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Updated list of WWE Royal Rumble 2026 entrants

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE has confirmed some new Royal Rumble entrants, including the first slate of names for the women’s match.

Rhea Ripley, IYO SKY, Liv Morgan, Roxanne Perez, Raquel Rodriguez, Bayley, Lyra Valkyria, and Asuka are officially set to compete in the 2026 women’s Royal Rumble match. The winner of the 30-woman battle royal earns a title shot at WrestleMania 42, which would be against either Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer or WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill if there are no title changes before then.

The first entrant for the men’s Rumble match was confirmed last week with Cody Rhodes declaring. Now, the field is up to six announced entrants with the additions of Gunther, Jey Uso, Rey Mysterio, Dragon Lee, and Penta. Gunther will be pulling double duty at the Rumble PLE with him also set to face AJ Styles in a singles match where Styles will retire if he loses.

On the men’s side, World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk and WWE Champion Drew McIntyre are the champions heading into Mania season. The Royal Rumble will determine the WrestleMania challenger for one of those belts.

Saudi Arabia is hosting Royal Rumble 2026 on Saturday, January 31. The PLE has a start time of 2 p.m. Eastern, airing live on the ESPN app in the United States and Netflix everywhere else.

WWE Royal Rumble 2026 —

  • Men’s Royal Rumble match
  • Women’s Royal Rumble match
  • WWE Champion Drew McIntyre defends against either Randy Orton, Damian Priest, Sami Zayn, or Trick Williams (will be determined at Saturday Night’s Main Event on January 24)
  • Gunther vs. AJ Styles (Styles forced to retire if he loses)

WWE Royal Rumble: Men’s entrant order and eliminations

Posted on by Matt Boone

Here are the entrants and eliminations for this year’s men’s WWE Royal Rumble match. A similar post with the women’s Royal Rumble match is available here.

Follow along with Steve Khan’s live post for full Royal Rumble results.

Men’s Royal Rumble entrants:

  1. Rey Mysterio
  2. Penta
  3. Chad Gable
  4. Carmelo Hayes
  5. Santos Escobar
  6. Otis
  7. Bron Breakker
  8. iShowSpeed
  9. Sheamus
  10. Jimmy Uso
  11. Andrade
  12. Jacob Fatu
  13. Ludwig Kaiser
  14. The Miz
  15. Joe Hendry
  16. Roman Reigns
  17. Drew McIntyre
  18. Finn Balor
  19. Shinsuke Nakamura
  20. Jey Uso
  21. AJ Styles
  22. Braun Strowman
  23. John Cena
  24. CM Punk
  25. Seth Rollins
  26. Dominik Mysterio
  27. Sami Zayn
  28. Damian Priest
  29. LA Knight
  30. Logan Paul

Men’s Royal Rumble eliminations:

  1. Carmelo Hayes (eliminated by Bron Breakker)
  2. Santos Escobar (eliminated by Bron Breakker)
  3. Otis (eliminated by Bron Breakker & iShowSpeed)
  4. iShowSpeed (eliminated by Bron Breakker & Otis)
  5. Chad Gable (eliminated by Jacob Fatu)
  6. Rey Mysterio (eliminated by Jacob Fatu)
  7. Andrade (eliminated by Jacob Fatu)
  8. Ludwig Kaiser (eliminated by Penta)
  9. The Miz (eliminated by Roman Reigns)
  10. Sheamus (eliminated by Roman Reigns)
  11. Joe Hendry (eliminated by Roman Reigns)
  12. Bron Breakker (eliminated by Roman Reigns)
  13. Jimmy Uso (eliminated by Jacob Fatu)
  14. Penta (eliminated by Finn Balor)
  15. Shinsuke Nakamura (eliminated by Jey Uso)
  16. Jacob Fatu (eliminated by Braun Strowman)
  17. Braun Strowman (eliminated by John Cena)
  18. Finn Balor (eliminated by John Cena)
  19. Dominik Mysterio (eliminated by Damian Priest)
  20. Sami Zayn (eliminated by Jimmy Uso & AJ Styles)
  21. Drew McIntyre (eliminated by Damian Priest)
  22. Damian Priest (eliminated by LA Knight)
  23. LA Knight (eliminated by AJ Styles)
  24. AJ Styles (eliminated by Logan Paul)
  25. Seth Rollins (eliminated by CM Punk)
  26. Roman Reigns (eliminated by CM Punk)
  27. CM Punk (eliminated by Logan Paul)
  28. Logan Paul (eliminated by John Cena)
  29. John Cena (eliminated by Jey Uso)