As I do every month, it’s time to look at this weekend’s Backlash Pay-Per-View and see the history of all of the participants. To see the entire 27-year history of the Backlash PPV, visit the Backlash PPV History HERE. In 2021 & 2022, they renamed the event WrestleMania Backlash, but since 2023, they reverted back to the Backlash name, but all events are part of the same lineage. Also, there was no Backlash event from 2010 to 2016, & again in 2019, but if something happened in 2009 & then again in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, & 2021, I will count it as 6 years in a row. And for any feedback or comments about this, comment below or tweet me (@hbkid718). Thanks.

Trick Williams is the only wrestler to wrestle on every PPV in 2026. This will be the 1st PPV since Night of Champions on 6/28/25 that only a WWE or World Championship & the United States Championship were defended on PPV, but 1st time ever that only the World Heavyweight Championship & United States Championship were defended on PPV. This will be the 1st PPV since Elimination Chamber on 2/28 to not have an Undisputed WWE Championship Match & 1st Backlash since 2024 to not have one, but 2nd year in a row that there will be only 1 WWE or World Heavyweight Championship Match. This will be the 1st PPV since Elimination Chamber on 2/28 to not have a Women’s Championship Match & the 2nd Backlash in a row to not have any Women’s Championship Matches. This will be the 4th PPV of 2026 to not have a World or WWE Tag Team Championship Match & 5th Backlash in a row to not have one. This will be the 1st PPV since Elimination Chamber on 2/28 to not have a Women’s Tag Team Championship & 2nd Backlash in a row to not have one. This will be the 1st PPV since Elimination Chamber on 2/28 to not have an Intercontinental Championship Match & 1st Backlash since 2024 to not have one. This will be the 1st PPV since the Royal Rumble on 1/31 to not have a Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match & 1st Backlash since 2024 to not have one. This will be the 4th PPV of 2026 to not have a Women’s United States Championship Match & it has never been defended at Backlash or on PPV in History.

WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: JACOB FATU VS WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION ROMAN REIGNS

FACTS: This will be the 27th WWE, World, or Undisputed Championship Match at Backlash & 3rd year in a row, but 2nd World Heavyweight Championship Match at Backlash & 1st since Damian Priest defeated Jey Uso in 2024. This will be the 6th World Heavyweight Championship Match of 2026, tying it with the Intercontinental Championship for the 3rd Most Defended Championship after the United States Championship (12th Defense at Backlash) & the Women’s Tag Team Championship (11), & 1st since Roman Reigns defeated CM Punk at WrestleMania 42 on 4/19. This will be Jacob Fatu’s 2nd Backlash in a row after he won a Fatal 4-Way Match to retain the United States Championship in 2025, making him the 1st wrestler in Backlash History to defend the United States Championship & challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship at consecutive Backlash PPVs. This will be his 3rd PPV of 2026 & 2nd in a row after he defeated Drew McIntyre in an Unsanctioned Match at WrestleMania 42 on 4/18 & 1st match against a fellow 2nd Generation wrestler & his Cousin since he defeated Solo Sikoa on Smackdown on 4/24. If Jacob Fatu wins, he will be the 2nd 1st time Champion in a row after Roman Reigns, the 4th former United States Champion after Damian Priest, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins & 2nd in a row after Reigns in 2026, the 3rd former Tag Team Champion after Damian Priest & Jey Uso & 1st since Priest in 2026, & the 3rd 2nd-Generation wrestler to become World Heavyweight Champion after Roman Reigns & Jey Uso & 2nd in a row. This will be Roman Reigns’ 4th Backlash & 1st since he & The Usos defeated Drew McIntyre & RK-Bro in 2022, 2nd WWE or World Championship Match at Backlash & 1st since he defeated Cesaro in 2021, making him the 1st wrestler to defend both the Universal & World Heavyweight Championship at Backlash. This will be his 3rd PPV of 2026 & 2nd in a row after he defeated CM Punk at WrestleMania 42 on 4/19, making it the 1st since he defeated Bronson Reed & then lost to Bronson Reed in an Australian Street Fight at Clash in Paris & Crown Jewel on 8/31 & 10/11/25 that he wrestled in 2 consecutive 1-on-1 matches on PPV, the 1st time he was in 2 consecutive Championship Matches since he defeated Sami Zayn & Cody Rhodes at Elimination Chamber & WrestleMania 39 on 2/18 & 4/2/23, the 1st time he wrestled a fellow 2nd Generation wrestler & his Cousin since he defeated Solo Sikoa in a Tribal Combat Match on Raw on 1/6/25. This will be Roman Reign’s 1st World Heavyweight Championship Defense, so if he loses, he would be the 1st since CM Punk who lost to Seth Rollins at SummerSlam on 8/2/25 to lose in his 1st Defense, which would tie Drew McIntyre & CM Punk for the Least Defenses of All-Time. As of Backlash, Roman Reigns’ World Heavyweight Championship Reign has lasted 18 Days, so if he loses, he would be the 1st to lose in 18 Days, which is the 3rd Shortest Reign of All-Time ahead of Drew McIntyre (4/7/24) & CM Punk (8/2/25). This will be the 2nd match between 2 multi-generation wrestlers at Backlash & 1st since Bray Wyatt defeated Randy Orton in 2016 & the 1st match between 2 cousins in Backlash History. This will be the 1st PPV match between 2 multi-generation wrestlers since Cody Rhodes defeated Randy Orton at WrestleMania 42 on 4/19 & the 1st PPV match between 2 cousins since Jacob Fatu defeated Solo Sikoa at SummerSlam on 8/3/25. The World Heavyweight Championship changed hands once in 2026 when Reigns defeated CM Punk at WrestleMania 42 on 4/19, making it the 1st time it changed hands on consecutive PPVs in History. It has changed hands 10 times in History. It has changed hands 9 times at Backlash, with the last title change taking place in 2017 when Jinder Mahal defeated Randy Orton, but the World Heavyweight Championship has never changed hands at Backlash. If Fatu wins, he will be the 1st wrestler to retain the United States Championship & win the World Heavyweight Championship at consecutive Backlash events & will join his cousins Rosey & Solo Sikoa & his uncle Umaga as being undefeated in 2 matches at Backlash & would be the 1st time since he defeated LA Knight & defeated LA Knight, Drew McIntyre, & Damian Priest in a Fatal 4-Way Match at WrestleMania 41 on 4/19/25 & Backlash on 5/10/25 that he won 2 consecutive PPVs. If Reigns win, he will be the 2nd wrestler after Cody Rhodes to be undefeated in 4 matches at Backlash, which is the most wins without a loss at Backlash & tied for the 3rd most wins at Backlash after Kane (6-2-1) & Edge (5-6-0), the 1st time he won 2 consecutive matches since he & Jey Uso defeated Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed & he defeated Bronson Reed at SummerSlam & Clash in Paris on 8/2 & 8/31/25 & the 1st time he won 2 consecutive 1-on-1 matches since he defeated Jey Uso & LA Knight at SummerSlam & Crown Jewel on 8/5 & 11/4/23.

