WWE reveals date and location for 2024 Royal Rumble

WWE is bringing the Royal Rumble to the Tampa Bay area next January.

It was announced today that Royal Rumble 2024 will take place from Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday, January 27. Tropicana Field was previously one of the homes of the WWE ThunderDome during the pandemic era.

WWE bringing the Royal Rumble to Tropicana Field is in partnership with the Tampa Bay Rays, Visit St. Pete/Clearwater, and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission. Tropicana Field, a Major League Baseball park, is the home of the Rays.

Tropicana Field hosted the 2021 Royal Rumble, but it was in the ThunderDome and there were no fans in attendance. Prior to that, the last Royal Rumble to be held in the Tampa area was 1995.

Information on Royal Rumble ticket sales will be announced in the coming weeks. WWE has opened a mailing list for fans interested in the ticket pre-sale.

WWE will be in town for “an entire weekend of events across St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Tampa.” That includes the Monday, January 29 episode of Raw being held at Tampa’s Amalie Arena.

“Tampa Bay has long been a terrific market for WWE,” WWE Executive Vice President of Live Events John Porco said in a press release. “Thanks to our partners at the Tampa Bay Rays, Visit St. Pete/Clearwater and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission, we look forward to a fantastic schedule of events in January.”

Royal Rumble 2024 will mark the official start of the road to WrestleMania 40, with the men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches determining title challengers for Mania. WrestleMania 40 is taking place at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia next April.