Who is going to show up?
WWE’s 2023 Royal Rumble pay-per-view is upon us, and already several wrestlers have earned their shot at a place among the 30 men and women for the event. Kofi Kingston, Santos Escobar, Ricochet, Austin Theory, Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley, Baron Corbin, Rey Mysterio, Gunther, Cody Rhodes, and Omos have all staked their claim for the men’s match. Liv Morgan, Candice LeRae, Rhea Ripley, and Raquel Rodriguez will participate in the women’s match, with the latter making her Rumble debut.
The 36th Royal Rumble is scheduled to be held on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas as part of the Alamodome’s 30th-anniversary celebration. The winner of the Rumble gets an automatic title shot at Wrestlemania against a champion of their choosing. It’s unclear at this time if the winner of the men’s gets to choose an individual title or the collective Undisputed Universal Championship that Roman Reigns has held for almost a year.
The Rumble is also used to introduce new stars to the WWE audience as well as for current performers to make their return after a long absence. We know that Cody Rhodes is coming back after almost seven months away recovering from a torn pectoral muscle, but who else could make their way to the ring and shock the WWE Universe? Here are nine stars who could appear and walk that aisle to the Rumble.