Jacob Fatu (1-0-0)

1. Defeated LA Knight, Drew McIntyre, & Damian Priest in a Fatal 4-Way Match to retain the WWE United States Championship (5/10/25)

Roman Reigns (3-0-0)

1. Defeated Samoa Joe (5/6/18)
2. Defeated Cesaro to retain the WWE Universal Championship (5/16/21)
3. With WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) as The Bloodline defeated Drew McIntyre & WWE Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match (5/8/22)

WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: SAMI ZAYN VS WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION TRICK WILLIAMS

FACTS: This will be the 12th United States Championship Match of 2026, making it the most Defended Championship of 2026, 2nd PPV in a row, & 1st since Trick Williams defeated Sami Zayn at WrestleMania 42 on 4/19. This will be the 8th United States Championship Match at Backlash & 2nd year in a row after Jacob Fatu defeated LA Knight, Drew McIntyre, & Damian Priest in a Fatal 4-Way Match in 2025 1st 1-on-1 match for the United States Championship since Apollo Crews defeated Andrade in 2020, but 1st on the main show since Jeff Hardy defeated Randy Orton in 2018. This will be Sami Zayn’s 4th Backlash, 1st since he, Kevin Owens, & Matt Riddle lost to The Bloodline in 2023, 1st 1-on-1 match at Backlash since he defeated Baron Corbin in 2017, & 1st Championship Match at Backlash in his Career. This will be his 3rd PPV of 2026 & 2nd in a row after he lost to Trick Williams at WrestleMania 42 on 4/19, making it the 1st time he wrestled 2 consecutive 1-on-1 matches on PPV since he defeated Karrion Kross at Night of Champions & SummerSlam on 6/28 & 8/2/25. If Sami Zayn wins, he will be the 23rd 3-time United States Champion & 1st since Shinsuke Nakamura in 2024. This will be Trick Williams’ 1st Backlash, making it the 2nd year in a row after Jacob Fatu in 2025 to make his Backlash debut as the defending United States Champion, but 1st to make his Backlash debut defending the United States Championship in a 1-on-1 match since Kevin Owens in 2017. This will be his 4th PPV in a row in 2026, making him the only wrestler to wrestle on every PPV in 2026, 1st match against a foreign wrestler & 1st match against a Canadian since he defeated Sami Zayn at WrestleMania 42 on 4/19. This will be Trick Williams’ 1st United States Championship Defense, so if he loses, he will be the 1st since Finn Balor who lost to Austin Theory on Raw on 4/18/22 to lose in his 1st Defense. As of Backlash, Trick Williams’ United States Championship Reign has lasted 20 Days, so if he loses, he will be the 1st since Samoa Joe (6/3/19-6/23/19) to lose in 20 Days. This will be the 2nd 1-on-1 match between them after WrestleMania 42 on 4/19, which was won by Williams, making this the 1st match to be re-matched from WrestleMania. The United States Championship has changed hands twice in 2026, with the last title change taking place at WrestleMania 42 on 4/19, when Williams defeated Sami Zayn. It has changed 184 times in History. The United States Championship has only changed hands once at Backlash, in 2008 when Matt Hardy defeated MVP. If Zayn wins, it will be his 1st win at Backlash since he defeated Baron Corbin in 2017 & 1st PPV win since he defeated Karrion Kross at SummerSlam on 8/2/25. If Williams wins, it will be the 2nd year in a row after Jacob Fatu in 2025 that the United States Champion retained the title in his Backlash debut.

 

Sami Zayn (1-2-0)

1. Defeated Baron Corbin (5/21/17)
2. With Kevin Owens lost to Bobby Lashley & Braun Strowman (5/6/18)
3. With Kevin Owens as Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions & Matt Riddle lost to The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa & The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match (5/6/23)

Trick Williams (0-0-0)

This will be Trick Williams’ 1st Backlash

SETH ROLLINS VS BRON BREAKKER

FACTS: This will be Seth Rollins’ 4th Backlash & 1st since he defeated Omos in 2023. This will be his 2nd PPV in a row after he lost to Gunther at WrestleMania 42 on 4/18, the 1st time he wrestled on 2 consecutive PPVs since he & Becky Lynch lost to AJ Lee & CM Punk & he defeated Cody Rhodes at Wrestlepalooza & Crown Jewel on 9/20 & 10/11/25, the 1st time he wrestled 2 consecutive 1-on-1 matches on PPV since he defeated Shinsuke Nakamura & Drew McIntyre at Fastlane & Crown Jewel on 10/7 & 11/4/23, the 1st time he wrestled 2 consecutive 1-on-1 Non-Title Matches on PPV since he defeated Logan & Omos at WrestleMania 39 & Backlash on 4/1 & 5/6/23, & the 1st time he wrestled a 2nd Generation wrestler since he defeated Cody Rhodes at Crown Jewel on 10/11/25. This will be Bron Breakker’s 1st Backlash, making him the 2nd year in a row after Gunther & Pat McAfee that someone made their Backlash debut in a 1-on-1 Non-Title Match, the 18th multi-generation wrestler to make their Backlash debut, & 2nd year in a row after Jacob Fatu in 2025, but he & Scott Steiner are the 1st Uncle & Nephew to both wrestle at Backlash. This will be his 2nd PPV of 2026 & 1st since the Royal Rumble on 1/31, 1st match overall since the Royal Rumble on 1/31, 1st 1-on-1 match since he lost to CM Punk on Raw on 1/5/26, & 1st 1-on-1 match on PPV since he defeated Sami Zayn at SummerSlam on 8/3/24. This will be the 2nd 1-on-1 match between them after NXT on 6/20/23, which was won by Rollins. If Rollins wins, it will be his 1st win at Backlash since he defeated Omos in 2023 & 1st on PPV since he defeated Cody Rhodes at Crown Jewel on 10/11/25. If Breakker wins, he will be the 2nd year in a row after Gunther in 2025 to win a 1-on-1 Non-Title Match in his Backlash debut.

Seth Rollins (1-1-0)

1. Defeated The Miz to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (5/6/18)
2. Lost to Cody Rhodes (5/8/22)
3. Defeated Omos (5/6/23)

Bron Breakker (0-0-0)

This will be Bron Breakker’s 1st Backlash

IYO SKY VS ASUKA

FACTS: This will be the 1st 1-on-1 Non-Title Women’s Match at Backlash since Ruby Riott defeated Bayley in 2018, but 1st on the main show since Santina Marella defeated Beth Phoenix in 2009, & 1st All-Japanese match in Backlash History. This will be IYO SKY’s 2nd Backlash in her Career & 1st since she lost to Bianca Belair in 2023, but 1st Non-Title Match at Backlash in her Career. This will be her 2nd PPV in 2026 & 1st since the Royal Rumble on 1/31, 1st 1-on-1 match on PPV since she lost to Stephanie Vaquer at Crown Jewel on 9/20/25, 1st match against a fellow foreign wrestler since she lost to Becky Lynch on Raw on 4/27, & 1st against a fellow Japanese wrestler since she lost to Kairi Sane on Raw on 4/13. This will be Asuka’s 4th Backlash, 1st since she & Kairi Sane lost to Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill in 2024, & 1st 1-on-1 match at Backlash since she wrestled Nia Jax to a Double Count Out in 2020. This will be her 3rd PPV of 2026 & 1st since she lost the Elimination Chamber on 2/28, 1st 1-on-1 match & 1st match against a fellow foreign wrestler since she defeated Rhea Ripley on Raw on 12/22/25, 1st 1-on-1 match on PPV since she lost to Jade Cargill at Night of Champions on 6/28/25, & 1st match against a fellow Japanese wrestler since she lost to IYO SKY on Smackdown on 9/22/23. This will be the 1st PPV match between 2 foreign women since Stephanie Vaquer defeated IYO SKY at Wrestlepalooza on 9/20/25 & the 1st between 2 Japanese women in WWE History. This will be the 2nd 1-on-1 match between them after Smackdown on 9/22/23, which was won by SKY. If SKY wins, it will be her 1st win at Backlash in her Career, 1st PPV win since she was part of War Games at Survivor Series on 11/29/25, & 1st 1-on-1 win on PPV since she defeated Bianca Belair at Crown Jewel on 11/4/23. If Asuka wins, it will be her 1st win at Backlash in her Career, 1st win overall since she defeated Bayley & Nattie in a Triple Threat Match on Raw on 2/16, 1st 1-on-1 win since she defeated Rhea Ripley on Raw on 12/22/25, & 1st on PPV & 1st 1-on-1 win on PPV since she defeated Bianca Belair at Night of Champions on 5/27/23.

