Sheamus and Drew McIntyre are now confirmed for the WWE Royal Rumble.
The Celtic Warrior and Scottish Warrior have been officially announced as competitors in the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match. They will compete alongside WWE United States Champion Austin Theory, WWE Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER, WWE NXT Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston, Ricochet, Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley, Baron Corbin, Santos Escobar, Rey Mysterio, and Cody Rhodes. The Men’s Rumble has 18 open spots as of this writing.
In other news, WWE released the video below featuring Megan Morant announcing that Sheamus and McIntyre vs. The Viking Raiders will kick off tonight’s SmackDown on FOX broadcast. This will be the first match in the tournament to crown new #1 contenders to Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos for a shot at the SmackDown Tag Team Titles in the future.
Butch and Ridge Holland vs. Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser in a tournament match has also been announced for tonight’s SmackDown, as has the Royal Rumble contract signing for Kevin Owens vs. Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns.
The 2023 WWE Royal Rumble Premium Live Event will be broadcast live from The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday, January 28. The updated card is below, along with a video of Morant:
Live Performance: Hardy performs his “Sold Out” single
30-Man Royal Rumble Match
WWE United States Champion Austin Theory, WWE Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER, WWE NXT Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston, Ricochet, Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley, Baron Corbin, Santos Escobar, Rey Mysterio, Cody Rhodes, Sheamus, Drew McIntyre, 18 other competitors TBA
Winner earns a title shot at WrestleMania 39.
30-Woman Royal Rumble Match
Rhea Ripley, Candice LeRae, Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, 26 other competitors TBA
Winner earns a title shot at WrestleMania 39.
Undisputed WWE Universal Title Match
Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns (c)
RAW Women’s Title Match
Alexa Bliss vs. Bianca Belair (c)
Pitch Black Match
Bray Wyatt vs. LA Knight
BREAKING NEWS: @WWESheamus and @DMcIntyreWWE have officially declared for the #RoyalRumble Match!
They'll also be kicking off #SmackDown tonight battling in the #TagTeamTournament! @MeganMorantWWE has all the details. ? pic.twitter.com/NsSURJXzkO
— WWE (@WWE) January 20, 2023
