Due to notorious strict laws regarding how women dress when outdoors in Saudi Arabia, no women's matches were on the card.
First Royal Rumble match for Bo Dallas since 2013, and the first one where his "Bo-Lieve" music was used.
Due to many chops (most of them allegedly given by Roderick Strong) and kicks, Daniel Bryan's chest became so battered by the end that WWE would not let him compete in matches the following week.
First time since 2004 that there have been two Royal Rumbles in different occasions.
Features the biggest Royal Rumble match in history, consisting of fifty men.