WWE Royal Rumble 2026: Date, start time, full match card, TV channel and live stream

The road to WrestleMania officially begins in January as WWE presents its first major Premium Live Event of 2026, the annual Royal Rumble. 

For the first time ever, the long-running show will be taken outside of North America and hosted in Saudi Arabia as WWE continues its long-standing partnership in the Middle East by bringing one of its most iconic events to Riyadh. 

As always, the centre-piece to the card will be 30-man and 30-woman battle royals, where the winner earns a spot in the main event of this year's WrestleMania in Las Vegas. 

Here is everything you need to know about WWE Royal Rumble 2026. 

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What time does Royal Rumble start?

• Date:  Saturday, January 31 
• Time:  7pm GMT / 2pm ET/11am PT

How to watch  Royal Rumble 

• United States: ESPN 
• UK: Netflix 

Where is the Royal Rumble?

WWE Royal Rumble will take place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 

WWE Royal Rumble card

• 30-man Royal Rumble match for the main event match at WrestleMania 42 
• 30-woman Royal Rumble match for the main event match at WrestleMania 42
• Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn for the Undisputed WWE Championship 
• AJ Styles vs Gunther - Career-threatening match 

Royal Rumble entrants 

Mens  

• Cody Rhodes  
• Gunther 
• Jey Uso 
• Rey Mysterio
• Dragon Lee 
• Penta 
• Roman Reigns 
• Solo Sikoa 
• Jacob Fatu 
• Bron Breakker 
• Logan Paul 
• Bronson Reed
• Austin Theory 
• Je'Von Evans 
• Oba Femi 
• Brock Lesnar 

Womens

• Rhea Ripley 
• Iyo Sky 
• Roxanne Perez 
• Liv Morgan 
• Raquel Rodriguez 
• Bayley 
• Lyra Valkyria 
• Asuka 
• Chelsea Green
• Jordynne Grace 
• Charlotte Flair
• Alexa Bliss
• Nia Jax 
• Lash Legend 
• Guilia 
• Maxxine Duipree 
• Becky Lynch 

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