The 2015 Royal Rumble To Feature 40 Competitors

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Oct 8, 2014

It was announced at the SmackDown taping that the 2015 Royal Rumble will be getting an upgrade. WWE announced that the show will feature forty men instead of the usual thirty. This is only the second time in history that the match has had this many competitors; the last time was 2011 when Alberto Del Rio won.

The show will take place on January 24th in Philadelphia, with tickets going on sale Friday.

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