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WWE Royal Rumble
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Sebastián Martínez
Sebastián Martínez
Published 01/25/2026

WWE will celebrate one of the most important events of the year next weekend. On this occasion, Royal Rumble will take place in Saudi Arabia and, according to speculation, it will be difficult to have many surprises in the royal battles.

However, WWE has confirmed a large number of talents that will participate in these two matches. In the men's royal battle, the company has confirmed a total of 9 superstars, while 15 women have already been confirmed for the women's royal battle.

In this news, you will be able to read the complete list of confirmed participants, as well as the other matches announced for Royal Rumble.

Participants in the WWE Royal Rumble men's 2026

Wrestler Date of announcement
Cody Rhodes SmackDown (Jan 16)
Jacob Fatu SmackDown (Jan 16)
Gunther Raw (Jan 19)
Jey Uso Raw (Jan 19)
Rey Mysterio Raw (Jan 19)
Dragon Lee Raw (Jan 19)
Penta Raw (Jan 19)
Roman Reigns SmackDown (Jan 23)
Solo Sikoa SmackDown (Jan 23)

Participants in the WWE Royal Rumble women's 2026

Wrestler Date of announcement
Rhea Ripley Raw (Jan 19)
IYO SKY Raw (Jan 19)
Liv Morgan Raw (Jan 19)
Roxanne Perez Raw (Jan 19)
Raquel Rodriguez Raw (Jan 19)
Bayley Raw (Jan 19)
Lyra Valkyria Raw (Jan 19)
Asuka Raw (Jan 19)
Jordynne Grace SmackDown (Jan 23)
Alexa Bliss SmackDown (Jan 23)
Charlotte Flair SmackDown (Jan 23)
Giulia SmackDown (Jan 23)
Nia Jax SNME (Jan 24)
Lash Legend SNME (Jan 24)
Chelsea Green SNME (Jan 24)

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