According to a report from FOX13 in Tampa Bay, the 2024 WWE Royal Rumble PLE earned $47,047,401 in total economic impact. The report also notes there was $28,337,038 in total direct spending and $2,923,664 in taxes.
FOX13 also indicates in their report that spending during that weekend, spilled over into a boom in business at nearby St. Petersburg.
-The Imagine Museum reported a 25% increase in attendance the day after Royal Rumble
-Ferg’s Sports Bar did 7 times the business of a normal Saturday
-Green Bench reported a 10-15 percent increase from its normal Saturday operations
-The Sun Runner saw a 95 percent increase in ridership on the day of the event
-$60,000 was donated to ARC Tampa Bay, Miracle by the Bay, Boys & Girls Club of St. Petersburg, and the Pinellas Education Foundation