Following the blockbuster declarations from Roman Reigns, John Cena and CM Punk, two more former WWE Champions are entering the Royal Rumble match.

The WWE Royal Rumble is set to take place on February 1, 2025 from Lucal Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 38th Royal Rumble marks the first stop on the

Comeback king Haku only lasted less than three minutes in the Rumble before being thrown out by eventual winner Steve Austin. He'd go on to form a tag team with Rikishi on TV after that and continued working for the promotion in-ring up until 2002.

Roman Reigns has declared for the Royal Rumble match, and he wants to face Cody Rhodes if he wins. On the WWE RAW on Netflix premiere, Roman Reigns defeated Solo Sikoa in a Tribal Combat Match to win the Ula Fala back.

Meanwhile, the once red hot Lyra Valkyria could be Women's Intercontinental Champion by the time the Rumble happens. That final vs. Dakota Kai hasn't quite occurred at time of writing, but who knows? Maybe WWE will toss Lyra a much-needed bone and let her live up to the promise she previously showed when jumping up from NXT to the main roster.

Whether it be in top title matches or in the Royal Rumble match itself, Roman Reigns has had a whole load of clashes at the big PPV.

Should that come to fruition, it would mark the third consecutive year that Reigns and Rhodes would close out the 'Showcase of the Immortals" with the company's top prize on the l

Check out our takeaways from WWE SmackDown on Jan. 10, 2025, where both U.S. title were defended, and Cody Rhodes brawled with Kevin Owens.

Roman Reigns's manager Paul Heyman opened the show on Friday Night SmackDown, announcing the Tribal Chief's intention to enter Royal Rumble 2025. This will be the first time in five years that Reigns would take part in a Royal Rumble Match.

Jacob Fatu and Kevin Owens crash the celebration after Paul Heyman delivers Roman’s message straight to Cody Rhodes’ face.