Following the blockbuster declarations from Roman Reigns, John Cena and CM Punk, two more former WWE Champions are entering the Royal Rumble match.

The Road to WrestleMania 41 begins at the WWE Royal Rumble. Superstars from Raw, SmackDown, NXT and surprise entrants will compete for a world title match at WrestleMania. This year's pay-per-view features two Royal Rumble matches,

Comeback king Haku only lasted less than three minutes in the Rumble before being thrown out by eventual winner Steve Austin. He'd go on to form a tag team with Rikishi on TV after that and continued working for the promotion in-ring up until 2002.

Matt Cardona says that the roof would blow off the building if he were to return to the WWE at the Royal Rumble. Cardona spoke with Ariel Helwani on Monday and

CM Punk will take part in the 2025 men’s Royal Rumble match. Punk declared for the 2025 Royal Rumble in a post-match promo following his victory over Seth Rollins on Monday’s WWE Raw premiere

Meanwhile, the once red hot Lyra Valkyria could be Women's Intercontinental Champion by the time the Rumble happens. That final vs. Dakota Kai hasn't quite occurred at time of writing, but who knows? Maybe WWE will toss Lyra a much-needed bone and let her live up to the promise she previously showed when jumping up from NXT to the main roster.

Some women's Royal Rumble match winners had excellent performances that warranted their victories, while others had underwhelming triumphs.