The first major wrestling event of the year has arrived as the 2026 WWE Royal Rumble takes place in Saudi Arabia. On January 31, WWE will be taking one of its biggest shows to the Middle East with four

WWE's historic Royal Rumble 2026 in Riyadh features a stacked card, including AJ Styles' career-ending match against Gunther and Sami Zayn defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre.

WWE Raw start time, full match card and speculation on AJ Styles' retirement from Toronto Ontario Canada. Bron Breakker returns to meet with Adam Pearce.

The four stars getting the most creative attention heading into the match are Zayn, Finn Balor, Bron Breakker and Randy Orton. Zayn has been talking about becoming a world champion for the first time for a year-plus and would be a popular winner in Saudi Arabia, should he not best McIntyre for the belt earlier in the night.