WWE kicks off 2019 with one of its biggest events of the year — the annual Royal Rumble. This year’s Rumble will take place on Sunday, Jan. 27 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, home of baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks.
The show marks the start of WrestleMania season for the company, the busiest and typically most exciting time of its calendar year for the promotion as they build toward the annual extravaganza.
For the second consecutive year, the Royal Rumble will include both a men’s and women’s Royal Rumble match with 30 participants in each bout and the last person standing earning a championship match at WrestleMania 35 in April. Several championship matches have already been announced along with some of the Royal Rumble entrants. The rest of the card will continue to take shape over the next few weeks. Until then, keep checking back here on Sporting News for the updated card and for live coverage of the Royal Rumble.
WWE Royal Rumble 2019 date, start time
The Royal Rumble will air live on January 27, 2019. The pre-show will start at 5:00 p.m. ET with the main card beginning at 7:00 p.m.
How to watch WWE Royal Rumble 2019
WWE Royal Rumble 2019 will be available on pay-per-view or via the WWE Network.
WWE Royal Rumble 2019 card
— Men’s Royal Rumble match with the winner earning a world championship match at WrestleMania 35; confirmed entrants include Drew McIntyre, R-Truth, Big E, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods
— Women’s Royal Rumble match with the winner earning a world championship match at WrestleMania 35; confirmed entrants include Sasha Banks, Bayley, Carmella, Ember Moon, Natalya, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan
— Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman for the WWE Universal championship
— Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles for the WWE championship
— Buddy Murphy vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Kalisto vs. TBD in a Fatal Four-Way match for the WWE cruiserweight championship
WWE Royal Rumble 2019 rumored matches
— Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair for the WWE “SmackDown” women’s championship
— Ronda Rousey vs. Natalya for the WWE “RAW” women’s championship
— Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
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