The 2016 Royal Rumble was the 29th annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It took place on January 24, 2016, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The event was also the fifth Royal Rumble pay-per-view to be held in the state of Florida, after the 1990, 1991, 1995, and 2006 events, the second to be held in Orlando, and WWE's first pay-per-view event to be held at the Amway Center.
Promotional poster featuring John Cena
The event was held at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
Triple H won the 2016 Royal Rumble match to become WWE World Heavyweight Champion in his second overall win.
AJ Styles, making his WWE pay-per-view debut, entered the Royal Rumble match as entrant #3. Styles had briefly wrestled in WWE in 2002 before rising to stardom in NJPW, TNA, ROH and other promotions.
Kia Center is an indoor arena located in the downtown core of Orlando, Florida. The arena is home to the Orlando Magic of the NBA, the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, and the Orlando Predators of the National Arena League.
Amway Center (former name) in 2010
Kia Center in its basketball-venue arrangement after hosting its first NBA regular season game
Kia Center main entrance at the opening game of 2010–11 regular season Orlando Magic
August 2, 2009
