There were fewer than 20 Superstars listed for the Royal Rumble matches out of a total of 60 entrants on SmackDown tonight, but both Royal Rumble matches got new additions throughout the night. Before SmackDown began, two Superstars were revealed for the men’s match, after which they were joined by three other Superstars from both Raw and SmackDown, as Braun Strowman, Gunther and Omos were revealed to be participating in the men’s Royal Rumble match. Zelina Vega then announced the women’s Rumble match.
Before tonight’s episode began, SmackDown’s Drew McIntyre and Sheamus announced the men’s Royal Rumble match, and they totally had the night, as Sheamus and McIntyre also defeated the Viking Raiders to move on to the next round of the Tag Team Contenders Championship.
With the new additions, the Rumble Match now includes Cody Rhodes, Kofi Kingston, Ricochet, Bobby Lashley, Seth Fricken Rollins, Austin Theory, Baron Corbin, Santos Escobar, Rey Mysterio, Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, Omos, Gunter and Braun Strowman. This leaves 16 points left in the match, many of which will likely be left as surprises for the event.
As for the women’s Rumble match, only four spots were revealed before SmackDown, and later in the night Vega joined the commentary to announce that she was announcing the Rumble. The women’s Rumble match now includes Vega, Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, Rhea Ripley, and Candice Larry. You can find all confirmed matches for the Royal Rumble below.
Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (C) vs Kevin Owens
Raw Women’s Championship Match: Bianca Belair (C) vs Alexa Bliss
Black Court Match: Bray Wyatt vs. LA Knight
Men’s Royal Rumble Match: Includes Cody Rhodes, Kofi Kingston, Ricochet, Bobby Lashley, Seth Fricken Rollins, Austin Theory, Baron Corbin, Santos Escobar, Rey Mysterio, Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, Braun Strowman, Omos, and Gunther so far.
Women’s Royal Rumble Match: Includes Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, Rhea Ripley, Candice LeRae, and Zelina Vega to date.
The Royal Rumble takes place on January 28th at 8 PM EST.
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