Two more WWE stars were added to the lineups for the upcoming Royal Rumble matches during Friday’s (January 5) edition of SmackDown.
There has been a lot of speculation about the men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches ahead of the January 27 premium live event.
Two powerhouses announced themselves for the upcoming matches on this week’s SmackDown, with Bianca Belair and Bobby Lashley both joining their respective lineups.
Lashley announced that he’d be competing in the men’s Rumble during an in-ring segment with the Street Profits.
This segment ultimately ended with the trio getting attacked by Karrion Kross and the returning Authors of Pain.
Bianca Belair meanwhile announced herself for the women’s Rumble during a backstage segment, while confronting Damage CTRL.
Bayley had previously announced that she’d be entering the Royal Rumble match.
The lineup for the women’s Royal Rumble is currently as follows:
Bayley
Nia Jax
Becky Lynch
Bianca Belair
The following stars from the men’s roster have been announced for the men’s Rumble:
Cody Rhodes
CM Punk
Shinsuke Nakamura
Bobby Lashley
A huge title match was also made for Royal Rumble during SmackDown, with Roman Reigns now set to defend his WWE Undisputed Universal Championship against Randy Orton, AJ Styles and LA Knight in a fourway bout.
Reigns has now reacted to the announcement of his multi-man title defence at Royal Rumble 2024, which you can read more about right here.
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