Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion To Appear At Greatest Royal Rumble Event

WWE fans can expect to see one popular former WWE World Heavyweight Champion at the upcoming Greatest Royal Rumble event.

By now it’s obvious that the sports entertainment company is loading up this show to make a first good impression with their partners in Saudi Arabia.

PWinsider.com is reporting that Rey Mysterio is slated to appear at the event. As of this writing, there’s no word yet on if he will be wrestling at the show.

If you recall, the former World Champion was set for a meeting with Triple H at WWE headquarters several weeks ago to finalize a new contract after his big surprise return at the Royal Rumble in January. However, that meeting did not happen due to the fact that Triple H needed to go to Saudi Arabia to finalize the new contract there that would see WWE produce live events.

Then it was revealed that Rey had suffered a torn bicep and was pulled from his match with Jushin Liger at NJPW Strong Style Evolved. Even though he didn’t wrestle at the event, the former WWE Champion did do an in-ring promo.

As of this writing, Mysterio has yet to make a deal with the WWE.

The WWE Greatest Royal Rumble event takes place on Friday, April 27, 2018 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the King Abdullah International Stadium and will air on the WWE Network with a special start time of 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT with the event airing one hour later. Both Raw and SmackDown brands will be featured. Here is the updated card:

50-Man Royal Rumble Match

WWE Universal Title Steel Cage Match: Brock Lesnar © vs. Roman Reigns

Singles Match: John Cena vs. Triple H

Casket Match: The Undertaker vs. Rusev

WWE Intercontinental Title Ladder Match: Seth Rollins © vs. The Miz vs. Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe

WWE Raw Tag Team Title Match: The Bar vs. Wyatt/Hardy or the Revival

WWE Cruiserweight Title Match: TBA vs. TBA

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Title Match: Bludgeon Brothers © vs. The Usos

WWE Title Match: TBA vs. TBA

WWE United States Title Match: TBA vs. TBA

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