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Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Booker T announced for WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Kickoff show

WWE continues to break out its biggest names for the upcoming Greatest Royal Rumble event this Fri., April 27, 2018, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

This time, the promotion has announced that Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, and Booker T will all take part in the Kickoff show leading up to the main pay-per-view card. They’ll join host Byron Saxton, who is taking over for Renee Young on this particular event because WWE won’t have any women working the show.

They haven’t announced a match for the Kickoff but rather:

Don’t miss expert analysis of all the action from the Greatest Royal Rumble event, including the first-ever 50-Man Royal Rumble Match, the Steel Cage Match pitting Universal Champion Brock Lesnar against Roman Reigns, The Undertaker’s Casket Match clash with Rusev, and John Cena taking on Triple H, beginning this Friday beginning at 11 a.m. ET/ 8 a.m. PT on WWE Network.

So, if nothing else, if you’ve been missing any of these three you know you can listen to them chatting about the next big WWE show in just a few days.

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