WWE Royal Rumble 2026 Preview, Start Time, How To Watch

Viewership information and lineup for WWE Royal Rumble 2026.

WWE Royal Rumble (January 31, 2026)
Venue: KAFD
City: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Time: 2 PM ET
How To Watch: ESPN (US), Netflix (International)

Lineup

• • Men’s Royal Rumble: Cody Rhodes, Jacob Fatu, Gunther, Jey Uso, Rey Mysterio, Dragon Lee, Penta, Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa, Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, Logan Paul, Austin Theory, Je’Von Evans, Oba Femi, Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton, Damian Priest, The Miz, Ilja Dragunov, Trick Williams
  • Women’s Royal Rumble: Rhea Ripley, IYO SKY, Liv Morgan, Roxanne Perez, Raquel Rodriguez, Asuka, Bayley, Lyra Valkyria, Jordynne Grace, Chelsea Green, Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair, Lash Legend, Nia Jax, Giulia, Maxxine Dupri, Becky Lynch
  • Undisputed WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Sami Zayn
  • AJ Styles’ Career On The Line: AJ Styles vs. Gunther

Fightful will have live coverage of Royal Rumble followed by a post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.

If you don’t have an ESPN Unlimited subscription, but have Netflix, we’ll tell you how to watch the show (in addition to all WWE programming).
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1. Sign in to Nord VPN on their App — it’s available on computers and platforms everywhere, as well as many smart TVs
2. Under the “connect to VPN” option, select Canada, United Kingdom — anywhere that speaks your language!
3. Log in to Netflix as you normally would.
Woohoo! You now have access to Royal Rumble live as if you were overseas, by changing your virtual location.
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