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pWotD Episode 3196: Royal Rumble (2026)
Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.
With 1,209,957 views on Saturday, 31 January 2026 our article of the day is Royal Rumble (2026).
The 2026 Royal Rumble, also promoted as Royal Rumble: Riyadh (Arabic: رويال رامبل, romanized: ruyal rambil), was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE. It was the 39th annual Royal Rumble and took place on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at a temporary outdoor stadium called Riyadh Season Stadium at King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of the 2025–2026 Riyadh Season, and was held for wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.
This was the first traditional Royal Rumble to take place outside of North America, the 14th event WWE held in Saudi Arabia as part of its 10-year partnership in support of Saudi Vision 2030, the second to feature a Royal Rumble match after Greatest Royal Rumble in April 2018, and the first of WWE's "Big Five" events to take place in the country. It was the first Royal Rumble to livestream on the ESPN app in the United States.
The event is based around the Royal Rumble match, and the winner traditionally receives a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. The men's winner can choose to challenge for either Raw's World Heavyweight Championship or SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Championship, while the women have the choice between Raw's Women's World Championship and SmackDown's WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania 42 in Paradise, Nevada. The women's match, which was the opening bout, was won by Raw's Liv Morgan, while the men's match, which was the main event of the card, was won by SmackDown's Roman Reigns. The event also featured AJ Styles's final match.
In addition to the two Royal Rumble matches, two other matches were contested on the card. In the first, Gunther defeated AJ Styles by technical submission in a Career Threatening match, while Drew McIntyre defeated Sami Zayn to retain SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Championship. The event also saw the debut of Royce Keys, formerly known as Powerhouse Hobbs.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:57 UTC on Sunday, 1 February 2026.
For the full current version of the article, see Royal Rumble (2026) on Wikipedia.
This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.
Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com.
Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.
Until next time, I'm neural Amy.
Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.
With 1,209,957 views on Saturday, 31 January 2026 our article of the day is Royal Rumble (2026).
The 2026 Royal Rumble, also promoted as Royal Rumble: Riyadh (Arabic: رويال رامبل, romanized: ruyal rambil), was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE. It was the 39th annual Royal Rumble and took place on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at a temporary outdoor stadium called Riyadh Season Stadium at King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of the 2025–2026 Riyadh Season, and was held for wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.
This was the first traditional Royal Rumble to take place outside of North America, the 14th event WWE held in Saudi Arabia as part of its 10-year partnership in support of Saudi Vision 2030, the second to feature a Royal Rumble match after Greatest Royal Rumble in April 2018, and the first of WWE's "Big Five" events to take place in the country. It was the first Royal Rumble to livestream on the ESPN app in the United States.
The event is based around the Royal Rumble match, and the winner traditionally receives a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. The men's winner can choose to challenge for either Raw's World Heavyweight Championship or SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Championship, while the women have the choice between Raw's Women's World Championship and SmackDown's WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania 42 in Paradise, Nevada. The women's match, which was the opening bout, was won by Raw's Liv Morgan, while the men's match, which was the main event of the card, was won by SmackDown's Roman Reigns. The event also featured AJ Styles's final match.
In addition to the two Royal Rumble matches, two other matches were contested on the card. In the first, Gunther defeated AJ Styles by technical submission in a Career Threatening match, while Drew McIntyre defeated Sami Zayn to retain SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Championship. The event also saw the debut of Royce Keys, formerly known as Powerhouse Hobbs.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:57 UTC on Sunday, 1 February 2026.
For the full current version of the article, see Royal Rumble (2026) on Wikipedia.
This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.
Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com.
Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.
Until next time, I'm neural Amy.
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