Source: The Wrestling Observer
Backstage News on Paul Heyman’s Presence at the Royal Rumble
WWE officials made the call to hold off on introducing Paul Heyman to the live crowd until the last minute prior to the WWE World Title match. When Heyman appeared in the backstage segment with Triple H and Stephanie, and received a huge pop from the Philly crowd, it was then that WWE made the decision.
PPV Attendance News
The Royal Rumble PPV on Sunday had an advance sellout of just under 14,000 fans in attendance. I can tell you the show was not completely sold out as of 6pm EST as that is when I was able to get two tickets, and the final announced attendance figure was 17,164 fans.
Kevin Owens Hypes NXT Title Match
Kevin Owens Tweeted the following, hyping his upcoming NXT Title match against Sami Zayn:
2 weeks from tonight, 1M people will have the chance to see Owens vs Zayn for the @WWENXT Title #GiveEverything #NoRegrets @WWENetwork @WWE
— Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight) January 29, 2015