While most of the focus is on WrestleMania 34, that hasn’t stopped WWE from making announcements for the company’s second-biggest event of this month.
It was announced this morning that Daniel Bryan, Big Show, Braun Strowman, Bray Wyatt, and Kane will be entrants in WWE’s 50-man Greatest Royal Rumble match that will be taking place at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday, April 27th. They’re the first five wrestlers set for the match.
This is Bryan’s second confirmed match since being cleared to return by WWE, with him teaming with Shane McMahon against Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn on Sunday. The Rumble could be Big Show’s return to the ring after undergoing hip resurfacing surgery last year and dealing with a surgical infection after the operation.
It has also finally been confirmed that the Greatest Royal Rumble will be airing live on the WWE Network. It is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. local time in Jeddah, which is noon Eastern in the United States.
John Cena vs. Triple H, Intercontinental Champion The Miz defending against Seth Rollins, Finn Balor, and Samoa Joe in a ladder match, and The Hardys challenging for Cesaro & Sheamus’ Raw Tag Team titles are currently scheduled for the Greatest Royal Rumble as well. All seven men’s titles will be on the line, but no women’s wrestlers will be on the card.
The show is the first in WWE’s ten-year agreement with the Saudi General Sports Authority.