WWE confirmed via the following tweet that after losing the Intercontinental Championship to Miz this past Monday, Roman Reigns will be entering this year’s Royal Rumble match:
BREAKING: #TheBigDog @WWERomanReigns is officially entering the 2018 Men's #RoyalRumble match!
— WWE (@WWE) January 26, 2018
As we noted before, the plans for WrestleMania haven’t changed and Reigns is still expected to challenge Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at the upcoming PPV.
So despite the reports that a SmackDown Star is expected to win the Rumble this Sunday, Roman is still a heavy favorite to win the bout. After the announcement below is the updated list of participants confirmed for the men’s Royal Rumble match:
Elias
Randy Orton
Shinsuke Nakamura
John Cena
Finn Balor
Baron Corbin
Matt Hardy
Bray Wyatt
Rusev
Aiden English
Apollo Crews
Titus O’Neil
The Miz
Tye Dillinger
Big E
Kofi Kingston
Xavier Woods
Roman Reigns