IYO SKY (0-1-0)

1. Lost to WWE Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair (5/6/23)

Asuka (0-2-1)

1. Wrestled Nia Jax to a Double Count Out (6/13/20)
2. Lost to WWE Raw Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley along with Charlotte Flair in a Triple Threat Match (5/16/21)
3. With Kairi Sane as The Kabuki Warriors lost the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship to Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill (5/4/24)

DANHAUSEN & A MYSTERY PARTNER VS THE MIZ & KIT WILSON

FACTS: This will be the 1st Non-Title Tag Team Match at Backlash since The Bloodline defeated Randy Orton & Kevin Owens in a Street Fight in 2024 & 1st Non-Gimmick Non-Title Match at Backlash since Bobby Lashley & Braun Strowman defeated Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn in 2018. This will be Danhausen’s 1st Backlash in his Career, making him the 2nd year in a row after Gunther in 2025 that someone with 1 name made their Smackdown debut. This will be his 1st PPV in his Career & 1st 2-on-2 Tag Team Match in his Career. This will be The Miz’s 6th Backlash & 1st since he lost to Damian Priest in a Lumberjack Match in 2021 & 1st 2-on-2 Tag Match at Backlash since he & John Morrison defeated Shannon Moore & Jimmy Wang Yang in 2008, but 1st on the main card in his Career. This will be his 2nd PPV of 2026 & 1st since the Royal Rumble on 1/31, & 1st 2-on-2 Tag Team Match on PPV since he & Logan Paul defeated The Mysterios at WrestleMania 38 on 4/2/22. This will be Kit Wilson’s 1st Backlash in his Career, making him the 1st British wrestler since William Regal in 2001 to make his Backlash debut. This will be his 1st PPV in his Career. Danhausen & Kit Wilson will be the 1st wrestlers since Solo Sikoa & Tama Tonga defeated Randy Orton & Kevin Owens in 2024 to make their Backlash debut in a 2-on-2 Tag Team Match, but 1st to do it as opponents as Dominik Mysterio & Robert Roode in 2021, when Dominik & Rey Mysterio defeated Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler. Danhausen & Wilson will be the 1st wrestlers since Jelly Roll at SummerSlam on 8/2/25 to make their PPV debut in a 2-on-2 Tag Team Match.

Danhausen (0-0-0)

This will be Danhausen’s 1st Backlash

The Miz (2-3-0)

1. With John Morrison defeated Shannon Moore & Jimmy Wang Yang in a Dark Match prior to the PPV (4/27/08)
2. Defeated Dolph Ziggler to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (9/11/16)
3. Lost to WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins (5/6/18)
4. With John Morrison lost to WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match (6/14/20)
5. Lost to Damian Priest in a Lumberjack Match (5/16/21)

Kit Wilson (0-0-0)

This will be Kit Wilson’s 1st Backlash

 

Since I do the blogs looking at every Pay-Per-View every month, I thought I would do one looking at WWE WrestleMania 42. To see the entire history of WrestleMania, visit the WrestleMania History HERE. And for any feedback or comments about this, comment below or tweet me (@hbkid718). Thanks.

This will be the 7th year in a row that WrestleMania was held over 2 nights, & the 7th year in a row that WrestleMania was held on a different night besides Sunday.

This will be the 2nd time in history that WrestleMania will be held in the same building 2 years in a row & 1st since WrestleMania 4 & 5 in 1988 & 1989 at Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The 8 wrestlers that are making their WrestleMania debut (Je’Von Evans, Oba Femi, Dragon Lee, Lash Legend, JD McDonagh, IShowSpeed, Stephanie Vaquer, & Trick Williams) were the 4th time after WrestleMania 6, 39, & 41 making it the 1st time in History that 8 wrestlers made their WrestleMania debut at consecutive WrestleManias. This brought the total number of wrestlers to compete at WrestleMania to 546.

This will be the 2nd time WrestleMania had 13 matches after WrestleMania 33. This brought the total number of matches to take place at WrestleMania to 486.

 

This will be the 5th year in a row that no matches will be on the Kickoff Show.

This will be the 3rd PPV of 2026 to not have a World or WWE Tag Team Championship Match & the 1st WrestleMania since WrestleMania 32 to not have one, though it’s the 2nd WrestleMania in a row to not have a WWE Tag Team Championship Match as the World Tag Team Championships were defended at WrestleMania 41. This will be the 3rd PPV of 2026 to not have a Women’s United States Championship Match & it has never been defended at WrestleMania or on PPV in History.

NIGHT 1 (4/18/26)

