WWE Royal Rumble 2026: Latest On EVERY Surprise Entrant You Need To Know (WWE News)
The latest on WWE Royal Rumble surprises.
With the 2026 Royal Rumble only a matter of days away, the wrestling world is abuzz with chatter about what surprises WWE has up its sleeve this weekend.
On that topic, Fightful Select has a rundown of the names most speculated about as Rumble surprises, and what the chances are of those names actually making an appearance in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this Saturday.
Of course, the biggest name being talked about amongst fans for the Royal Rumble is the WWE return of Chris Jericho. Fightful points out that Jericho is still listed on the AEW roster page, and that rumours of WWE recently trademarking the term "Judas" are false. A talent being removed from the AEW roster page is an indication that a wrestler has left Tony Khan's promotion, but, for now, the inaugural AEW Champion remains listed as a member of the All Elite roster.
In terms of current WWE talent, LA Knight, as of earlier this month, was scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia, as is former WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton, as well as NXT's Sol Ruca. On the injury front, Kevin Owens was not medically cleared as of last weekend's WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, Zoey Stark is still recovering from her ACL injury, Michin is still sidelined and has not travelled to Riyadh, and Seth Rollins claims he won't be at the Royal Rumble. In the case of Rollins, most in WWE don't expect the Visionary to be physically ready for the Rumble, but, given what played out last year for Seth and his Money in the Bank cash-in at SummerSlam, some fans may be skeptical about his status...
Elsewhere, Powerhouse Hobbs has officially signed with WWE, and this Fightful report would be surprised if Hobbs "isn't at least brought over", though he was not on the charter flight that the rest of the roster took earlier this week. Having left TNA earlier this month, the IInspiration/IIconics aren't planned for the Royal Rumble, despite interest in the duo from "companies outside of TNA". Finally, Saraya/Paige was scheduled for a convention appearance this weekend, but that convention has been rescheduled due to a double booking of the venue. While there is the possibility that the former two-time WWE Divas Champion could appear at the Royal Rumble, she was still in the United States as of last night.