Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle Among New Names Announced For WWE Greatest Royal Rumble

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WWE has officially announced more names that will be appearing at the upcoming Greatest Royal Rumble event.

On Tuesday afternoon, it was revealed that Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle, Baron Corbin, The New Day, Apollo, Shelton Benjamin, Sin Cara, Elias, Chad Gable, Goldust, Titus O’Neil, Mojo Rawley and Dolph Ziggler will be wrestling in the first-ever 50-Man Greatest Royal Rumble Match.

Jericho was last seen on WWE television during a backstage segment with Elias at the 25 Anniversary episode of Monday Night Raw in January. He last wrestled in a WWE ring back in July of 2016. Since then, Jericho made several surprise appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling including his match against Kenny Omega at the Wrestle Kingdom event at the Tokyo Dome.

Daniel Bryan, Bray Wyatt, Braun Strowman, Big Show, and Kane have already been announced for the match.

The sports entertainment company will be holding the show at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday, April 27. The Greatest Royal Rumble Kickoff will stream live on WWE Network at a special start time of 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT with the event airing one hour later.

Here is the updated card:

  • 50 Man Royal Rumble Match
  • Steel Cage Match: Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns
  • John Cena vs. Triple H
  • Casket Match: The Undertaker vs. Rusev
  • Ladder Match: IC Champion Seth Rollins vs. The Miz vs. Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe
  • RAW Tag Team Championship: The Bar vs Wyatt/Hardy or the Revival
  • Cruiserweight Title Match: TBA vs TBA
  • Smackdown Tag Team Title Match: TBA vs TBA
  • WWE Title Match: TBA vs TBA
  • United States Title Match: TBA vs TBA

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