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Updated list of confirmed entrants in the Royal Rumble matches

This week’s episode of SmackDown Live saw only a few additions to the men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches scheduled for the pay-per-view (PPV) of the same name on Sun., Jan. 28, 2018, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

On the women’s side, Becky Lynch was the only remaining woman from the blue brand who had yet to declare and she cleared that up here. The updated list of entrants in that match:

  • Asuka
  • Ruby Riott
  • Liv Morgan
  • Sarah Logan
  • Sasha Banks
  • Nia Jax
  • Bayley
  • Naomi
  • Natalya
  • Paige
  • Sonya Deville
  • Mandy Rose
  • Mickie James
  • Tamina Snuka
  • Lana
  • Carmella
  • Becky Lynch

On the men’s side, both Rusev and his partner Aiden English will be in. The updated list of entrants in that match:

  • John Cena
  • Finn Bálor
  • Randy Orton
  • Shinsuke Nakamura
  • Elias
  • Baron Corbin
  • Woken Matt Hardy
  • Bray Wyatt
  • Rusev
  • Aiden English

Samoa Joe was previously scheduled for the match but his injury may have taken him out, as the updated advertising indicates.

That’s it so far.

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