More men and women’s entrants announced for WWE Royal Rumble
Both men’s and women’s WWE Royal Rumble matches saw new entrants officially added on the pre-show.
On the men’s side, Xavier Woods, Ricochet, Riddle and Elias are now in the match, bringing the total to 25. Randy Orton will be the first entrant followed by Edge.
On the women’s side, Nikki Cross, Billie Kay and Lacey Evans were announced with WWE releasing a video of Cross being told the news by Adam Pearce. The total entrants now stand at 16 with Natalya slated to enter number 30.
Men’s Royal Rumble entrants —
- Daniel Bryan
- United States Champion Bobby Lashley
- AJ Styles
- Randy Orton
- Otis
- The Miz
- Jey Uso
- Cesaro
- Jeff Hardy
- Intercontinental Champion Big E
- Xavier Woods
- Ricochet
- Elias
- Riddle
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- Sami Zayn
- SmackDown Tag Team Champion Dolph Ziggler
- John Morrison
- Sheamus
- Mustafa Ali
- Edge
- Rey Mysterio
- Dominik Mysterio
- Baron Corbin
- Braun Strowman
Women’s Royal Rumble entrants —
- Nia Jax
- Women’s Tag Team Champion Charlotte Flair
- Bianca Belair
- Bayley
- Mandy Rose
- Dana Brooke
- Peyton Royce
- Alexa Bliss
- Shayna Baszler
- Ruby Riott
- Liv Morgan
- Tamina
- Natalya
- Nikki Cross
- Lacey Evans
- Billie Kay
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.