By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
The following matches are advertised for the WWE Royal Rumble event that will be held on Saturday, January 31, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at King Abdullah Financial District.
-Men’s Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 42 (Entrants: Cody Rhodes, Gunther, Jey Uso, Rey Mysterio, Dragon Lee, Penta, 24 TBA)
-Women’s Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 42 (Entrants: Iyo Sky, Rhea Ripley, Roxanne Perez, Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, Bayley, Lyra Valkyria, Asuka, 22 TBA)
-Drew McIntyre defends the WWE Championship
-Gunther vs. AJ Styles (Styles must retire if he loses)
Powell’s POV: McIntyre will defend against the winner of the Randy Orton vs. Trick Williams vs. Sami Zayn vs. Damian Priest four-way that will air on Friday’s Smackdown. Join me for my live review as the 39th annual Royal Rumble streams live on ESPN Unlimited with an afternoon start time of 1CT/2ET. Jake Barnett and I will co-host a same-day audio review for Dot Net Members (including our Patreon patrons).
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