Royal Rumble (2026)
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The 2026 Royal Rumble, also promoted as Royal Rumble: Riyadh, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE. It was the 39th annual Royal Rumbl
Promotional poster featuring various WWE wrestlers
The event was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marking the first traditional Royal Rumble event to take place outside of North America.
The event was held at Riyadh Season Stadium, a purpose-built temporary outdoor stadium in the King Abdullah Financial District. The preceding night's episode of SmackDown was also held here.
Due to his first two reigns taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic, Drew McIntyre's defense of the Undisputed WWE Championship against Sami Zayn at the event was his first televised defense of the title in front of a live audience.
Saturday Night's Main Event
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Saturday Night's Main Event is a series of American professional wrestling television specials produced by WWE. The series originally broadcast from 1985 to 1992, by NBC until 1991 then briefly by Fox
Royal Rumble (2026)
…the following week, with eight wrestlers competing against each other in four singles matches, with the winners advancing to a fatal four-way match at Saturday Night's Main Event XLIII, and the winner of that bout would earn an Undisputed WWE Championship match at the Royal Rumble. Later that night, Drew McIntyre defeated Cody Rhodes…
Mr. Perfect holding up the Intercontinental Championship after winning the battle royal
Promotional poster featuring Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens
Promotional poster featuring Jey Uso
Promotional poster featuring John Cena