
Roman Reigns Eliminates Gunther To Win 2026 WWE Men's Royal Rumble
Roman Reigns won the 2026 WWE men's Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Gunther in Saturday's main event.
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Roman Reigns won the 2026 WWE men's Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Gunther in Saturday's main event.

John Cena shared a tribute message for AJ Styles, who retired at the WWE Royal Rumble 2026 premium live event.

Roman Reigns won the 2026 Men's Royal Rumble match at Riyadh Season Stadium in Saudi Arabia, earning a guaranteed title match at WrestleMania 42. The match featured 30 competitors including Oba Femi, Bron Breakker, Cody Rhodes, Brock Lesnar, and Gunther, with the final four being Reigns, Logan Paul, Randy Orton, and Gunther. Reigns ultimately defeated Gunther in the final moments after hitting a spear and eliminating him from the match.

Roman Reigns won the 2026 men's WWE Royal Rumble match at the January 31 premium live event.

LA Knight returned at the 2026 Royal Rumble, entering the Men's Royal Rumble match at the 21st spot and receiving a strong reaction from fans. Knight had been out of action since December following an attack from Bronson Reed, and upon his return, he eliminated Reed from the match.

Becky Lynch was eliminated from the 2026 Women's Royal Rumble by Natalya, with Liv Morgan ultimately winning the match. Following her elimination, Lynch posted a series of erratic tweets claiming she was screwed, denying she was actually eliminated, and making various accusations including that she was given the wrong entry number and that her elimination was unintentional. In her social media posts, Lynch also claimed to be in contact with Disney CEO Bob Iger about re-doing the match and announced that her planned victory parade in Riyadh had been canceled.

A former AEW star made their WWE debut during the 2026 men's Royal Rumble match on January 31. The wrestler participated in the premium live event marking their first appearance with WWE.

Chad Gable returned to WWE as The Original El Grande Americano during the 2026 Men's Royal Rumble match in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, eliminating the current El Grande Americano before being eliminated himself shortly after. Gable had been out of action for several months due to injury, during which time Ludwig Kaiser had taken over the El Grande Americano gimmick.

A masked attacker wearing a black hoodie caused Bron Breakker's elimination from the WWE Men's Royal Rumble 2026. Breakker was immediately eliminated following the attack by the unidentified person.

A masked man attacked Bron Breakker during the 2026 Men's Royal Rumble at Riyadh Season Stadium in Saudi Arabia, throwing him into the ring steps and hitting him with a Curb Stomp before rolling him into the ring. Bron Breakker and Oba Femi drew the first two spots in the match, but Oba Femi quickly eliminated the weakened Breakker moments after the attack.

AJ Styles appeared to retire from wrestling after losing to GUNTHER in a career-threatening match at Royal Rumble 2026 on January 31, teasing leaving his gloves in the ring before putting them back on. Wrestling personalities including Will Ospreay, Omos, Scarlett Bordeaux, Chris Bey, and Drake Maverick posted tribute messages on social media following the match. Styles filed trademarks for his name and logo weeks before the Royal Rumble and is not currently scheduled to appear on Monday Night Raw.

Oba Femi made his WWE main roster debut as the first entrant in the 2026 Men's Royal Rumble match at Riyadh Season Stadium in Saudi Arabia. Femi had previously vacated his NXT Title at New Year's Evil and WWE aired hype vignettes promoting his Royal Rumble appearance. He received a tremendous reaction from the arena crowd during his full entrance as the opening participant in the match.