In a video posted on WWE’s social media accounts, Finn Balor announced that he will be entering this year’s Royal Rumble match and he plans on winning so he could go to WrestleMania and face Universal Champion Brock Lesnar.
Check out the announcement below:
BREAKING NEWS: @FinnBalor is entering the 2019 #RoyalRumble! pic.twitter.com/lA2yY45ZBv
— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2019
Here is the updated card:
30-Man Royal Rumble Match
Announced so far: R-Truth, Drew McIntyre, Big E, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Finn Balor
30-Woman Royal Rumble Match
Announced so far: Carmella, Ember Moon, Natalya, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan
WWE Universal Championship
Brock Lesnar (Champion) vs. Braun Strowman
WWE Championship
Daniel Bryan (Champion) vs. AJ Styles
WWE Cruiserweight Championship – Fatal Four-Way Match
Buddy Murphy (Champion) vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Kalisto vs. TBD
This year’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view will take place on January 27 from Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.