UNDISPUTED WWE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: UNDISPUTED WWE CHAMPION CODY RHODES VS RANDY ORTON

This will be the 63rd WWE, World, or Universal Championship Match in WrestleMania History, but 39th WWE Championship Match & 40th year in a row. This will be the 2nd year in a row that there will be 2 WWE & World Championship Matches at WrestleMania. This will be the 2nd time that the Undisputed WWE Championship will be defended on Night 1 after Bobby Lashley defeated Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 37. This will be the 4th Undisputed WWE Championship Match of 2026, making it the 5th Most Defended Championship of 2026 after the United States Championship (11th Defense will be at WrestleMania), Women’s Tag Team Championship (9th Defense will be at WrestleMania), Intercontinental Championship (7th Defense will be at WrestleMania), World Heavyweight Championship & Women’s Intercontinental Championship (5th Defense will be at WrestleMania), 1st since Cody Rhodes defeated Drew McIntyre on Smackdown on 3/6, & 1st on PPV since Drew McIntyre defeated Sami Zayn at the Royal Rumble on 1/31. This will be Cody Rhodes’ 12th WrestleMania, but 13th match as he wrestled twice at WrestleMania 40, tying him with Sheamus & Brock Lesnar, & Drew McIntyre, Rey Mysterio, & Jey Uso this year for the 8th Most WrestleMania Matches of All-Time below The Undertaker (27), Triple H (23), Kane & Randy Orton (this year) (21), The Big Show, John Cena, Shawn Michaels, & The Miz (17), Kofi Kingston (16), Seth Rollins (15, this year), Edge, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Roman Reigns (this year) & Jimmy Uso (this year) (14), 5th in a row, which is the most consecutive WrestleMania Matches in his Career, & 4th Championship Match in a row, tying him with Edge (24, 25, 26, 27), Brock Lesnar (33, 34, 35, 36), & Roman Reigns (37, 38, 39, 40) for 3rd Most Consecutive WWE or World Championship Matches at WrestleMania after John Cena (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29) (8) & Triple H (18, 19, 20, 21, & 22) (5). He will be the 1st in history to challenge & lose, win, defend & lose, & defend a WWE Championship at 4 consecutive WrestleManias. This will be his 3rd match on Night 1 after WrestleMania 38 & 40. This will be his 3rd PPV in a row in 2026 after the Royal Rumble on 1/31 & Elimination Chamber on 2/28, but 1st 1-on-1 match on PPV since he lost to Seth Rollins at Crown Jewel for the Crown Jewel Championship on 10/11/25, 1st match overall since he defeated Drew McIntyre to win the WWE Championship on Smackdown on 3/9, & 1st match against a fellow multi-generation wrestler since he defeated Randy Orton at Night of Champions on 6/28/25. This will be Cody Rhodes’ 1st Undisputed WWE Championship Defense, so if he loses, he will be the 1st since Brock Lesnar who lost to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 38 on 4/3/22 to lose in his 1st Defense. As of WrestleMania 42, Cody Rhodes’ Undisputed WWE Championship Reign has lasted 43 Days, so if he loses, he would be the 2nd to lose in 43 Days after Brock Lesnar’s 7th Reign (2/19/22-4/3/22). This will be Randy Orton’s 21st WrestleMania, which ties Kane for the 3rd Most WrestleMania Matches of All-Time below The Undertaker (27) & Triple H (23) & 3rd in a row, which is his most consecutive WrestleMania matches since 36, 37, & 38, & 6th WWE or World Championship Match at WrestleMania after 22, 24, 25, 30, & 33, which ties Hulk Hogan for the 4th Most WWE Championship Matches at WrestleMania after John Cena (9), Triple H (8), & Brock Lesnar & Roman Reigns (7), & 1st WWE Championship Match since he defeated Bray Wyatt to win the Championship at WrestleMania 33. This will be his 1st match on Night 1 in his Career. This will be his 3rd PPV in a row in 2026, making it the 1st time he wrestled 3 consecutive PPVs since WrestleMania 40, Backlash, & King & Queen of the Ring on 4/7, 5/4, & 5/25/24, 1st WWE Championship Match on PPV since he lost to John Cena at Backlash on 5/10/25, & 1st 1-on-1 match against a fellow multi-generation wrestler since he lost to Cody Rhodes at Night of Champions on 6/28/25. If Randy Orton wins, he will be the 2nd 11-time Undisputed WWE Champion, which is the 2nd of All-Time below John Cena (14), but would be his 15th World Championship in his Career counting all Championships, which would give him the 3rd Most Championships of All-Time below John Cena (17) & Ric Flair (16) & would be his 1st WWE Championship since he lost the WWE Championship to Drew McIntyre on Raw on 11/16/20, marking 1980 Days between Reigns, which is the 5th Longest Gap between Championship Reigns after The Rock (8/25/02-1/27/13, 3809 Days), Hulk Hogan (6/13/93-4/21/02, 3235 Days), John Cena (2/12/17-4/20/25, 2990 Days), Triple H (4/26/09-1/24/16, 2465 Days), & Roman Reigns (6/19/16-4/3/22, 2115 Days). Cody Rhodes VS Randy Orton will be the 12th WrestleMania match between 2 multiple generation wrestlers after Randy Savage VS Greg Valentine (WM 4), Randy Savage VS Ted Dibiase (WM 4), The Blue Blazer VS Mr. Perfect (WM 5), Jake Roberts VS Ted DiBiase (WM 6), Bret Hart VS Owen Hart (WM 10), Ted DiBiase VS Randy Orton VS Cody Rhodes (WM 25), Randy Orton VS Bray Wyatt (WM 33 & 37), Cody Rhodes VS Roman Reigns (WM 39 & 40), & Jey Uso VS Jimmy Uso (WM 40). This will be the 7th 1-on-1 match to take place between 2 wrestlers who also wrestled each other in a Triple Threat Match as they wrestled in a Triple Threat along with Ted DiBiase at WrestleMania 26 after Chris Benoit VS Kurt Angle (16 in a Triple Threat & 17 in a 1-on-1 Match), John Cena VS Triple H (22 in a 1-on-1 Match & 24 in a Triple Threat), Triple H VS Randy Orton (24 in a Triple Threat & 25 in a 1-on-1 Match), John Cena VS The Big Show (20 in a 1-on-1 Match & 25 in a Triple Threat), Seth Rollins VS Brock Lesnar (31 in a Triple Threat & 35 in a 1-on-1 Match), & CM Punk VS Roman Reigns (41 in a Triple Threat & 42 in a 1-on-1 Match), making this the 1st time in WrestleMania History that there will be 2 matches taking place between wrestlers who wrestled in a Triple Threat Match & a 1-on-1 match, making Orton the 3rd wrestler after John Cena & Triple H to do it twice in his Career. This will be the 6th 1-on-1 match between 2 wrestlers where both of them won the WWE Championship at WrestleMania after Hulk Hogan VS Yokozuna (WM 9), John Cena VS Batista (WM 26), Roman Reigns VS Brock Lesnar (WM 34 & 38), Seth Rollins VS Brock Lesnar (WM 35), & Cody Rhodes VS John Cena (WM 41), making this the 1st time since Reigns VS Lesnar & Rollins VS Lesnar at WrestleMania 34 & 35 that it happened at consecutive Wrestle Manias. This will be the 1st match between 2 multi-generation wrestlers on PPV in 2026. This will be the 14th 1-on-1 match between them after Raw on 7/16/07 (won by Orton), Raw on 7/23/07 (won by Orton), Raw on 8/31/09 (No Contest), Raw on 2/8/10 (won by Rhodes), Smackdown on 10/1/10 (won by Orton), Smackdown on 9/6/11 (won by Orton), Raw on 9/12/11 (won by Rhodes), Smackdown on 9/20/11 (won by Rhodes by DQ), Vengeance on 10/23/11 (won by Orton), Smackdown on 11/1/11 (won by Orton), Raw on 4/29/13 (won by Orton), Raw on 9/2/13 (won by Orton), & Night of Champions on 6/28/25 (won by Rhodes), so Orton won 8, Rhodes won 4, & 1 match ended in a No Contest. This will be Cody Rhodes’ 5th WrestleMania main event in a row (39, 40 (2x), 41, & 42), which ties Brock Lesnar (19, 31, 34, 36, 38), Shawn Michaels (12, 14, 20, 23, 26), & The Undertaker (13, 24, 26, 33, 36) for the 4th Most WrestleMania Main Events after Roman Reigns (31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 (2x), 42) (11), Hulk Hogan (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) (8), & John Cena (22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 41), Triple H/Hunter Hearst Helmsley (16, 18, 20, 21 22, 25, 32), & The Rock/Rocky Maivia (15, 16, 17, 28, 29, 40) (4), & 5th in a row, tying Hulk Hogan (5, 6, 7, 8, & 9) for the 2nd Most Consecutive WrestleMania Main Events after Roman Reigns (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, & 42) (6). This will Randy Orton’s 3rd WrestleMania Main Event after WrestleMania 25 & 30. It will be the 35th year in a row a WWE Championship Match was the main event of WrestleMania & the 1st time an Undisputed WWE Championship will be the main event of Night 1. This will be both Cody Rhodes & Randy Orton’s 3rd PPV main event in a row of 2026 after the Royal Rumble & Elimination Chamber, making them the only wrestlers to wrestle in every PPV main event of 2026. The Undisputed WWE Championship has changed hands twice in 2026, with the last title change taking place on Smackdown on 3/6 when Rhodes defeated Drew McIntyre. It has changed hands 150 times in History. WWE or World Championships have changed hands 38 times at WrestleMania, with the Undisputed WWE Championship changing hands 33 times at WrestleMania, with the last title change taking place 2 consecutive years at WrestleMania 40 when Cody Rhodes defeated Roman Reigns & at WrestleMania 41 when John Cena defeated Cody Rhodes, so if it changes hands again, it would be the 1st time since WrestleMania 31, 32, & 33 that a WWE or World Championship changed hands at 3 consecutive WrestleManias, & would be the 5th time that the WWE Championship has changed hands consecutively after WrestleMania 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10, WrestleMania 12, 13, 14, & 15, WrestleMania 19, 20, 21, & 22, WrestleMania 23, 24, 25, & 26, & WrestleMania 29, 30, 31, 32, & 33. If Cody Rhodes wins, he will be the 1st to win the WWE or World Championship, lose the Championship, & successfully defend the Championship at 3 consecutive WrestleManias & if he loses, he would be the 4th to lose a WWE or World Championship at consecutive WrestleManias after Yokozuna (WM 9 & 10), Triple H (WM 20 & 21), & Edge (WM 24 & 25). If Randy Orton wins, he would be the 8th to win a WWE or World Championship more than once at WrestleMania since he defeated Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania 33 after Hulk Hogan (WM 5, 7, & 9), Steve Austin (WM 14, 15, & 17), The Undertaker (WM 13 & 23), Brock Lesnar (WM 19 & 33), John Cena (WM 21, 26, 29, & 41), Seth Rollins (WM 31 & 35), & Drew McIntyre (WM 36 & 40). If Rhodes wins, it will be his 1st PPV win since he defeated Drew McIntyre at Wrestlepalooza on 9/20/25, ending a 4 match losing streak on PPV & if he loses, it will be the 1st time since he lost 5 consecutive matches in a row on PPV since SummerSlam, Live From MSG, Royal Rumble, Roadblock, & WrestleMania 32 in 2015 & 2016. If Orton wins, it will be his 1st 1-on-1 PPV win since he defeated Joe Hendry at WrestleMania 41 on 4/20/25, making it the 1st time he won 2 consecutive WrestleMania matches since he defeated Bray Wyatt & he & Matt Riddle defeated The Alpha Academy & The Street Profits in a Triple Threat Match at WrestleMania 38 & 39, the 1st time he won 2 consecutive 1-on-1 matches at WrestleMania in his Career as he won a Triple Threat & a Singles Match at WrestleMania 26 & 27 & he won at WrestleMania 31 & 33, but didn’t wrestle at WrestleMania 32 & the 1st time he won 2 consecutive matches on PPV since he & Matt Riddle defeated Omos & AJ Styles & they defeated The Usos at Crown Jewel & Survivor Series on 10/21 & 11/21/21, & was his 1st 1-on-1 win on PPV since he defeated Joe Hendry at WrestleMania 41 on 4/20/25.

