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From Stone Crosity Winning the Royal Rumble to Brett the Hitman Heart, losing his mind.

Welcome to the history of the 1997 Royal Rumble.

I hope you have your Taco Bell coupons ready because we're going to the Royal Rumble between $5 and $8.

That's right.

Some people love this event.

Some people hate this event.

But let's discuss the historic facts around it because, as I mentioned, the WWE is really trying to fill the Alamo Dumb.

Now, this is the first massive U.S. Stadium since SummerSlam 1992. Put that in your head.

The WW's business is not doing well. Things have not been the way they once were with a golden era with Hogan and macho man and warrior.

Now, we're kind of in the pits here. Now, the goal obviously here is to prove that the WWE can still fill giant arenas and stadiums.

64,000 fans come to the Alamo Dome, but how many paid?

Now, that is the question.

So you have 60,525 announced in the arena.

Only 40,000 paid.

40,014 to be exact paid.

That means about 20% were comped tickets.

The ticket prices, $18 $14, and $10.

And then if you were local near the Alamo Dome, you could go to a Taco Bell and you

could get a coupon $5 to $7 on tickets, a Taco Bell coupon ticket, $5 to $7, and you get to go to the Royal Rumble.

Now think about that.

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