WWE Royal Rumble is one of the biggest shows of the year for WWE, and as of this writing, we know six of the 30 Superstars who will set compete in the Men’s Royal Rumble match.
During the January 3 episode of WWE RAW, a handful of competitors entered the bout on their own, and Vince McMahon personally gave Austin Theory a spot. Plus, actor Johnny Knoxville publicly stated that he plans to enter the match, and WWE has confirmed this news.
Sheamus (vignette on WWE SmackDown on January 7), AJ Styles, and WWE United States Champion Damian Priest (clips posted on social media on January 9) announced that they’ll be entering the match. Then, on the January 10 episode of WWE RAW, Big E announced that he’ll compete in the battle royal.
On the January 14 episode of WWE SmackDown, Happy Corbin, Madcap Moss, Sami Zayn, and Kofi Kingston all stated that they’ll compete in the bout.
On the January 17 episode of WWE RAW, in what he called a major announcement, Kevin Owens also declared that he’s entering the bout.
Omos, Randy Orton, Riddle, Chad Gable, Otis, Dolph Ziggler, and Robert Roode all entered the bout on the January 25 episode of WWE RAW.
The current list of entrants is as follows:
- Johnny Knoxville
- Rey Mysterio
- Dominik Mysterio
- Angelo Dawkins
- Montez Ford
- Austin Theory
- Sheamus
- Damian Priest
- AJ Styles
- Big E
- Happy Corbin
- Madcap Moss
- Sami Zayn
- Kofi Kingston
- Kevin Owens
- Omos
- Randy Orton
- Riddle
- Chad Gable
- Otis
- Dolph Ziggler
- Robert Roode
- Omos
- Rick Boogs
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- Ricochet
Welcome to the 2022 Men's #RoyalRumble Match, @FightOwensFight! pic.twitter.com/rWjrThOZuD
— WWE (@WWE) January 18, 2022
WrestleZone will keep updating this list as more entrants are announced heading into the show.
The card for the highly anticipated pay-per-view was also updated, which you can check out below:
- Men’s Royal Rumble Match
- Women’s Royal Rumble Match
- WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Bobby Lashley
- WWE RAW Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bianca Belair or Liv Morgan or Doudrop
- Beth Phoenix and Edge vs. Maryse and The Miz
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