Arizona Diamondbacks players gets ready for fielding drills during a workout at Chase Field, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Phoenix, as the team gets ready for a National League wild card playoff baseball game. The Diamondbacks host the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press

WWE Royal Rumble 2019 to Be Held at Chase Field in Phoenix

Mike ChiariJan 24, 2018

WWE announced Wednesday that the 2019 Royal Rumble pay-per-view will be held at Chase Field in Phoenix.

The Rumble will take place on Jan. 27, 2019, marking the first time the event has been held inside a baseball stadium.

Chase Field has been the home of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks since their inaugural season in 1998, and it is equipped with a retractable roof.

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As has become commonplace for WWE's "Big Four" pay-per-views, the Royal Rumble will be accompanied by several other events in the Phoenix area.

NXT TakeOver, Raw and SmackDown Live will take place on Jan. 26, Jan. 28 and Jan. 29, 2019, respectively at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.

The 2013 Royal Rumble was staged in Phoenix in 2013 at the Talking Stick Resort Arena, which was then called the US Airways Center.

At that event, John Cena won the Royal Rumble match and The Rock defeated CM Punk for the WWE Championship.

The 2018 edition of the pay-per-view will occur Sunday in Philadelphia, and it will be highlighted by both the men's Royal Rumble and the first women's version of the event.

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