{"id":2248613,"date":"2026-01-24T17:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2248613"},"modified":"2026-01-24T17:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:12:25","slug":"wwe-royal-rumble-2026-early-start-time-odds-new-entrants-and-favorites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wwe-royal-rumble-2026-early-start-time-odds-new-entrants-and-favorites\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Royal Rumble 2026 Early Start Time, Odds, New Entrants And Favorites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-1\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:66.53%;position:relative\" class=\"image-embed__placeholder\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" sizes=\"50vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imageio.forbes.com\/specials-images\/imageserve\/6973d97e704098e87e7ed5b9\/Roman-Reigns-is-favored-to-win-the-2026-WWE-Royal-Rumble-Match-\/0x0.jpg?width=960&amp;dpr=1 1x, https:\/\/imageio.forbes.com\/specials-images\/imageserve\/6973d97e704098e87e7ed5b9\/Roman-Reigns-is-favored-to-win-the-2026-WWE-Royal-Rumble-Match-\/0x0.jpg?width=960&amp;dpr=1.5 1.5x, https:\/\/imageio.forbes.com\/specials-images\/imageserve\/6973d97e704098e87e7ed5b9\/Roman-Reigns-is-favored-to-win-the-2026-WWE-Royal-Rumble-Match-\/0x0.jpg?width=960&amp;dpr=2 2x\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"bMqrj\">\n<p><span style=\"-webkit-line-clamp:2\" class=\"Ccg9Ib-7 _8XF2kHYM\">Roman Reigns is favored to win the 2026 WWE Royal Rumble Match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><small class=\"pGGCM2aD\">WE<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"subhead3-embed\">WWE Royal Rumble 2026 | Key Points <\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Roman Reigns became the latest big name to declare for the 2026 WWE Royal Rumble last night on SmackDown. <\/li>\n<li>The 2026 WWE Royal Rumble will emanate from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the first time ever on January 31. Royal Rumble posters in Riyadh feature talent from the men\u2019s and women\u2019s NXT rosters. <\/li>\n<li>Roman Reigns declared for the WWE Royal Rumble as part of a vignette on SmackDown. In addition to Gunther, Rhea Ripley, Iyo Sky, Liv Morgan, Roxanne Perez, Raquel Rodriguez, Bayley and Lyra Valkyria, Asuka and Kairi Sane have declared for the 2026 WWE Royal Rumble match since Raw and SmackDown. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"subhead3-embed\">WWE Royal Rumble 2026 Updates And Favorites <\/h3>\n<p>Roman Reigns and Liv Morgan remain atop the favorites, respectively. Reigns declared for the Royal Rumble during last night\u2019s broadcast of SmackDown. WWE has done very little to promote its first Big Four event of the year outside of announcing entrants. The Royal Rumble sells itself, and this year\u2019s broadcast will be a paid show in Saudi Arabia, where ticket demand rose to almost one million when tickets went on sale. WWE is expected to make upwards of $50 million for the Royal Rumble. <\/p>\n<p>If any pay-per-view didn\u2019t need to be promoted, it\u2019s the Royal Rumble, however the lack of a build takes the air out of the anticipation. Regardless, Royal Rumble remains one of WWE\u2019s most anticipated shows, and as of this writing both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s Rumble once again feel wide open. <\/p>\n<p>Potential surprise entrants in the 2026 WWE Royal Rumble include: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chris Jericho<\/li>\n<li>Will Hobbs<\/li>\n<li>Bianca Belair  <\/li>\n<li>Blake Monroe<\/li>\n<li>Chad Gable<\/li>\n<li>Paige<\/li>\n<li>Oba Femi <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"subhead3-embed\">WWE Men\u2019s Royal Rumble 2026 Odds Via <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/sportsbook\/futures-and-props\/wwe\/royal-rumble-matches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/sportsbook\/futures-and-props\/wwe\/royal-rumble-matches\" aria-label=\"Betonline.com\">Betonline.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Roman Reigns (+175)<\/li>\n<li>Gunther (+200)<\/li>\n<li>Sami Zayn (+400)  <\/li>\n<li>Bron Breakker (+500)<\/li>\n<li>LA Knight (+600)<\/li>\n<li>Jacob Fatu (+700)<\/li>\n<li>Oba Femi (+1400)<\/li>\n<li>Seth Rollins (+1800)<\/li>\n<li>Dirty Dominik Mysterio (+2000)<\/li>\n<li>CM Punk (+2000) <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Jacob Fatu has seen significant line movement in the odds over the past week. <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alfredkonuwa\/2026\/01\/17\/wwe-royal-rumble-jan-31-2026-start-time-odds-favorites-and-surprises\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alfredkonuwa\/2026\/01\/17\/wwe-royal-rumble-jan-31-2026-start-time-odds-favorites-and-surprises\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Last week\">Last week<\/a>, Fatu was listed at +2000, but has since shot up to +700. These odds place him just outside the Top 5, and are better than Dirty Dom, Seth Rollins and Brock Lesnar, who is a surprising +2500. Paul Heyman recently teased that \u201cThe Big Man\u201d was on the phone this past week on Raw. Alongside The Rock and Vince McMahon, Brock Lesnar has also dominated speculation of being the mystery caller. <\/p>\n<p>In the women\u2019s Royal Rumble, Tiffany Stratton was the biggest riser after being previously listed at +1000. