Several WWE stars have officially been announced for the 2019 Men’s Royal Rumble match recently. However, this morning (Mon. January 7, 2019) WWE’s official Twitter account announced that SmackDown Live’s Samoa Joe and Monday Night RAW’s Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose will be part of the 30-man Battle Royal main event. WWE also announced that Monday Night RAW star Bobby Lashley will be taking part in the match as well:
BREAKING NEWS: @fightbobby makes it official…he’s entering the #RoyalRumble match! #WWEFortMyers pic.twitter.com/HyjDRvhYkv
— WWE (@WWE) January 7, 2019
The #RoyalRumble just became painful for 29 other men, @SamoaJoe is officially in! #WWEFayetteville pic.twitter.com/G1reqHsfUc
— WWE (@WWE) January 7, 2019
Another HUGE announcement for the #RoyalRumble match as the #LunaticFringe @TheDeanAmbrose has declared he’s IN! #WWEFortMyers pic.twitter.com/mirw9c10qx
— WWE (@WWE) January 7, 2019
WWE’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view (PPV) goes down from Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on January 27, 2019. Check out the updated card below:
- WWE Universal Championship: (C) Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman
- WWE Championship: (C) Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles
- WWE SmackDown Live Women’s Championship: (C) Asuka vs. TBA
- Men’s Royal Rumble: R-Truth (at #30), Drew McIntyre, Big E, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Finn Balor, Seth Rollins, Jeff Hardy, Bobby Lashley, Samoa Joe, Dean Ambrose.
- Women’s Royal Rumble: Carmella (at #30), Ember Moon, Natalya, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Liv Morgan, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville
- WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Buddy Murphy vs. Kalisto vs. Akira Tozawa vs. TBA
