WWE Royal Rumble 2021 Complete Guide
Here is a complete guide for WWE Royal Rumble 2021 PPV- quick match card, announced participants, latest rumors, start time, and more details.
This year’s Royal Rumble PPV will air on 31 January 2021. Rumble is already a big PPV event to kick start the year. Additionally, WWE is looking at this event as a big reset if the reports are to believed. They expect to turn a new leaf with TV Ratings coming out of Rumble and on the road to WrestleMania. So, in that regards, it is an even bigger event for the company.
The hype has for the show been good so far with no clear winners in sight for both men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches. As always, fans will be expecting big star returns and surprises. We will cover here all the details regarding the status of big stars, latest rumors and betting odds for Royal Rumble 2021.
Royal Rumble 2021 Match Card
- Drew McIntyre(c) vs Goldberg – WWE Championship Match
- Roman Reigns(c) vs Kevin Owens – Last Man Standing Match for WWE Universal Championship
- Sasha Banks(c) vs Carmella – WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship Match
- Asuka & Charlotte Flair(c) vs Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax – WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match
- 30 Men Royal Rumble Match – Winner Earns World Title Match at WrestleMania 37
- 30 Women Royal Rumble Match – Winner Earns World Title Match at WrestleMania 37
For complete storylines, you can check this link.
Men’s Royal Rumble Participants
- Randy Orton(enter at #1)
- Edge(enter at #2)
- Daniel Bryan
- Bobby Lashley
- AJ Styles
- Otis
- The Miz
- Jey Uso
- Cesaro
- Jeff Hardy
- Sami Zayn
- Dolph Ziggler
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- Big E
- John Morrison
- Sheamus
- Mustafa Ali
- Elias
- King Corbin
- Rey Mysterio
- Dominik Mysterio
- Braun Strowman
Women’s Royal Rumble Match Participants
- Natalya
- Nia Jax
- Charlotte Flair
- Bianca Belair
- Bayley
- Mandy Rose
- Dana Brooke
- Peyton Royce
- Alexa Bliss
- Shayna Baszler
- Liv Morgan
- Ruby Riott
- Tamina
Latest Rumors Related to Royal Rumble
- Brock Lesnar is not expected to enter Royal Rumble this year after his contract with WWE ended last April.
- Ronda Rousey is contracted to WWE till 10 April 2021. However, she is still not expected for Royal Rumble. You still can not rule out a surprise there.
- Becky Lynch will not be returning at Royal Rumble as the event is coming hardly 2 months after her pregnancy.
- The Fiend vs Randy Orton match was nixed from Royal Rumble. Orton is #1 entrant for the men’s match. But we still cannot rule out a return for The Fiend.
- Roman Reigns’ match for WrestleMania 37 is already confirmed backstage at WWE. So, he is unlikely to drop Universal Title.
Royal Rumble 2021 Betting Odds
- Drew McIntyre is favored to retain WWE Championship with 1/3. Goldberg has odds at 2/1 to win WWE Championship.
- Roman Reigns is heavy favorite to retain Universal Championship with 1/15. Kevin Owens is 6/1 to win the title at Royal Rumble.
Betting Odds for Men’s Royal Rumble Match
| Participants | Betting Odds |
|---|---|
| Daniel Bryan | 1/1 |
| Edge | 5/2 |
| Brock Lesnar | 6/1 |
| Keith Lee | 7/1 |
| Big E | 9/1 |
| Drew McIntyre | 10/1 |
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 10/1 |
| The Rock | 10/1 |
| Goldberg | 12/1 |
| Roman Reigns | 12/1 |
| AJ Styles | 14/1 |
| Bray Wyatt | 14/1 |
| Seth Rollins | 14/1 |
| Jey Uso | 16/1 |
| CM Punk | 18/1 |
| Braun Strowman | 20/1 |
| Cesaro | 20/1 |
| Sheamus | 22/1 |
| Adam Cole | 25/1 |
| John Cena | 25/1 |
| Kevin Owens | 25/1 |
| Matt Riddle | 25/1 |
| Aleister Black | 33/1 |
| Andrade | 33/1 |
| Bobby Lashley | 33/1 |
| Finn Balor | 33/1 |
| Karrion Kross | 33/1 |
| Lars Sullivan | 33/1 |
| Otis | 33/1 |
| Baron Corbin | 40/1 |
| Buddy Murphy | 40/1 |
| Kofi Kingston | 40/1 |
| Mustafa Ali | 40/1 |
| Randy Orton | 40/1 |
| Samoa Joe | 40/1 |
| Apollo Crews | 50/1 |
| Conor McGregor | 50/1 |
| Jeff Hardy | 50/1 |
| Johnny Gargano | 50/1 |
| Ricochet | 50/1 |
| The Miz | 50/1 |
| Tommasso Ciampa | 50/1 |
| Tyson Fury | 50/1 |
| Walter | 50/1 |
| Xavier Woods | 50/1 |
| Angel Garza | 66/1 |
| Dominik Mysterio | 66/1 |
| Elias | 66/1 |
| Pete Dunne | 66/1 |
| Rey Mysterio | 66/1 |
| Christian | 80/1 |
| The Undertaker | 80/1 |
| Triple H | 80/1 |
| Kane | 100/1 |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 100/1 |
| Shane McMahon | 125/1 |
| Vince McMahon | 250/1 |
Betting Odds for Men’s Royal Rumble Match
| Participants | Betting Odds |
|---|---|
| Bianca Belair | 3/2 |
| Alexa Bliss | 3/1 |
| Charlotte Flair | 4/1 |
| Rhea Ripley | 11/2 |
| Ronda Rousey | 7/1 |
| Bayley | 8/1 |
| Becky Lynch | 8/1 |
| Sonya Deville | 10/1 |
| Shayna Baszler | 14/1 |
| Nia Jax | 20/1 |
| Paige | 20/1 |
| Asuka | 25/1 |
| Carmella | 25/1 |
| Io Shirai | 25/1 |
| Lacey Evans | 25/1 |
| Lana | 25/1 |
| Mandy Rose | 25/1 |
| Peyton Royce | 25/1 |
| Sasha Banks | 25/1 |
| Trish Stratus | 25/1 |
| Eva Marie | 33/1 |
| Liv Morgan | 33/1 |
| Nikki Cross | 33/1 |
| Ruby Riott | 33/1 |
| Toni Storm | 33/1 |
| Candice LeRae | 40/1 |
| Naomi | 40/1 |
| Natalya | 40/1 |
| Dakota Kai | 50/1 |
| Dana Brooke | 50/1 |
| Ember Moon | 50/1 |
| Mia Yim | 50/1 |
| Tegan Nox | 50/1 |
| Billy Kay | 66/1 |
| Chelsea Green | 66/1 |
| Mercedes Martinez | 66/1 |
| Sarah Logan | 66/1 |
| Tamina | 66/1 |
| Piper Niven | 80/1 |
| Kelly Kelly | 100/1 |
| Lita | 100/1 |
| Stephanie McMahon | 150/1 |
