{"id":2268388,"date":"2026-02-05T18:39:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2268388"},"modified":"2026-02-05T18:39:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:39:20","slug":"backstage-news-on-wwes-plans-for-next-years-royal-rumble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/backstage-news-on-wwes-plans-for-next-years-royal-rumble\/","title":{"rendered":"Backstage News On WWE&#8217;s Plans For Next Year&#8217;s Royal Rumble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_109\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The WWE <em>Royal Rumble<\/em> could be coming back home to the United States. WWE held the first <em>Royal Rumble<\/em> Premium Live Event in Saudi Arabia on January 31 as part of their deal with the country. However, it looks like the event is headed back to the USA next year.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>WrestleVotes Radio<\/em> on <em>Fightful Select<\/em>, the general chatter backstage at the <em>Royal Rumble<\/em> was that the show was likely returning to the United States in a domestic stadium for 2027.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the belief is that the 2027 edition will remain a one-night show as of now. There has been discussion in the past of expanding the <em>Royal Rumble<\/em> to two nights in past years, but it appears WWE is sticking to the traditional single-night format for this event.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 WWE Premium Live Event schedule includes events across the globe. Following the <em>Royal Rumble<\/em> in Riyadh, WWE will hold <em>Elimination Chamber<\/em> on February 28 in Chicago. <em>WrestleMania 42<\/em> is set for April 18 and 19 in Las Vegas, followed by <em>SummerSlam<\/em> on August 1 and 2 in Minneapolis. <em>Money in the Bank<\/em> is also confirmed for this September.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Confirmed WWE PLEs for 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Jan. 31: Royal Rumble \u2013 Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Feb. 28: Elimination Chamber \u2013 Chicago, Illinois<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">April 18-19: WrestleMania 42 \u2013 Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Aug. 1-2: SummerSlam \u2013 U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Sept. 6: Money in the Bank \u2013 Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>This is just a snippet of the story. For complete details, please visit Fightful Select at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wrestlingnews.co\/wwe-news\/backstage-news-wwes-plans-next-years-royal-rumble\/Patreon.com\/Fightful\">Patreon.com\/Fightful<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source wrestlingnews.co \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WWE Royal Rumble could be coming back home to the United States. WWE held the first Royal Rumble Premium Live Event in Saudi Arabia on January 31 as part of their deal with the country. However, it looks like the event is headed back to the USA next year. 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