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"subhead3-embed\">WWE Women\u2019s Royal Rumble 2026 Odds  <\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Liv Morgan (-115)<\/li>\n<li>Bianca Belair (+200)<\/li>\n<li>Rhea Ripley (+300)<\/li>\n<li>Tiffany Stratton (+700)<\/li>\n<li>Charlotte Flair (+1200)<\/li>\n<li>IYO SKY (+1400)<\/li>\n<li>Lyra Valkyria (+1800)<\/li>\n<li>Nia Jax (+2200)<\/li>\n<li>Chelsea Green (+2200) <\/li>\n<li>Jade Cargill (+2500)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"subhead3-embed\">WWE SmackDown Ratings And Viewership<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>January 16, 2026 | Total viewership unavailable, 0.21 in 18-49 <\/li>\n<li>January 9, 2026 | 990,000<\/li>\n<li>January 2, 2026 | 1.175 million<\/li>\n<li>December 26, 2025 | 1.138 million<\/li>\n<li>December 19, 2025 | 995,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"subhead3-embed\">WWE Royal Rumble Start Time And Where To Stream<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>WWE Royal Rumble Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026<\/li>\n<li>WWE Royal Rumble Start Time: 11:00 am PST (2:00 pm EST)<\/li>\n<li>Where to Watch\/Stream WWE Royal Rumble: <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.espn.com\/?gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;ex_cid=EDTC-PaidSearch-Google-23062617994-&amp;s_kwcid=AL!8468!3!776077830227!e!!g!!espn%20unlimited&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23062617994&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADC9VdFFIFc9LKJiuWKfvyd0lUEfU&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiA4KfLBhB0EiwAUY7GAYdSrdkItEEkCsF0SNSMhUilLvTsvcWFLxTGpDbgibzm6PiJ-BSTfhoCeKEQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/plus.espn.com\/?gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;ex_cid=EDTC-PaidSearch-Google-23062617994-&amp;s_kwcid=AL!8468!3!776077830227!e!!g!!espn%20unlimited&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23062617994&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADC9VdFFIFc9LKJiuWKfvyd0lUEfU&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiA4KfLBhB0EiwAUY7GAYdSrdkItEEkCsF0SNSMhUilLvTsvcWFLxTGpDbgibzm6PiJ-BSTfhoCeKEQAvD_BwE\" aria-label=\"ESPN Unlimited\">ESPN Unlimited<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"subhead3-embed\">WWE Royal Rumble Ticket Sales For January 31, 2026 <\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>WWE Royal Rumble Venue: King Abdullah Financial District (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)<\/li>\n<li>WWE Royal Rumble Ticket Demand: 868,000 potential ticket buyers in queue.            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.forbes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roman Reigns is favored to win the 2026 WWE Royal Rumble Match. WE WWE Royal Rumble 2026 | Key Points Roman Reigns became the latest big name to declare for the 2026 WWE Royal Rumble last night on SmackDown. The 2026 WWE Royal Rumble will emanate from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the first time ever [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2248614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[435361,362567,433447,435359,435362,435364,435360,435363,435365],"class_list":["post-2248613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-how-much-will-wwe-make-from-saudi-arabia-in-the-2026-royal-rumble","tag-roman-reigns","tag-wwe-royal-rumble","tag-wwe-royal-rumble-2026-betting-odds","tag-wwe-royal-rumble-2026-favorites","tag-wwe-royal-rumble-2026-preview","tag-wwe-royal-rumble-2026-start-time","tag-wwe-royal-rumble-2026-surprises","tag-wwe-royal-rumble-saudi-arabia"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WWE-Royal-Rumble-2026-Early-Start-Time-Odds-New-Entrants.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2248613"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2248615,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248613\/revisions\/2248615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2248614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2248613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2248613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2248613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}