The Greatest Royal Rumble is a once in a lifetime event, featuring an unprecedented 50-man Royal Rumble match. And for the first time ever, the WWE will host a pay-per-view live from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Many great matches are scheduled for this event, including a WrestleMania rematch between “The Beast Incarnate” Brock Lesnar and “The Big Dog” Roman Reigns inside a steel cage match for the WWE Universal Championship.
There are plenty of high-profile, main-event level matches to look forward to at the Greatest Royal Rumble extravaganza. “Y2J” Chris Jericho is scheduled to return to the ring to take on “The Deadman” The Undertaker in a casket match. “The Bulgarian Brute” Rusev was originally penned to be The Undertaker’s opponent. However, he was replaced by Y2J following a tweet where Rusev told The Undertaker, “Bury me softly, brother.” Rusev’s video interview with TMZ was also poorly received, as he called The Undertaker “a lil’ past his prime.”
“The Game” Triple H is scheduled to wrestle as he’ll face off against former 16-time world champion John Cena. Both men are looking to make up for their disappointing WrestleMania defeats. Cena wants to make-up for a squash match loss to The Undertaker. Meanwhile, Triple H wants to remind the fans that he’s still a badass even though he got beat up by “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey at ‘Mania.
The WWE fans at the King Abdullah International Stadium will also see the crowning of the new WWE Raw Tag Team Championships as the tournament for the vacant titles conclude at this event.
Former WWE World Champion Rey Mysterio is rumored to take part in the 50-man Royal Rumble match. What other surprises are in store for the fans at the Greatest Royal Rumble?
Look below and find out all the must-see info relating to the WWE’s Greatest Royal Rumble extravaganza…
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
Date: Sunday, April 27, 2018
Time (kick-off show): 11:00 A.M. EST (6:00 P.M. local time)
Time (main show): 12:00 P.M. EST (7:00 P.M. local time)
TV Channel: WWE Network / Pay-Per-View
Location: King Abdullah International Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Date & Time
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble is scheduled for Sunday, April 27, 2018. The kickoff show is set to begin at 11:00 A.M. EST. You can watch the kickoff show on YouTube or via WWE Network. The main show starts at 12 P.M. EST and can be seen live on pay-per-view or WWE Network, the company’s content streaming service.
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Location
The King Abdullah International Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, will play host to WWE Greatest Royal Rumble 2018. For the first time ever, the WWE will host a pay-per-view inside the King Abdullah International Stadium; a multi-use stadium capable of holding 62,241 spectators. The stadium was first opened to the public on May 1, 2014.
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Matches
- Greatest Royal Rumble match – 50-man Royal Rumble match
- Steel Cage match for the WWE Universal Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns
- Ladder match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. The Miz vs. Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe
- Tag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship: The Bludgeon Brothers (c) vs. The Usos
- John Cena vs. Triple H
- Casket match: The Undertaker vs. Chris Jericho
Greatest Royal Rumble Participants
- Daniel Bryan
- Big Show
- Kane
- Braun Strowman
- Bray Wyatt
- Apollo
- Kurt Angle
- Titus O’Neil
- Elias
- Goldust
- Baron Corbin
- Big E
- Kofi Kingston
- Xavier Woods
- Shelton Benjamin
- Chad Gable
- Sin Cara
- Mojo Rawley
- Dolph Ziggler
Tag Team Eliminator Bracket for the Vacant WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
- The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) defeated Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson – First Round (Raw – 4/9/18)
- Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt defeated Titus Worldwide (Titus O’Neil and Apollo Crews) – First Round (Raw – 4/9/18)
- The Revival vs. Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy – Semifinals (Raw – 4/16/18)
- The Bar (Sheamus and Cesaro) vs. TBD – Finals (WWE Greatest Royal Rumble)
