WWE Royal Rumble 2019: Full Match Card, Start Time, How to Watch

With WWE Royal Rumble 2019, we’re officially on the Road to WrestleMania. If you need any last minute details on this year’s pay per view, look no further.

WWE Royal Rumble 2019 is the 32nd annual edition of the classic pay per view. Since 1992, there have been immediate world title consequences, and since 1993 the winner of the namesake match has been guaranteed a championship match at WrestleMania.

That namesake match is one of the more unique contests in all of WWE. Taking the concept of a traditional over-the-top-rope battle royal and sort of reversing it, Pat Patterson is generally credited with innovating the match. Two superstars start the match, and at regular intervals another joins the fray. There are no pins, no submissions, no DQs — but if you go over the top rope and both feet hit the floor, you’re eliminated.

To win a Royal Rumble is a testament to both strategy and, depending on your point of entry, stamina. Four superstars have earned a victory after starting the match as either the #1 or #2 entrant, while two others were among the first five entrants en route to victory.

But there’s always more to the Royal Rumble than the Rumbles themselves. There’s been plenty of memorable moments from championship bouts or grudge matches. Who can forget the Undertaker somehow escaping a casket and rising to the heavens after losing to WWF Champion Yokozuna in 1994? Or, in the same show, Owen Hart kicking his brother Bret’s leg out of his leg?

What’s in store this year at the Rumble? Per the official WWE website, here’s the full card for WWE Royal Rumble 2019:

"Universal Championship MatchBrock Lesnar (c) vs. Finn BálorWWE Championship MatchDaniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles2019 Men’s Royal Rumble MatchConfirmed participants as of 1/23: John Cena, Randy Orton, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe, Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods, Apollo Crews, Baron Corbin, Elias, Jinder Mahal, Jeff Hardy, Bobby Lashley, Titus O’Neil, Andrade, Rey Mysterio, Mustafa Ali, R-Truth (entering at #30)2019 Women’s Royal Rumble MatchConfirmed participants as of 1/23: Natalya, Bayley, Ember Moon, Lacey Evans, Alexa Bliss, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Liv Morgan, Mickie James, Alicia Fox, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Zelina Vega, Charlotte Flair, Naomi, Tamina, Peyton Royce, Billie Kay, Dana Brooke, Lana, Nia Jax, Nikki Cross, Carmella (entering at #30)Raw Women’s Championship MatchRonda Rousey (c) vs. Sasha BanksSmackDown Women’s Championship MatchAsuka (c) vs. Becky LynchSmackDown Tag Team Championship MatchThe Bar (c) vs. The Miz & Shane McMahonWWE Cruiserweight Championship Fatal Four Way Match (Kickoff Show)Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Kalisto vs. Hideo ItamiUnited States Championship Match (Kickoff Show)Rusev (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura"

For those keeping track at home, that’s a whopping seven championship matches, plus the two Royal Rumbles themselves. And in case you didn’t count the names signed up for the Rumbles, neither match has thirty announced participants yet. So there’s still some room for surprises, returns, and debuts.

How do you go about watching WWE Royal Rumble 2019? The show takes place on Sunday, January 27, at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ, with the main card beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Get yourself a ticket if you can! If you’re not local to Phoenix, you can watch the Royal Rumble on the WWE Network (subscription required, first month free for new subscribers).

Before the Royal Rumble officially starts, you can catch the Kickoff Show. In addition to airing on the WWE Network, the Kickoff Show will stream on WWE.com, the WWE App, and WWE’s channels/accounts on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and Pinterest. The Kickoff Show — featuring analysis from Jonathan Coachman, David Otunga, Charly Caruso, JBL, and WWE Hall of Famers Beth Phoenix, Booker T, Jerry Lawler, and Shawn Michaels — starts at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.

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