Following the blockbuster declarations from Roman Reigns, John Cena and CM Punk, two more former WWE Champions are entering the Royal Rumble match.

The WWE and TNA partnership allows stars to appear on each other's weekly shows and PPVs. Potential for TNA stars like Joe Hendry to make surprise appearances at WWE's biggest PLEs, starting with the 2025 Royal Rumble. Other TNA stars like Jordynne Grace have already appeared on NXT, along with NXT talents on TNA programming.

Meanwhile, the once red hot Lyra Valkyria could be Women's Intercontinental Champion by the time the Rumble happens. That final vs. Dakota Kai hasn't quite occurred at time of writing, but who knows? Maybe WWE will toss Lyra a much-needed bone and let her live up to the promise she previously showed when jumping up from NXT to the main roster.

The Royal Rumble premium live event is one of the most important in WWE, the start of the company's road to WrestleMania and the home to some of the

Matt Cardona says that the roof would blow off the building if he were to return to the WWE at the Royal Rumble. Cardona spoke with Ariel Helwani on Monday and

Comeback king Haku only lasted less than three minutes in the Rumble before being thrown out by eventual winner Steve Austin. He'd go on to form a tag team with Rikishi on TV after that and continued working for the promotion in-ring up until 2002.

The Road to WrestleMania 41 begins at the WWE Royal Rumble. Superstars from Raw, SmackDown, NXT and surprise entrants will compete for a world title match at WrestleMania. This year's pay-per-view features two Royal Rumble matches,

Some women's Royal Rumble match winners had excellent performances that warranted their victories, while others had underwhelming triumphs.