Finn Balor and Seth Rollins are both official for the Royal Rumble this year. Rollins declared his entry into the match at a recent WWE live event in Columbus.
With #RoyalRumble right around the corner, @WWERollins is officially throwing his name in the ring! #WWEColumbusGA pic.twitter.com/OI1H1k4wNG
— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2019
Finn Balor made his inclusion into the Rumble match official in the following backstage segment.
BREAKING NEWS: @FinnBalor is entering the 2019 #RoyalRumble! pic.twitter.com/lA2yY45ZBv
— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2019
Balor lasted almost an hour in last year’s Rumble match after entering in at #2. He was eliminated by John Cena with only 3 other competitors left in the match. Balor eliminated Baron Corbin, Aiden English, Dolph Ziggler, and Rey Mysterio.
Rollins entered into last year’s Rumble at #18 and was the 22nd eliminated. He was thrown out by Roman Reigns after lasting 19 minutes. He eliminated the Miz and Cesaro during the match.
Royal Rumble 2019
With Balor and Rollins official for the Rumble, there are now 7 Superstars set for the men’s Rumble match.
Confirmed for 2019 men’s Royal Rumble match:
- R-Truth (#30)
- Drew McIntyre
- Xavier Woods
- Big E
- Kofi Kingston
- Finn Balor
- Seth Rollins
Confirmed for the 2019 Women’s Royal Rumble match:
- Carmella (#30)
- Ember Moon
- Natalya
- Bayley
- Sasha Banks
- Ruby Riott
- Liv Morgan
- Sarah Logan
Royal Rumble 2019 Lineup – January 27th, 2019
- Women’s Royal Rumble match
- Men’s Royal Rumble match
- Smackdown Women’s Championship
Asuka (c) vs (Winner of Carmella vs Charlotte Flair vs Becky Lynch) - WWE Championship
Daniel Bryan (c) vs AJ Styles - Universal Championship
Brock Lesnar (c) vs Braun Strowman - WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Fatal 4-Way
Buddy Murphy (c) vs Kalisto vs Akira Tozawa vs TBD