 

Cody Rhodes/Stardust (3-9-0)

1. (As Cody Rhodes) Lost to Kane in a 23-Man ECW Championship #1 Contender’s Battle Royal in a Dark Match prior to WM (3/30/08 WM XXIV)
2. Lost to Randy Orton along with Ted DiBiase in a Triple Threat Match (3/28/10 WM XXVI)
3. Defeated Rey Mysterio (4/3/11 WM XXVII)
4. Lost the WWE Intercontinental Championship to The Big Show (4/1/12 WM XXVIII)
5. Lost to Cesaro in the 31-Man 1st Annual Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal (4/6/14 WM XXX)
6. (As Stardust) Lost to Daniel Bryan along with Dean Ambrose, WWE Intercontinental Champion Bad News Barrett, Luke Harper, & R-Truth in a 7-Way Ladder Match (3/30/15 WM 31)
7. Lost to Zack Ryder along with Sin Cara, The Miz, WWE Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, & Dolph Ziggler in a 7-Way Ladder Match to win the title (4/3/16 WM 32)
8. (As Cody Rhodes) Defeated Seth Rollins (4/2/22 WM 38: Night 1)
9. Lost to Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns (4/2/23 WM 39: Night 2)
10. With WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins lost to The Bloodline (Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns & The Rock) (4/6/24 WM XL: Night 1)
11. Defeated Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns in a Bloodline Rules Match to win the title (4/7/24 WM XL: Night 2)
12. Lost the Undisputed WWE Championship to John Cena (4/20/25 WM 41: Night 2)

Randy Orton (9-11-0)

1. With Batista & Ric Flair as Evolution defeated The Rock ‘n Sock Connection (Mick Foley & The Rock) in a 3-on-2 Handicap Match (3/14/04 WM XX)
2. Lost to The Undertaker (4/3/05 WM 21)
3. Lost to Rey Mysterio along with WWE World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle in a Triple Threat Match (4/2/06 WM 22)
4. Lost to Mr. Kennedy along with King Booker, Edge, Finlay, Jeff Hardy, & Matt Hardy in a 6-Way Money In the Bank Ladder Match (4/1/07 WM 23)
5. Defeated John Cena & Triple H in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWE Championship (3/30/08 WM XXIV)
6. Lost to WWE Champion Triple H (4/5/09 WM 25)
7. Defeated Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes in a Triple Threat Match (3/28/10 WM XXVI)
8. Defeated CM Punk (4/3/11 WM XXVII)
9. Lost to Kane (4/1/12 WM XXVIII)
10. With The Big Show & Sheamus lost to The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, & Seth Rollins) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match (4/7/13 WM 29)
11. Lost the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Daniel Bryan along with Batista in a Triple Threat Match (4/6/14 WM XXX)
12. Defeated Seth Rollins (3/29/15 WM 31)
13. Defeated WWE Champion Bray Wyatt to win the title (4/2/17 WM 33)
14. Lost the WWE United States Championship to Jinder Mahal along with Bobby Roode & Rusev in a Fatal 4-Way Match (4/8/18 WM 34)
15. Lost to AJ Styles (4/7/19 WM 35)
16. Lost to Edge in a Last Man Standing Match (4/5/20 WM 36: Night 2)
17. Defeated Bray Wyatt (4/11/21 WM 37: Night 2)
18. With Riddle as WWE Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro defeated The Alpha Academy (Chad Gable & Otis) & The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) in a Triple Threat Match to retain the titles (4/3/22 WM 38: Night 2)
19. Lost to WWE United States Champion Logan Paul along with Kevin Owens in a Triple Threat Match (4/7/24 WM XL: Night 2)
20. Defeated Joe Hendry (4/20/25 WM 41: Night 2)

 

 

WWE WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: WWE WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPION STEPHANIE VAQUER VS LIV MORGAN

FACTS: This will be the 32nd Women’s Championship Match at WrestleMania & 11th year in a row, but the 10th Women’s World Championship at WrestleMania in a row. This will be the 7th year in a row that there will be 2 Women’s Championship Matches at WrestleMania. This will be the 8th year in a row that a Women’s Championship Match will be on Night 1, but 1st Women’s World Championship Match on Night 1 since WrestleMania 40. This will be the 2nd Women’s World Championship Match of 2026, tying it with the Women’s Championship (2nd Defense will be at WrestleMania), Women’s United States Championship, & World Tag Team Championship as the Least Defended Championship of 2026, 1st since Stephanie Vaquer defeated Raquel Rodriguez in a Philadelphia Street Fight on Raw on 2/2, & 1st on PPV since Stephanie Vaquer defeated Nikki Bella at Survivor Series on 11/29/25. This will be Stephanie Vaquer’s 1st WrestleMania in her Career, making her the 1st Chilean wrestler to make their WrestleMania debut, making it the 13th year in a row that a foreign wrestler will make their WrestleMania debut, the 2nd year in a row that a foreign woman after Lyra Valkyria at WrestleMania 41 will make their WrestleMania debut, & the 11th time that someone will make their WrestleMania debut as the defending Women’s Champion after Lelani Kai (WM 1), Alundra Blayze (WM 10), Jazz (WM 18), Victoria (WM 19), Melina (WM 23), AJ Lee (WM 30), Bayley & Alexa Bliss (WM 33), Rhea Ripley (WM 36), & Tiffany Stratton (WM 41), making it the 1st time since Jazz & Victoria that it happened in 2 consecutive years. This will be her 1st PPV of 2026 & 1st PPV overall since she defeated Nikki Bella at Survivor Series on 11/29/25, & 1st match overall since she defeated Raquel Rodriguez on Raw on 3/16. This will be Stephanie Vaquer’s 6th Women’s World Championship Defense, so if she loses, she will be the 1st since Liv Morgan who lost to Rhea Ripley on Raw on 1/6/25 to lose in her 6th Defense. As of WrestleMania 42, Stephanie Vaquer’s Women’s World Championship Reign has lasted 210 Days, so if she loses, she will be the 1st to lose in 210 Days, which is the 4th Reign over 200 Days, & the 4th Longest Reign of All-Time below Rhea Ripley (4/1/23-4/22/24, 387 Days), Bayley’s 2nd Reign (10/11/19-10/25/20, 380 Days), & Liv Morgan’s 2nd Reign (5/25/24-1/6/25, 226 Days). This will be Liv Morgan’s 8th WrestleMania, which is the 4th Most Matches for a Woman at WrestleMania after Natalya (11), Naomi & Becky Lynch (this year), (10), & Charlotte Flair (this year) (9), & 2nd in a row, which was the 1st time since WrestleMania 38 & 39 that she wrestled on 2 consecutive WrestleManias, her 1st 1-on-1 match at WrestleMania since she defeated Natalya at WrestleMania 36, but 1st match on the main card in her Career, & 1st Championship Match at WrestleMania in her Career, which is the longest amount of time from a WrestleMania debut to a Women’s Championship Match. This will be her 3rd match on Night 1 after WrestleMania 36 & 37. This will be her 1st PPV since the Royal Rumble on 1/31, 1st 1-on-1 match on PPV since she defeated Nia Jax at Crown Jewel on 11/2/24, 1st match overall since she & Raquel Rodriguez lost to Jade Cargill & Jordynne Grace on Smackdown on 2/6, 1st 1-on-1 match overall & 1st match against a foreign wrestler since she defeated Lyra Valkyria on Raw on 1/5, 1st Women’s World Championship Match since she lost the Championship to Rhea Ripley on Raw on 1/6/25, & 1st match against a Chilean wrestler in her Career. If Liv Morgan wins, she would be the 4th 3-time Women’s World Champion after Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, & Naomi & 1st since Naomi in 2025, which would tie Naomi for the 3rd Most Women’s World Championship Reigns after Charlotte Flair (7) & Becky Lynch (5). The Women’s World Championship has never changed hands in 2026, with the last title change taking place at Wrestlepalooza on 9/20/25, when Vaquer defeated IYO SKY for the Vacant Championship. It has changed hands 32 times in History. Women’s Championships have changed hands 14 times at WrestleMania, including the last 9 years in a row, but the Women’s World Championship has only changed hands 4 times at WrestleMania, with the last title change taking place at WrestleMania 39 when Rhea Ripley defeated Charlotte Flair. Women’s Champions competing in their 1st WrestleMania have retained 6 times (Alundra Blayze (WM 10), Jazz (WM 18), Melina (WM 23), AJ Lee (WM 30), Bayley (WM 33), & Tiffany Stratton (WM 41), & lost the Women’s Championship 4 times (Leilani Kai (WM 1), Victoria (WM 19), Alexa Bliss (WM 33), & Rhea Ripley (WM 36). If Liv Morgan wins, she would be the 1st woman to lose the Women’s Tag Team Championship & win the Women’s World Championship at consecutive WrestleManias. If Morgan wins, it would be her 1st 1-on-1 win on PPV since she defeated Nia Jax at Crown Jewel on 11/2/24.

