of all time.
Given the star-power and envious lineup of living legends and top stars, NXT hipsters are sure to be extra smug when they proclaim that NXT Takeoveer: San Antonio was a better wrestling show than the Rumble.
In any event, the Royal Rumble in the Alamodome is set to blow away all other shows as potentially the most successful Royal Rumble of all time. When WWE was last at the Alamodome for the Royal Rumble in 1996, the business was pay-per-view driven. The allure of surprise entrants wasn’t as strong. The Attitude Era was just starting to take form. This time around, the entire Attitude Era could very well be same ring with the gift of nostalgia on its side.
Paid Attendance Projection
Last year’s Royal Rumble drew an announced attendance of 15,170, but this was held in the Amway Center of Orlando. In the massive Alamodome this year, WWE has been throwing around a figure of “over 60,000 fans,” which will be the announced attendance regardless of whether it’s true. WWE announced an attendance of 101,763 in its finest hour inside AT&T Stadium during WrestleMania 32. According to SEC filings however, the paid attendance was estimated between 74,000 and 86,000. Even going with the higher end of the actual attendance, WWE’s sports entertainment figure is inflated by over 15%. WWe is certain to announce a sports entertainment figure of close to 61,000 for the Rumble, but that number is going to have to be adjusted for inflation:
Prediction: 53,043 paid attendees
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