Royal Rumble 2026 LIVE: Date, UK start time, full fight card and where to watch WWE event

The 39th annual Royal Rumble sees the WWE return to Saudi Arabia this weekend.

Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District will host the highly-anticipated event.

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It’s the first time the Royal Rumble has been held outside of North America.

Both the men’s and women’s matches will take place on the night, with 30 wrestlers competing in each for a shot at a world championship.

In another first, the winners of each match will have the choice of which world championship to challenge for at WrestleMania 42.

The victor in the men’s match can challenge for either Raw’s World Heavyweight Championship or SmackDown’s Undisputed WWE Championship.

Those titles are currently held by CM Punk and Drew McIntyre, respectively.

Meanwhile, Stephanie Vaquer’s Raw Women’s World Championship and the SmackDown WWE Women’s Championship held by Jade Cargill are the choices for the final woman standing.

The world championship matches will take place at WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas in April.

Last year’s Royal Rumble saw Charlotte Flair and Jey Uso win.

Royal Rumble 2026: Date and how to follow

This year’s Royal Rumble event is set to take place on Saturday, January 31.

The event in Saudi Arabia is scheduled to begin at 7pm UK time.

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It will be streamed live on Netflix around the world and is available to new and existing subscribers.

The streaming service previously provided live coverage of last year’s Royal Rumble.

Fans can subscribe to watch the event here, with subscriptions starting from £5.99.

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Royal Rumble 2026: Fight card

Full card and Rumble entrant lists yet to be confirmed

Men’s Royal Rumble match

• Cody Rhodes
• Gunther
• Jey Uso
• Rey Mysterio
• Dragon Lee
• Penta
• Roman Reigns
• Solo Sikoa
• Jacob Fatu

Women’s Royal Rumble match

• Iyo Sky
• Rhea Ripley
• Roxanne Perez
• Liv Morgan
• Raquel Rodriguez
• Bayley
• Lyra Valkyria
• Asuka
• Chelsea Green
• Jordynne Grace
• Charlotte Flair
• Alexa Bliss
• Nia Jax
• Lash Legend
• Giulia

Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Sami Zayn – for Undisputed WWE Championship

AJ Styles vs. Gunther – Career Threatening match (if Styles loses, he will be forced to retire from in-ring competition)