Information on the Royal21 Men & Women’s 2021 Games will be unveiled at WWE Backstage’s pay-per-view preview.
WWE has announced that the two wrestlers who will start the Royal Rumble competition for women as the first and second entrants will be announced on the WWE Backstage’s Royal Rumble preview special. The wrestler who will last compete at number 30 for the Royal Rumble competition for men is also revealed on the presentation.
The WWE Backstage special premiere is at 8pm on FS1 at 8pm Eastern time, that’s the night before the Royal Rumble. The show is hosted by Renee Paquette (formerly known as Renee Young in WWE), Booker T and Paige.
The presentation will also be broadcast on FS1 at midnight Eastern time the evening it is presented and at 17:00 Eastern on the day of the Royal Rumble.
This is the first episode of WWE Backstage since the weekly production of the studio program ended last June. It was noted at the time that the program could return with occasional episodes surrounding major WWE events.
Here is the updated list of announced participants in the Royal Rumble contests for men and women:
Participants in the Royal Rumble Men –
- Daniel Bryan
- US Champion Bobby Lashley
- AJ Styles
- Randy Orton
- Otis
- The miz
- Jey Uso
- Cesaro
- Jeff Hardy
- Intercontinental Champion Big E
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- Sami Zayn
- SmackDown Tag Team Champion Dolph Ziggler
- John Morrison
- Sheamus
- Mustafa Ali
Ladies participants in Royal Rumble –
- Nia Jax
- Charlotte Flair, Women’s Camp Team Champion
- Bianca Belair
- Bayley
- Mandy Rose
- Dana Brooke
- Peyton Royce
- Alexa Bliss
- Shayna Baszler
- Ruby Riott
- Liv Morgan
- Tamina