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WWE will present the first-ever Greatest Royal Rumble event this Friday 4/27 at 12 PM Eastern from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Last night, WWE officially announced WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry, The Great Khali, Randy Orton, Kevin Owens, Rey Mysterio and Shane McMahon will be competing in the 50 Man Royal Rumble. The bout will also feature Daniel Bryan, Braun Strowman, Bray Wyatt, Big Show, Kane, Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle, all three members of The New Day, Elias, Baron Corbin, Apollo, Shelton Benjamin, Sin Cara, Chad Gable, Goldust, Titus O’Neil, Mojo Rawley, Dolph Ziggler and more competitors to be announced. Zack Ryder has been removed from the match due to injury.
Also announced for the Greatest Royal Rumble event, which kicks off at 12 PM Eastern/9 AM Pacific:
*Steel Cage Match: WWE Universal champion Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman vs. Roman Reigns.
*John Cena vs. Triple H.
*WWE champion AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura.
*Ladder Match: WWE Intercontinental champion Seth Rollins vs. The Miz vs. Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor. Local advertising has also listed Bobby Lashley as a fifth competitor.
*Casket Match: The Undertaker vs. Rusev
*WWE Smackdown Tag Tean champions The Bludgeon Brothers vs. The Usos.
*For Vacant WWE Raw Tag Team championship: The Bar vs. Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt.
*WWE United States champion Jeff Hardy vs. Jinder Mahal.
*WWE Cruiserweight champion Cedric Alexander vs. Kalisto.
PWInsider.com will have live, ongoing coverage this Friday starting with the Kickoff Show at 11 AM Eastern.
Paul Jordan sent along the following videos from Saudi Arabia:
WWE tryout kicks into high gear in Saudi Arabia
Mojo Rawley, Mark Henry encourage Al-Oula kids in Jeddah
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