Some information on the 2021 Royal and Male Rumble matches will be revealed in the WWE Backstage preview special for pay-per-view.
WWE has announced that the two fighters who will start the Royal Rumble women’s match as the first and second entrants will be announced in the WWE Backstage Royal Rumble preview special. The fighter who will enter the men’s Royal Rumble fight at number 30 at last will also be revealed in the special.
The WWE Backstage special debuts on FS1 at 8 pm Eastern Time on Saturday, which is the night before the Royal Rumble. The special is being hosted by Renee Paquette (formerly known as Renee Young in the WWE), Booker T and Paige.
The special will also air again on FS1 at midnight Eastern time on the night of its debut and at 5 pm Eastern time on the day of the Royal Rumble.
This will be 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 show could return with occasional episodes around major WWE events.
Here is the updated list of participants announced for the men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches:
Male Royal Rumble Participants –
- Daniel Bryan
- United States Champion Bobby Lashley
- AJ Styles
- Randy Orton
- Otis
- The Miz
- Jey Usage
- Cesaro
- Jeff Hardy
- Intercontinental Champion Big E
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- Sami Zayn
- SmackDown Tag Team Champion Dolph Ziggler
- John Morrison
- Sheamus
- Mustafa Ali
Royal Rumble female participants –
- Nia Jax
- Women’s doubles champion Charlotte Flair
- Bianca Belair
- Bayley
- Mandy Rose
- Dana Brooke
- Peyton Royce
- Alexa Bliss
- Shayna Baszler
- Ruby Riott
- Liv Morgan
- Tamina