The first entrant in the 2018 Royal Rumble match is…

The Royal Rumble match is something a lot of people look forward to and each entrant has a good chance of not only winning but making history.

Next year’s Royal Rumble is going to be closer than most would think as evidenced by the fact that we already have an entrant and he said he’s going to win.

Elias took the stage on Raw to play a little diddy on the guitar and pulled off a rather nice intro for Jingle Bell Rock in the process. But while he was getting people to Walk With Elias in Rhode Island, he made the official announcement that on January 28th, he would be winning the Royal Rumble

Therefore, Elias will be in the Royal Rumble match. As we get word on the other 29 people, we’ll let you know. But one thing’s for sure, Philly will get a chance to Walk With Elias.

The only question is if he’ll be winning the big over the top rope collision to walk his way down the Road To WrestleMania as well.

"On January 28, it will be the performance of the year when I enter and WIN the #RoyalRumble match!" – @IAmEliasWWE #RAW pic.twitter.com/YZgVRlPZqu

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) December 19, 2017

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