WWE ROYAL RUMBLE 2026 PAY-PER-VIEW PREDICTIONS
ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH CARD
Men’s Royal Rumble Match
This year, there are tons of potential candidates to win the Royal Rumble match. Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, Bron Breakker, and Gunther are some of the top contenders in this field. Roman Reigns is the most likely candidate, however. His disastrous Royal Rumble win is something WWE definitely want to get off the mind of fans, and he’s one of the few faces of the company that hasn’t won two Rumbles. Roman would most likely go on to face CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania.
OUR PREDICTION: ROMAN REIGNS
Women’s Royal Rumble Match
This year is a lot easier to figure out a winner, it feels. Despite the stacked field, there are two returns that everyone is predicting: Bianca Belair and Tiffany Stratton. If neither of them returns, it feels like this year has to be Liv Morgan’s year; she has had many great Rumbles over the year despite not winning one, and this year could very well go to Liv Morgan. Liv Morgan winning would most likely lead to Liv Morgan vs Stephanie Vaquer at WrestleMania.
OUR PREDICTION: LIV MORGAN
Drew McIntyre (c) vs Sami Zayn. Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Championship
Although we’ve been wanting Sami Zayn to win the championship for so long, Drew only won the title a few weeks ago. It’s unfortunate for Sami because all of his moments seem to come at the wrong time, and we think this will be another loss. The crowd in Saudi Arabia will be firmly behind Sami Zayn, which will be nice, but they’re in for a heartbreaking defeat.
OUR PREDICTION: DREW MCINTYRE
AJ Styles vs. Gunther. Singles Match, if Styles loses, he will be forced to retire from in-ring competition
Ten years ago, at the Royal Rumble, AJ Styles made his debut and shocked the world by entering the Royal Rumble for the first time. Ten years later, AJ Styles steps into a WWE ring for potentially the last time as he goes up against the unstoppable Gunther, who is fresh off retiring Goldberg and John Cena. It feels almost too obvious that AJ Styles is going to lose here, especially with his contract reportedly being up in February. Either way, it will be a great match, but Gunther winning feels inevitable.
OUR PREDICTION: GUNTHER
