WWE Royal Rumble 2026: Paige, Rock, Jericho Not On Official Entry List

Jericho's Contract Limbo Gets Weirder

Here's where it gets interesting with Chris Jericho. His AEW contract allegedly expired December 31st.

His picture's still on AEW's roster page as of this writing. They've already updated it to add Tommaso Ciampa, so make of that what you will.

The Ayatollah of Rock 'N' Rolla remains wrestling's biggest question mark heading into Saturday.

The Rock: All Speculation, Zero Evidence

Nothing has been confirmed about The Rock appearing at Royal Rumble. No airport sightings. No leaked travel manifests. No mysterious social media breadcrumbs.

Bleacher Report mentioned Saudi officials pursuing Rock for future shows. But "future" doesn't mean this weekend.

If The Final Boss shows up in Riyadh, it'll be a genuine surprise. The kind WWE used to pull off before everyone had Ring doorbell footage and insider Discord servers.

Paige: Contractually Free, But Where Is She?

The Women's Royal Rumble speculation has centered on one name more than any other: Paige.

She's no longer on AEW's roster page. That's significant—it means she's contractually free to show up anywhere.

But recent Royal Rumble rumors lack any credible confirmation. No travel reports. No backstage whispers from actual sources. Just fan hope and parody account nonsense getting treated as gospel.

Does the Anti-Diva have one more surprise return left in her? Saturday night will give us the answer.

Half The Rumble Spots Remain Open

Here's what we actually know for certain: 30 participants in each Royal Rumble match.

WWE has confirmed 17 entrants for the men's Rumble and 16 for the women. That's 60 combined slots with only 33 filled.

Roman Reigns is hunting his second Rumble win. AJ Styles has his entire career on the line against Gunther.

WWE seems determined to make the first traditional Royal Rumble outside North America the biggest one they've ever had. Twenty-seven mystery entrants leave plenty of room for shocking returns.

Whether those shocks include Paige, Rock, or Jericho? That's the beauty of Royal Rumble weekend—nobody knows until the countdown hits zero.