There might not be surprises in the 2026 WWE Royal Rumble matches

The 2026 WWE Royal Rumble PLE is scheduled to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. While speaking on Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez of F4WOnline.com stated the following in regards to potential surprises at the event…

“I can’t say this 100%. But this was the impression that I was given yesterday. So, the Royal Rumble is in Saudi, and you know, normally at the Royal Rumble they do surprises and that sort of thing. And again, I’m not saying this is for sure going to happen, but I was kind of given the impression that what they’re working with right now is the idea that there probably aren’t going to be Royal Rumble surprises.

Because they’re going to Saudi, it’s going to be extremely difficult to hide people on flights, etc. So, they’re doing the Saturday Night’s Main Event and the SmackDown the week prior in Montreal. And the idea is, there’s a good chance if there are any Royal Rumble surprises, they will debut on those shows as surprises — and then we will know going into the Royal Rumble. So, we shall see.”