WWE Greatest Royal Rumble is all set to create history. It is going to be the largest Rumble match ever in the history of sports entertainment.
The event will take place at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, this Friday, April 27. Multiple marquee names under the show’s banner made this one a must-see for the fans.
To make the night even more significant, we now have more names added to the match list of the Greatest Royal Rumble match, itself.
This is going to be the headliner of the show, and already some of the major names were enlisted into it. In a recent update, it now got confirmed that the Smackdown commissioner will be a part of the show.
THIS FRIDAY: It will truly be the GREATEST #RoyalRumble match EVER as 50 MEN compete for ultimate supremacy at #WWEGRR! #RAW pic.twitter.com/BZttYkMtcg
— WWE (@WWE) April 24, 2018
Alongside him, two former nemeses for him will also be seen in this match. The latest inductees on WWE Raw, i.e. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn have got included too. Here’s the official list,
“Shane McMahon, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Daniel Bryan, Braun Strowman, Big Show, Kurt Angle, Elias, Baron Corbin, Big E, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Apollo Crews, Titus O’Neil, Shelton Benjamin, Chad Gable, Sin Cara, Goldust, Mojo Rawley, Dolph Ziggler, Chris Jericho and more.”
Apart from these, there would be multiple surprises in store in this match. A promotional poster has been released on the internet which suggests that there would be at least two blockbuster returns at Greatest Royal Rumble. Rey Mysterio is the first one under speculation, whereas, The Great Khali is the second one. Both of them are being seen on the poster.
This Greatest Royal Rumble poster tho! ? #WWEGRR pic.twitter.com/TmHGegKLhx
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WWE.com recently confirmed the host stadium had been sold out. It has the capacity of more than 60,000 fans. The exact figure will be let known, at a later point. It might turn out to be the show in the Middle East country with the maximum number of attendance, ever.
THIS FRIDAY: The #Undertaker will compete in his first #CasketMatch in a decade against @RusevBUL at @WWE Greatest Royal Rumble! #WWEGRR pic.twitter.com/uttqVr4dQj
— WWE (@WWE) April 24, 2018
Furthermore, wrestlingINC.com stated the three official announcers for the Greatest Royal Rumble would be Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton. A shuffle on the card is also expected, at one point,
“As noted, the one-hour Kickoff pre-show will feature Saxton as the host with WWE Hall of Famers Jerry Lawler, Jim Ross, and Booker T as the guest panellists. No word yet on if Ross, Booker, and Lawler will be calling any matches on the show but Lawler previously teased that he and JR would call a match or two.”