While he recently made a point of announcing that he won’t be turning up in the ring as a surprise entrant at the 30-man over-the-top battle royal at this Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas, WWE Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels will apparently be a part of the broadcast this weekend.<\/p>\n
WWE is advertising “The Heartbreak Kid” as part of the scheduled two-hour “Kickoff Show” pre-show on the WWE Network, which leads right into the Royal Rumble pay-per-view itself, which is listed at four hours.<\/p>\n
HBK is listed alongside the usual “Kickoff Show” panel, which consists of WWE Hall Of Famers Booker T and Jerry “The King” Lawler, as well as WWE broadcast team member Renee Young.<\/p>\n
Also confirmed for the official Royal Rumble pre-show this weekend is a RAW Tag-Team Championship bout pitting Cesaro and Sheamus against Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, as well as a Women’s match featuring Sasha Banks going one-on-one with Nia Jax.<\/p>\n
WWE Royal Rumble 2017 goes down live from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas this Sunday, January 28th. Join us here on Sunday evening for live play-by-play results coverage of the pay-per-view.<\/I><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While he recently made a point of announcing that he won’t be turning up in the ring as a surprise entrant at the 30-man over-the-top battle royal at this Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas, WWE Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels will apparently be a part of the broadcast … <\/p>\n