Ahead of tonight’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, the company had Jeff Hardy announce that he has entered the Men’s Royal Rumble match.
The former WWE Champion shared the news in a video posted on his Instagram account with the caption, “It’s official!I’m entering the Twenty21 RoyalRumbleMatch! . . !”
"The one thing I haven't done, and want to do, is win the Royal Rumble." – @JEFFHARDYBRAND has declared for the 2021 #RoyalRumble.
(via Jeff Hardy on Instagram) pic.twitter.com/TS4J2WHVHQ
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) January 18, 2021
He joins Jey Uso, Cesaro, Daniel Bryan, WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley, AJ Styles, Randy Orton, and Otis in the match. More competitors will be announced in the coming weeks.
In addition to the Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumble matches, WWE has also confirmed two other big matches that will take place at this show. Those bouts are WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing contest and WWE Champion Drew McIntyre vs. Goldberg.
WWE holds the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event on January 31, 2021 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on the WWE Network.