Stephanie Vaquer (0-0-0)

This will be Stephanie Vaquer’s 1st WrestleMania

Liv Morgan (2-5-0)

1. Lost to Naomi in the 20-Woman 1^st Annual WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal Kickoff Match prior to WM (4/8/18 WM 34)

2. Lost to Carmella in the 17-Woman 2^nd Annual WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal Kickoff Match prior to WM (4/7/19 WM 35)

3. Defeated Natalya in a Kickoff Match prior to WM (4/4/20 WM 36: Night 1)

4. With Ruby Riott as The Riott Squad lost to Natalya & Tamina along with Dana Brooke & Mandy Rose, Carmella & Billie Kay, & Lana & Naomi in a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship #1 Contender’s Tag Team Turmoil Match (4/10/21 WM 37: Night 1)

5. With Rhea Ripley lost to Sasha Banks & Naomi along with Shayna Baszler & Natalya & WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Carmella & Queen Zelina in a Fatal 4-Way Match (4/4/22 WM 38: Night 2)

6. With Raquel Rodriguez lost to Shayna Baszler & Ronda Rousey along with Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green & Natalya & Shotzi in a WrestleMania Showcase Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match (4/2/23 WM 39: Night 2)

7. With Raquel Rodriguez lost the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship to Becky Lynch & WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria (4/20/25 WM 41: Night 2)

FATAL 4-WAY MATCH FOR THE WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: BAYLEY & LYRA VALKYRIA VS BRIE BELLA & PAIGE VS ALEXA BLISS & CHARLOTTE FLAIR VS WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE IRRESITIBLE FORCES (NIA JAX & LASH LEGEND)

