Episode
Raw: January 2, 2017 (Tampa, Florida)
Overview
As Goldberg returned on the debut edition of “The Kevin Owens Show” during the first Raw of 2017, several Superstars announced their intention to dominate the Royal Rumble Match. Find out who’s joining Goldberg, Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman in this year’s over-the-top-rope classic, and why U.S. Champion Roman Reigns teamed up with Goldberg to take down The Monster Among Men.
Details
- Series
- Raw
- Season
- Season 25
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2017-01-02
- Runtime
- 139 min
Episode context
January 2, 2017 (Tampa, Florida) is Episode 1 in 2017 of Raw. It aired on 2017-01-02. The runtime is 139 min.
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