WWE Royal Rumble 2017 latest odds, final card, start time, where to watch

The road to Wrestlemania kicks off Sunday with the highly-anticipated WWE Royal Rumble 2017 pay-per-view which will emanate from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

According to observers and fans, this year's 30-man over-the-top-rope battle royal is the most exciting in the 30-year history of the event due to the involvement of the iconic trio of The Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, Bill Goldberg. Besides the Royal Rumble match, the PPV card will be headlined by a WWE championship match between AJ Styles and John Cena, a WWE Universal championship match between Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns and a WWE Women's championship match between Charlotte Flair and Bayley.

WWE Royal Rumble 2017 final card, kickoff show and more

The 30th edition of the event will also feature a six-woman tag team match as Becky Lynch, Nikki Bella and Naomi join forces to face the team of SmackDown women's champion Alexa Bliss, Mickie James and Natalya. Also, WWE cruiserweight champion Rich Swann will defend his title against Neville. The kick-off show, which begins at 4 p.m. ET. (7 a.m. AEST.), will be headlined by a Raw tag team championship match as Cesaro and Sheamus defend their gold against Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. Also, Sasha Banks will square off against Nia Jax.

WWE Royal Rumble 2017 latest odds: Who is the favourite to win?

According to The Sun (via odds checker), Bill Goldberg is currently the odds-on favourite to win the Royal Rumble match and qualify to the main event of WrestleMania 33 on Apr. 2. Over the last week, the likes of Braun Strowman and The Undertaker have also emerged as likely winners of the battle royal. As of this writing, Goldberg is the favourite with 2/1 odds, followed by Strowman (10/3), The Undertaker (11/4), Randy Orton (4/1), the returning Finn Balor (9/2), NXT's Samoa Joe (9/2) and United States champion Chris Jericho (9/1).

There's also an outside chance to see the return of Olympic gold medallist Kurt Angle, who was recently revealed as the first inductee of the 2017 WWE Hall of Fame. After WWE world champion AJ Styles had made a shocking debut during last year's event, many expect a ton of surprise entrants, comebacks and debuts this Sunday.

When?
January 29

WWE Royal Rumble 2017 start time
Kickoff show: 5 PM ET (2 PM PT), 8 AM AEST, 9 AM AEDT (on January 30)
Main show: 7 PM ET (4 PM PT), 10 AM AEST, 11 AM AEDT (on January 30)

Where?
Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas

How to watch WWE Royal Rumble 2017?
WWE Network (first month subscription free of charge). The WWE Network can be accessed on various devices such as PS4, Xbox One, Sony Internet-connected TVs, Samsung Smart TVs, Apple TV and Roku.

Full list of participants (22 announced so far): Bill Goldberg, The Undertaker, Braun Strowman, Brock Lesnar, Dean Ambrose, Sami Zayn, Randy Orton, Luke Harper, Bray Wyatt, Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods, Baron Corbin, Cesaro, Sheamus, Chris Jericho, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, Rusev, Big Show, Big Cass, Mojo Rawley