WWE Royal Rumble 2026: Predicting All 30 Entrants

1. Chris Jericho (#30)

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Right, so everyone and their granny knows that Chris Jericho is making the jump over from AEW to WWE. It's one of 2026's worst kept secrets already, but some are surprised that 'Y2J' didn't show face on the 5 January edition of Raw ahead of the Royal Rumble. Apparently, WWE want to keep a little back for the PLE itself.

It'll be an embarrassing look for some if this is a total swerve and Jericho pops back up on Dynamite right before the show, but no - no, that won't happen. He's about to embark on a retirement tour that'll make John Cena blush. It won't be a year long (presumably), but it'll be sprinkled with great moments like the Rumble, WrestleMania 42 and the Hall Of Fame treatment.

Break the walls down. or enter as #30 in the Rumble, get a monster pop, secure yourself a few more paydays, and sell more merchandise than they can stock if 'Y2J' is plastered on some t-shirts.

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