WWE Royal Rumble 2025: EVERY Wrestler Announced So Far
A comprehensive list of everybody entered in this year's Royal Rumbles
With so much hype centred around Raw's January 6th Netflix debut (and indeed WWE moving onto the world's biggest streaming service days earlier) and yet another Saturday Night's Main Event on January 25th, there was a sense that the Royal Rumble might sneak up on people this year.
Taking place in February for the first time in the event's history, the slight change in routine added more speculation that significant figures for the two battle royales might be held back until the company had its various ducks in a row elsewhere. This was quickly proven to not be the case. Names started dropping from January 3rd, and WWE almost immediately seemed intent on assembling as many headline or headline-adjacent names as possible in order to emphasise just how star-studded the battle royals were set to be.
Will this finally be the year that Triple H manages to get the booking of a Royal Rumble right? The finishes involving Cody Rhodes in particular have been lone highs amidst uninspired efforts, but the 'American Nightmare' isn't somebody 'The Game' can rely on this year.
He can however possibly make some magic with...
Men's Royal Rumble Match
1. LA Knight (January 3th, 2025)
LA Knight failed to win his United States Championship back from Shinsuke Nakamura when SmackDown moved to three hours, but might be moving beyond midcard goals to something even bigger. He stands an outside chance at best, but he won't think that, and that's ultimately what matters.
2. John Cena (January 6th)
"The Champ Is Here" for one more year, and he's kicking it off with a bang at the Royal Rumble. He's a favourite too - Cena will work over thirty dates in 2025, and is expected to be a significant drawing card for the company in the process. "Last" shows and spots are good, but
3. CM Punk (January 6th)
CM Punk returned to WWE in November 2023 with more than a few personal and professional demons to slay. None bigger than headlining WrestleMania based on powerful remarks he made a decade ago, and the story has since been canonised as his raison d'être in 2025. He entered following his victory over Seth Rollins on the January 6th Netflix Raw debut. As did...
4. Jey Uso (January 6th)
Fresh off a victory over Drew McIntyre and ahead of him gaining a Saturday Night's Main Event World Heavyweight Championship match against Gunther, Jey Uso put his name in the hat to enter the 'January' classic. He's made 'Main Event' more than a nickname in 2024. Could he shock the world and make it part of his WrestleMania plans. Probably not, but he knows somebody well that might...
5. Roman Reigns (January 10th)
'The Tribal Chief' took back the formal title (and Ula Fala) when he defeated Solo Sikoa, but within the same week he had his eyes back on the biggest prize. Via Paul Heyman, Reigns announced that he was in the Rumble and intended to reclaim the WWE Championship from Cody Rhodes. With The Rock seemingly out of the WrestleMania picture, it'd be naïve to rule out the possibility of a trilogy on the 'Grandest Stage'.
6. Seth Rollins (January 13th)
Mid-flow with rival CM Punk following his painful defeat, Seth Rollins entered the Royal Rumble almost in an act of spite. If he can't win, he'll at least stop 'The Straight Edge Superstar'. But then who says he can't win? He's done it before, and so has...
7. Drew McIntyre (January 13th)
'The Scottish Warrior' is never not looking for vindication. Currently, it's in a quest to convince the world that Roman Reigns is still every bit the tyrant he was before, and the need to be right (and righteous) has informed his entire character arc since losing to 'The Tribal Chief' in September 2022. Much of that comes from never really getting his moment when he first won the Royal Rumble in 2025. Half a decade later, might he finally get some redemption?
Women's Royal Rumble Match
1. Nia Jax (January 13th)
In her first major act since losing the WWE Women's Championship and first opportunity to win it back, Nia Jax entered the Royal Rumble by turning up on Raw and getting in the faces of World Heavyweight Champion Rhea Ripley and Bayley. She's made waves in Rumbles in the past, and will at very least be a danger to the field unless they can work together on her elimination.