FACTS: This will be the 6th Women’s Tag Team Championship Match at WrestleMania & 2nd in a row, making it the 1st time it was defended in 2 consecutive WrestleManias since WrestleMania 38 & 39, the 3rd Fatal 4-Way Match for the Women’s Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania after WrestleMania 35 & 38, & the 2nd time it was defended on Night 1 after WrestleMania 36. This will be the 17th Fatal 4-Way Match at WrestleMania & 2nd year in a row, making it the 3rd time that there will be a Fatal 4-Way Match at consecutive WrestleManias after WrestleMania 15 & 16, 33, 34, & 35, & 38 & 39, the 12th Tag Team Fatal 4-Way Match at WrestleMania & 1st since WrestleMania 39, the 5th Women’s Fatal 4-Way Match at WrestleMania & 1st since WrestleMania 39, the 14th Fatal 4-Way Match for a Championship at WrestleMania & 2nd year in a row, & the 9th Fatal 4-Way Match for a Tag Team Championship & 1st since WrestleMania 38. This will be the 2nd time a Fatal 4-Way Match will be on Night 1 & 1st since WrestleMania 39. This will be the 9th Women’s Tag Team Championship Match of 2026, making it the 2nd Most Defended Championship of 2026, after the United States Championship (11th Defense will be at WrestleMania), & 1st since The Irresistible Forces wrestled Bayley & Lyra Valkyria to a No Contest on Raw on 3/30, & 1st on PPV since Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair defeated The Judgment Day to win the Women’s Tag Team Championship at SummerSlam on 8/2/25. This will be the 8th Fatal 4-Way Match for the Women’s Tag Team Championship & 1st since The Judgment Day defeated Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair, The Kabuki Warriors, & Zaruca at Evolution on 7/13/25. This will be Bayley’s 7th WrestleMania & 1st since she defeated IYO SKY at WrestleMania 40, 2nd Women’s Tag Team Championship Match & 2nd Fatal 4-Way Match at WrestleMania & 1st since she & Sasha Banks lost the Women’s Tag Team Championships to The Iiconics along with Nia Jax & Tamina & Natalya & Beth Phoenix at WrestleMania 35. It will be her 2nd match on Night 1 & 1st since WrestleMania 39. This will be Lyra Valkyria’s 2nd WrestleMania in a row & 2nd Women’s Tag Team Championship Match in a row, making her the 1st since Shayna Baszler & Natalya at WrestleMania 37 & 38 to wrestle in 2 consecutive Women’s Tag Team Championship Matches at WrestleMania, & 1st Fatal 4-Way Match at WrestleMania. It will be her 1st match on Night 1. This will be Bayley & Lyra Valkyria’s 2nd PPV of 2026 & 1st since the Royal Rumble on 1/31 & their 1st Tag Team Fatal 4-Way Match in their Career, though Bayley wrestled in 3 Tag Team Fatal 4-Way Matches with Sasha Banks & IYO SKY. If Bayley & Lyra Valkyria win, they will be the 3rd team in a row to be 1st-time Women’s Tag Team Champions, but Bayley would be the 11th 3-time Women’s Tag Team Champion after Asuka, Sasha Banks, Shayna Baszler, Alexa Bliss, Nikki Cross, Nia Jax, Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, & IYO SKY, & 2nd in a row after Jax, Valkyria would be Bayley’s 2nd partner after Sasha Banks, making Bayley the 9th after Asuka, Sasha Banks, Shayna Baszler, Alexa Bliss, Nikki Cross, Nia Jax, Raquel Rodriguez, & IYO SKY to win the Women’s Tag Team Championship twice with 1 partner & a 3rd time with a different partner, & Lyra Valkyria would be the 17th 2-time Women’s Tag Team Champion & the 1st since Becky Lynch in 2025, making both of them the 7th & 8th wrestler to win the Women’s Tag Team Championship with 2 different partners after Asuka, Sasha Banks, Shayna Baszler, Alexa Bliss, Nikki Cross, Becky Lynch, & Raquel Rodriguez, & 1st since Lynch in 2025. This will be Brie Bella’s 5th WrestleMania & 1st since a 10-Diva Tag Team Match at WrestleMania 32, marking 10 years between WrestleMania matches, tying her with The Brooklyn Brawler/Kim Chee (7-17), Ric Flair (8-18), & Paige (32-42, this year) for the 11th Longest Gap between WrestleMania Matches below Tatanka (9-32, 23 Years), Lita (18-39) & Ricky Steamboat (4-25) (21 Years), Steve Austin (19-38, 19 Years), Jimmy Snuka (7-25. 18 Years), Jim Duggan (8-24, 16 Years), Shane McMahon (17-32, 15 Years), Road Dogg (16-30), Diamond Dallas Page (18-32), & The Iron Sheik (3-17) (14 Years), Goldberg (20-33), Bret Hart (13-26), Hillbilly Jim (4-17), & Roddy Piper (12-25) (13 Years), Kurt Angle (22-34), Terry Funk/Chainsaw Charlie (2-14), Bubba Ray Dudley (20-32), D-Von Dudley (20-32), Billy Gunn/Billy (18-30), Bobby Lashley (23-35), Vince McMahon (26-38), CM Punk (29-41), Rhyno (21-33), & Trish Stratus (27-39) (12 Years), & Akeem/The One Man Gang (6-17), AJ Lee (31-42, this year), & Nikolai Volkoff (6-17) (11 Years), tying Paige for the 4th longest gap for a woman after Lita (21 Years), Trish Stratus (12 Years), & AJ Lee (11 Years, this year), but 1st match on the main card since she & Nikki Bella lost to AJ Lee & Paige at WrestleMania 31, & 1st Women’s Tag Team Championship & 1st Fatal 4-Way Match at WrestleMania in her Career. It will be their 1st match on Night 1 in their Career. This will be her 2nd PPV of 2026 & 1st since the Royal Rumble on 1/31, the 1st time Brie Bella wrestled in at least 2 PPVs in the same year & wrestled more than 1 match since she wrestled in 3 PPVs in 2018 (Royal Rumble on 1/28/18, Hell In A Cell on 9/16/18, & Super Showdown on 10/6/18), & will be her 1st Tag Team Fatal 4-Way Match in her Career. This will be Paige’s 3rd WrestleMania & 1st since she was part of a 10-Diva’s Tag Team Match at WrestleMania 32, 1st 2-on-2 Tag Team Match at WrestleMania since she & AJ Lee defeated The Bellas Twins at WrestleMania 31 tying her with The Brooklyn Brawler/Kim Chee (7-17), Ric Flair (8-18), & Brie Bella (32-42, this year) for the 11th Longest Gap between WrestleMania Matches below Tatanka (9-32, 23 Years), Lita (18-39) & Ricky Steamboat (4-25) (21 Years), Steve Austin (19-38, 19 Years), Jimmy Snuka (7-25. 18 Years), Jim Duggan (8-24, 16 Years), Shane McMahon (17-32, 15 Years), Road Dogg (16-30), Diamond Dallas Page (18-32), & The Iron Sheik (3-17) (14 Years), Goldberg (20-33), Bret Hart (13-26), Hillbilly Jim (4-17), & Roddy Piper (12-25) (13 Years), Kurt Angle (22-34), Terry Funk/Chainsaw Charlie (2-14), Bubba Ray Dudley (20-32), D-Von Dudley (20-32), Billy Gunn/Billy (18-30), Bobby Lashley (23-35), Vince McMahon (26-38), CM Punk (29-41), Rhyno (21-33), & Trish Stratus (27-39) (12 Years), & Akeem/The One Man Gang (6-17), AJ Lee (31-42, this year), & Nikolai Volkoff (6-17) (11 Years), tying Brie Bella for the 4th longest gap for a woman after Lita (21 Years), Trish Stratus (12 Years), & AJ Lee (11 Years, this year),.This will be her 1st PPV of 2026, her 1st match overall since she, Sonya Deville, & Mandy Rose defeated Sasha Banks, Bayley, & Mickie James on Raw on 12/25/17, 1st PPV since the aforementioned 10-Women’s Tag Team Match at WrestleMania 32 on 4/3/16, & 1st Tag Team Fatal 4-Way Match in her Career. This will be the 1st time they teamed up together in a Tag Team Match & the 1st time Brie teamed with someone other than Nikki since she & Alicia Fox lost to Naomi & Tamina on Raw on 3/14/16. If Brie Bella & Paige win, they will be the 3rd 1st-time Women’s Tag Team Champion in a row, 2nd in a row after Lash Legend to win the Women’s Tag Team Championship for the 1st time, the 1st team where both won the Women’s Tag Team Championship for the 1st time since The Unholy Union in 2024, & the 3rd & 4th former Divas Champion to become Women’s Tag Team Champion after Charlotte Flair & Natalya & the 1st since Flair in 2025, & Paige would be the 13th former NXT Women’s Champion to become Women’s Tag Team Champion & the 1st since Roxanne Perez in 2025. This will be Alexa Bliss’ 4th WrestleMania & 2nd Women’s Tag Team Championship Match at WrestleMania & 1st since she & Nikki Cross defeated The Kabuki Warriors at WrestleMania 36, & 1st Fatal 4-Way Match at WrestleMania in her Career. It will be her 2nd time wrestling on Night 1 after WrestleMania 36. This will be Charlotte Flair’s 9th WrestleMania, which is the 3rd most WrestleMania matches for a woman after Natalya (11), & Naomi & Becky Lynch (this year) (10) & 2nd in a row after she lost to Tiffany Stratton at WrestleMania 41, 1st Women’s Tag Team Championship Match at WrestleMania, continuing her streak of every WrestleMania match being a Championship Match & 2nd Fatal 4-Way Match at WrestleMania after she lost to Bayley along with Sasha Banks & Nia Jax at WrestleMania 33. It will be her 4th match on Night 1 after WrestleMania 38, 39, & 41, making it the 2nd time that she wrestled on Night 1 on 2 consecutive WrestleManias. This will be Alexa Bliss’ 3rd PPV in a row in 2026 after the Royal Rumble on 1/31 & Elimination Chamber on 2/28, Charlotte Flair’s 2nd PPV of 2026 & 1st since the Royal Rumble on 1/31, & their 2nd Tag Team Fatal 4-Way in their Career together & 1st since they lost to The Judgment Day along with The Kabuki Warriors & Zaruca at Evolution on 7/13/25. If Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair win, they will be the 9th team to be 2-time Women’s Tag Team Champions & 1st since Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill in 2024, but Bliss would be the 3rd 5-time Women’s Tag Team Champion tying with Asuka & Raquel Rodriguez for the Most Women’s Tag Team Championship Reigns & Flair would be the 11th 3-time Women’s Tag Team Champion & 1st since IYO SKY in 2026. This will be Nia Jax’s 5th WrestleMania & 1st since she & Shayna Baszler defeated Natalya & Tamina at WrestleMania 37, her 3rd Women’s Tag Team Championship Match at WrestleMania & 1st since WrestleMania 37, tying her with Natalya for the Most Women’s Tag Team Championship Matches at WrestleMania, & 3rd Fatal 4-Way Match at WrestleMania & 1st since she & Tamina lost to The Iiconics along with Sasha Banks & Bayley & Natalya & Beth Phoenix at WrestleMania 35. It will be her 1st match on Night 1 in her Career. This will be Lash Legend’s 1st WrestleMania, making her the 1st woman to make their WrestleMania debut as a defending Women’s Tag Team Champion, her 1st Women’s Tag Team Championship Match & 1st Fatal 4-Way Match at WrestleMania. It will be her 1st match on Night 1 in her Career. This will be their 2nd PPV of 2026 & 1st since the Royal Rumble on 1/31 & 1st Tag Team Fatal 4-Way Match in their Career, though Jax was in one with Tamina at WrestleMania 35 & Legend was in 2 in NXT with Jakara Jackson. This will be The Irresistible Forces’ 4th Women’s Tag Team Championship Defense, so if they lose, they will be the 2nd in a row after RHIYO to lose in their 4th Defense. As of WrestleMania 42, The Irresistible Forces’ Women’s Tag Team Championship Reign has lasted 50 Days, so if they lose, they will be the 1st to lose in 50 Days, which is the 20th Reign over 50 Days. The Women’s Tag Team Championship has changed hands twice in 2026, with the last title change taking place on Smackdown on 2/27 when The Irresistible Forces defeated RHIYO. It has changed hands 4 times in a Fatal 4-Way Match, with the last title change taking place on Raw on 5/29/23 when Shayna Baszler & Ronda Rousey defeated Damage CTRL, Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green, & Raquel Rodriguez & Shotzi. The Women’s Tag Team Championship has changed hands 4 out 5 times it was defended at WrestleMania with the last title change taking place at WrestleMania 41 when Becky Lynch & Lyra Valkyria defeated Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez, so if it changes hands, it will be the 1st time since The Iiconics & Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross at WrestleMania 35 & 36 that it changed hands at consecutive WrestleManias, but would be the 3rd WrestleMania in a row it was defended that it changed hands as at WrestleMania 38, Sasha Banks & Naomi won the Championships, but it wasn’t defended at WrestleMania 39 & 40. Championships have changed hands 5 times in a Fatal 4-Way Match at WrestleMania with the last title change taking place at WrestleMania 41 when Dominik Mysterio won the Intercontinental Championship, Tag Team Championships have changed hands 3 times in a Fatal 4-Way Match with the Men’s Tag Team Championship changing hands at WrestleMania 33 when The Hardy Boyz won & the Women’s Tag Team Championship changing hands twice when The Iiconics won at WrestleMania 35 & Sasha Banks & Naomi won at WrestleMania 38. The last time there was a Title Change at consecutive WrestleManias in a Fatal 4-Way Match was Jinder Mahal winning the United States Championship at WrestleMania 34 & The Iiconics winning the Women’s Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania 35. If Bayley & Lyra Valkyria win, Bayley would be the 2nd woman after Sasha Banks at WrestleMania 35 & 38 to lose & win the Women’s Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania & the 3rd after Naomi at WrestleMania 33 & 38 & Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 35 & 41 to win a Women’s Championship & a Women’s Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania & Lyra Valkyria would be the 1st woman to win the Women’s Tag Team Championship at consecutive WrestleManias, the 1st woman to win 2 Championships at consecutive WrestleManias, & 1st since Edge & Christian at WrestleMania 16 & 17 to win a Tag Team Championship at consecutive WrestleManias. If The Bella Twins win, it would be their 1st Championship win at WrestleMania. If Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair win, Alexa Bliss would be the 1st woman to win the Women’s Tag Team Championship twice at WrestleMania & Charlotte Flair would be the 1st woman to win the WWE Women’s Championship, NXT Women’s Championship, & Women’s Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania. If The Irresistible Forces win, Nia Jax would be the 1st woman to retain the Women’s Tag Team Championship twice at WrestleMania & Lash Legend would be the 1st woman to successfully defend the Women’s Tag Team Championship in their debut WrestleMania. If Bayley & Lyra Valkyria win, it would be Bayley’s 1st PPV win since she was part of War Games at Survivor Series on 11/30/24 & Valkyria’s 1st PPV win since she defeated Becky Lynch at Backlash on 5/10/25, & their 1st win as a Tag Team on PPV. If Bella & Paige win, it would be their 1st Tag Team win in their Career. If Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair win, it would be their 1st PPV since they were part of War Games at Survivor Series on 11/29/25. If The Irresistible Forces win, it will be Jax’s 1st PPV win since she defeated Bayley at Bad Blood on 10/5/24 & Legend’s 1st PPV win in her Career.

