WWE announces pre-Royal Rumble international tour
WWE will have eight shows in Europe before returning home to the United States for Royal Rumble 2027.
It was revealed last week that Glendale, Arizona will host the Royal Rumble at a yet-to-be-announced date in February 2027. WWE has now announced a slate of European tour shows that will be happening in advance of the Rumble. There are four house shows and four TV dates, including the January 25 episode of Raw in Dublin, Ireland that was first confirmed by Becky Lynch & Finn Balor.
Full list of tour dates —
- Friday, January 15: SmackDown at Forest National in Brussels, Belgium
- Saturday, January 16: House show at PreZero Arena in Gliwice, Poland
- Sunday, January 17: House show at Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Monday, January 18: Raw at OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland
- Friday, January 22: SmackDown at Co-op Live in Manchester, England
- Saturday, January 23: House show at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden
- Sunday, January 24: House show at MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary
- Monday, January 25: Raw at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland
While talent is subject to change, CM Punk, Liv Morgan, Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins, The Vision, Rhea Ripley, Trick Williams, Becky Lynch, Finn Balor, Jey Uso, LA Knight, Oba Femi, Gunther, and Jade Cargill are advertised for the tour. That provides some hope that Ripley could be back for Royal Rumble season after recently having to undergo knee surgery.
All four house shows on the tour are advertised as “Supershows” where wrestlers from Raw and SmackDown will both be present.
“The Road to Royal Rumble Tour in January 2027 will mark several significant milestones including the first-ever Raw in Dublin, the first-ever SmackDown in Belgium, WWE’s first-ever event in Gliwice, Poland, and the first-ever WWE televised event at Manchester’s Co-op Live,” WWE wrote. “The tour will also see WWE return to Amsterdam for the first time in more than two years, Sweden for the first time in more than eight years and Hungary for the first time in nearly a decade.”
WWE has opened a mailing list for those interested in ticket pre-sale information.
Exact dates for both Royal Rumble 2027 and WrestleMania 43 have yet to be confirmed. Mania is set for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at some point in April 2027.
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