WWE has officially removed Finn Balor and Sasha Banks from the 30-man and 30-woman Royal Rumble matches to take place later this month. Balor will challenge WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar while Banks will challenge Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey at the pay-per-view.
WWE has not confirmed Naomi for the women's Rumble, despite her Twitter announcement from almost two weeks ago. For the men's match, WWE has removed Kalisto from the listing as he will be in the WWE Cruiserweight Title Fatal 4 Way with champion Buddy Murphy, Akira Tozawa and Hideo Itami. There are now 18 open spots left for the women’s match and 12 open spots for the men’s match.
The Royal Rumble pay-per-view takes place on January 27 from Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Below is the updated card:
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
United States Championship Match
Rusev (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
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, Apollo Crews, Elias, Baron Corbin, Jinder Mahal, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe, Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods, Jeff Hardy, Bobby Lashley, TBA
30-Woman Royal Rumble Match
Carmella (#30), Natalya, Bayley, Zelina Vega, Ember Moon, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Liv Morgan, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Alicia Fox, Mickie James, TBA
