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WWE Holding A 50 Man Royal Rumble Match In April

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It looks like WWE will be holding their 3rd Royal Rumble match of the year in April. Below is what WWE announced:

Saudi Arabia to Host the Greatest Royal Rumble®

03/05/2018

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia & STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Saudi General Sports Authority in partnership with WWE will present the Greatest Royal Rumble event at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday, April 27.

For the first time ever, the Royal Rumble match will feature 50 WWE Superstars. As part of this historic event, fans will see WWE Superstars John Cena™, Triple H™, Roman Reigns™, AJ Styles™, Braun Strowman™, The New Day™, Randy Orton™, Bray Wyatt™ and Shinsuke Nakamura™, among others.

Ticket and broadcast information will be available in the coming weeks. This event is part of a 10-year strategic multiplatform partnership in support of Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia’s social and economic reform program.

“The Greatest Royal Rumble will be a spectacle of historic proportions,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman & CEO. “Our partnership with the Saudi General Sports Authority reflects a long-term commitment to present WWE’s world-class entertainment to a global audience on a grander scale than ever before.”

No word yet on if this event will be shown on the WWE Network or not.

WWE has already held two Royal Rumble matches this year at their January’s Royal Rumble 2018 PPV, where Shinsuke Nakamura won the Men’s Royal Rumble match and Asuka won the first ever Women’s Royal Rumble match.


        
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