Six WWE stars declare for Royal Rumble match

Six more wrestlers have declared themselves for this year’s Royal Rumble.

Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, Braun Strowman, Karrion Kross, Zelina Vega, and Shayna Baszler all declared for their respective Royal Rumble matches, which will take place on January 28.

McIntyre and Sheamus declared for the Rumble prior to Friday’s SmackDown. On the show, they defeated The Viking Raiders to advance to the semifinals of a tournament to crown the next contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team titles.. They will face Hit Row in a semifinal match on next week’s SmackDown.

Braun Strowman, Shayna Baszler, and Karrion Kross all cut promos on Friday’s show promising to win the Royal Rumble. Kross also talked about facing Rey Mysterio on next week’s SmackDown, the final WWE show before the Royal Rumble.

Vega made her announcement while doing guest commentary during a Legado Del Fantasma/Imperium tag team match.

Here is the updated Royal Rumble card:

WWE Royal Rumble, Saturday, January 28, 8 p.m. Eastern time on Peacock and WWE Network —

  • Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Kevin Owens
  • Raw Women’s title: Bianca Belair defends against Alexa Bliss
  • Mountain Dew Pitch Black match: Bray Wyatt vs. LA Knight
  • Men’s Royal Rumble match:
    • Ricochet
    • Kofi Kingston
    • Seth Rollins
    • Bobby Lashley
    • Austin Theory
    • Gunther
    • Rey Mysterio
    • Omos
    • Cody Rhodes
    • Sheamus
    • Karrion Kross
    • Sheamus
    • Drew McIntyre
  • Women’s Royal Rumble match:
    • Liv Morgan
    • Rhea Ripley
    • Candice LeRae
    • Raquel Rodriguez
    • Shayna Baszler
    • Zelina Vega