WWE Royal Rumble 2026 Confirmed Entrants List

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Here is a list of the officially confirmed entrants for both the men’s and women’s 2026 WWE Royal Rumble matches.

The Royal Rumble premium live event will take place on Saturday, January 31 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

While there will of course be surprise entrants on the night, here are the names who have pre-announced that they will be participating in the Rumble matches.

We’ll be keeping this page updated all the way up until the event takes place.

Here are the confirmed entrants so far, as of January 30:

Men’s Royal Rumble

Cody Rhodes (announced during SmackDown on January 16)

GUNTHER (announced during Raw on January 19) (status unclear – GUNTHER originally declared for the Royal Rumble match but then set up a singles match against AJ Styles. He initially rejected the Styles match saying he didn’t want to work double duty, but accepted when Styles put his career on the line. After the match was confirmed, WWE hasn’t featured GUNTHER on televised graphics for the Rumble lineup. However, he has been listed as an entrant on WWE’s website. During the Royal Rumble Kickoff show, CM Punk said GUNTHER would not be entering the Rumble. Later during the same Kickoff show, Michael Cole said GUNTHER would be entering. As of this writing, he is listed as an entrant on the official WWE website.)

Jey Uso (announced during Raw on January 19)

Rey Mysterio (announced during Raw on January 19)

Dragon Lee (announced during Raw on January 19)

Penta (announced during Raw on January 19)

Roman Reigns (announced during SmackDown on January 23)

Solo Sikoa (announced during SmackDown on January 23)

Jacob Fatu (announced during Saturday Night’s Main Event on January 24)

Bron Breakker (announced during Raw on January 26)

Logan Paul (announced during Raw on January 26)

Bronson Reed (announced during Raw on January 26)

Austin Theory (announced during Raw on January 26)

Je’Von Evans (announced during Raw on January 26)

Oba Femi (announced during Raw on January 26)

Randy Orton (announced during ESPN Get Up on January 28)

Brock Lesnar (announced during The Pat McAfee Show on January 28)

Damian Priest (announced during SmackDown on January 30)

Trick Williams (announced during SmackDown on January 30)

Ilja Dragunov (announced during SmackDown on January 30)

The Miz (announced during SmackDown on January 30)

Matt Cardona (announced on social media on January 30)

Women’s Royal Rumble

Rhea Ripley (announced during Raw on January 19)

IYO SKY (announced during Raw on January 19)

Roxanne Perez (announced during Raw on January 19)

Liv Morgan (announced during Raw on January 19)

Raquel Rodriguez (announced during Raw on January 19)

Lyra Valkyria (announced during Raw on January 19)

Bayley (announced during Raw on January 19)

Asuka (announced during Raw on January 19)

Jordynne Grace (announced during SmackDown on January 23)

Alexa Bliss (announced during SmackDown on January 23)

Charlotte Flair (announced during SmackDown on January 23)

Giulia (announced during SmackDown on January 23)

Lash Legend (announced during Saturday Night’s Main Event on January 24)

Nia Jax (announced during Saturday Night’s Main Event on January 24)

Chelsea Green (announced during Saturday Night’s Main Event on January 24)

Maxxine Dupri (announced during A Shot Of Brandi on January 26)

Becky Lynch (announced during Raw on January 26)

Other Matches

Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Sami Zayn – Undisputed WWE Championship

AJ Styles vs. GUNTHER – If GUNTHER wins, AJ Styles retires

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