New Royal Rumble Match Participants Revealed, Updated Card


Mickie James has announced herself for the 30-woman Royal Rumble match.

Sasha Banks is still listed for the match, despite her Rumble title match against Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey. On a related note, Naomi announced herself for the match last week but she is not currently listed on the WWE website.

Kalisto has been announced for the 30-man Royal Rumble match. There's no word yet on if Kalisto will be joined by Lucha House Party partners Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik.

The Royal Rumble pay-per-view takes place on January 27 from Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Below is the updated card:

WWE Universal Championship Match
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Finn Balor

WWE Championship Match
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles

Raw Women's Championship Match
Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Sasha Banks

SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Asuka (c) vs. Becky Lynch

SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match
The Bar (c) vs. The Miz and Shane McMahon

WWE Cruiserweight Championship Fatal 4-Way Match
Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Kalisto vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Hideo Itami

30-Man Royal Rumble Match
R-Truth (#30), John Cena, Rey Mysterio, Mustafa Ali, Andrade "Cien" Almas, Apollo Crews, Elias, Baron Corbin, Jinder Mahal, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe, Finn Balor, Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods, Jeff Hardy, Bobby Lashley, Kalisto, TBA

30-Woman Royal Rumble Match
Carmella (#30), Naomi, Zelina Vega, Natalya, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Ember Moon, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Liv Morgan, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Alicia Fox, Mickie James, TBA