Thirty male Superstars from Raw and SmackDown LIVE will fight for a title match opportunity when the 2019 Men’s Royal Rumble Match takes place on Sunday, January 27. The winner of the massive melee will go on to challenge for either the Universal Championship or WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35.
After laying out Titus O’Neil with The Dominator at tonight’s WWE live event in Fort Myers, Florida, Bobby Lashley announced his entry into the Men’s Royal Rumble Match.
BREAKING NEWS: @fightbobby makes it official…he’s entering the #RoyalRumble match! #WWEFortMyers pic.twitter.com/HyjDRvhYkv
— WWE (@WWE) January 7, 2019
Samoa Joe also announced his entry into the Men’s Royal Rumble Match in this backstage promo from tonight’s WWE live event in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
The #RoyalRumble just became painful for 29 other men, @SamoaJoe is officially in! #WWEFayetteville pic.twitter.com/G1reqHsfUc
— WWE (@WWE) January 7, 2019
The other confirmed entrants are:
Drew McIntyre
R-Truth (who earned the coveted No. 30 spot by winning WWE Mixed Match Challenge with Carmella)
Kofi Kingston
Big E
Xavier Woods
Seth Rollins
Finn Balor
Jeff Hardy
A tradition dating back to 1988, the Men’s Royal Rumble Match starts with two participants, and WWE Superstars enter the ring at equal intervals. This continues until all 30 Superstars have entered the bout. Elimination occurs when a Superstar is thrown over the top rope, and both of his feet hit the floor. The last Superstar in the ring will be declared the victor.
