Milwaukee hoping to host future WWE Royal Rumble event

Milwaukee is hoping to bring a future WWE Royal Rumble event to the city.

CBS 58 reported this week that Milwaukee leaders have been in talks with WWE and are pitching them about bringing a future Royal Rumble to American Family Field, the home of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers.

The earliest that the Royal Rumble could take place in Milwaukee is 2026, when scheduled renovations that would allow American Family Field to be used in the winter would be completed. The Royal Rumble is held in late January every year.

American Family Field has a retractable roof. The winterization project will allow the venue to maintain a 70-degree temperature year-round.

"A source, who asked not to be identified because they did not want to share too much about the conversations, said city and state representatives met with WWE officials in Philadelphia last weekend during the company's biggest annual event, WrestleMania," the report said. "While WrestleMania is probably out of Milwaukee's reach, city and state officials hoped to attract WWE's next-biggest draw on the calendar."

The most recent WWE PPV/PLE to be held in Milwaukee was Fastlane 2017.

Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida hosted this year's Royal Rumble.