Updated WWE Royal Rumble 2021 Card After Last Night's SmackDown

Latest WWE Royal Rumble 2021 entrants and more revealed on SmackDown.

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WWE's Royal Rumble 2021 card is starting to take shape.

On SmackDown, the company announced another three entrants for the titular matches - one for the men's bout and two for the women's. They also busily went about the task of setting up a surprising Universal Title showdown for the pay-per-view.

Bianca Belair and Bayley declared themselves for the women's Rumble. Later, Otis was revealed as the latest entrant for the men's match on Twitter.

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Other names announced for the men's match are Daniel Bryan, Elias, Bobby Lashley, AJ Styles, Randy Orton and Riddle. Meanwhile, Bayley and Belair are joined by Nia Jax and Charlotte Flair so far.

Adam Pearce will also challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal Title after accidentally winning a Gauntlet match on Friday's episode. Over on the WWE Title side of things, reigning champ Drew McIntyre is expected to accept Goldberg's challenge on Monday's Raw.

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To recap, the card currently has just four matches announced. Two are Rumbles, and the other two are those dual WWE and Universal Title showdowns.

Stay tuned for further updates when more matches are announced for the 31 January special over the next few weeks.

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