WWE Royal Rumble 2026 date revealed
The date for this January’s WWE Royal Rumble is now official.
Announced on Friday during an event to confirm that WrestleMania will head to Saudi Arabia in 2027, it was also revealed that the Rumble will take place on Saturday, January 31 in Riyadh.
A start time was not revealed, but is assumed to be beginning at an early start time for U.S. fans given past WWE shows in the country.
It will be the first-ever Rumble held outside North America and the first outside the United States since the inaugural one in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in 1988.
A discussion of the Rumble heading to Saudi Arabia was first revealed in May 2024 and later became more real this past January with the first report that the deal was done and then later confirmed.
WWE/TKO and the Saudis are currently in a partnership that began in 2018 with two annual events with the exception of 2020 and 2021 (one each). Events like the Greatest Royal Rumble, Crown Jewel, King & Queen of the Ring, Elimination Chamber, and Night of Champions have also been held in the country.
A date was not revealed for WrestleMania in 2027, but was said to be taking place during Riyadh Season which runs from October through March.
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.