Bayley (3-3-0)

1. Defeated Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair, & Nia Jax in a Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match to retain the WWE Raw Women’s Championship (4/2/17 WM 33)

2. Lost to Naomi in the 20-Woman 1^st Annual WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal Kickoff Match prior to WM (4/8/18 WM 34)

3. With Sasha Banks lost the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship to The Iiconics (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce) along with Nia Jax & Tamina & Natalya & Beth Phoenix in a Fatal 4-Way Match (4/7/19 WM 35)

4. Defeated Sasha Banks, Lacey Evans, Naomi, & Tamina in a Fatal 5-Way Elimination Match to win the title (4/5/20 WM 36: Night 2)

5. With Dakota Kai & IYO SKY as Damage CTRL lost to WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Lita & Becky Lynch & Trish Stratus in a 6-Woman Tag Team Match (4/1/23 WM 39: Night 1)

6. Defeated WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY to win the title (4/7/24 WM XL: Night 2)

 

Lyra Valkyria (1-0-0)

1. With Becky Lynch defeated WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez to win the titles (4/20/25 WM 41: Night 2)

Brie Bella (1-3-0)

1. Lost to Santina Marella in the Miss WrestleMania 25-Diva Battle Royal (4/5/09 WM 25)
2. Lost to WWE Diva’s Champion AJ Lee in the Vickie Guerrero Invitational Match (4/6/14 WM XXX)
3. With WWE Diva’s Champion Nikki Bella as The Bella Twins lost to AJ Lee & Paige (3/29/15 WM 31)
4. With Alicia Fox, Eva Marie, Natalya, & Paige as Team Total Divas defeated Team B.A.D. & Blonde (Emma, Lana, Naomi, Summer Rae, & Tamina) in a 10-Diva’s Tag Team Match in the Kickoff prior to WM (4/3/16 WM 32)

*Paige (2-0-0)

1. With AJ Lee defeated The Bella Twins (Brie & WWE Diva’s Champion Nikki Bella) (3/29/15 WM 31)
2. With Brie Bella, Alicia Fox, Eva Marie, & Natalya as Team Total Divas defeated Team B.A.D. & Blonde (Emma, Lana, Naomi, Summer Rae, & Tamina) in a 10-Diva’s Tag Team Match in the Kickoff prior to WM (4/3/16 WM 32)

Alexa Bliss (1-2-0)

1. Lost the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship to Naomi along with Carmella, Mickie James, Becky Lynch, & Natalya in a 6-Pack Challenge Match (4/2/17 WM 33)
2. Lost the WWE Raw Women’s Championship to Nia Jax (4/8/18 WM 34)
3. With Nikki Cross defeated WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) to win the titles (4/4/20 WM 36: Night 1)

Charlotte Flair/Charlotte (4-4-0)

1. (As Charlotte) Defeated Sasha Banks & Becky Lynch in a Triple Threat Match to win the WWE Women’s Championship (4/3/16 WM 32)

2. (As Charlotte Flair) Lost to WWE Raw Women’s Champion Bayley, along with Sasha Banks & Nia Jax in a Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match (4/2/17 WM 33)

3. Defeated Asuka to retain the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship (4/8/18 WM 34)

4. Lost the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship to Becky Lynch along with WWE Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey in a Winner Takes All Triple Threat Match (4/7/19 WM 35)

5. Defeated NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley to win the title (4/5/20 WM 36: Night 2)

6. Defeated Ronda Rousey to retain the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship (4/2/22 WM 38: Night 1)

7. Lost the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship to Rhea Ripley (4/1/23 WM 39: Night 1)

8. Lost to WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton (4/19/25 WM 41: Night 1)

Nia Jax (2-2-0)

1. Lost to WWE Raw Women’s Champion Bayley, along with Sasha Banks & Charlotte Flair in a Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match (4/2/17 WM 33)
2. Defeated WWE Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss to win the title (4/8/18 WM 34)
3. With Tamina lost to The Iiconics (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce) along with WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks & Bayley & Natalya & Beth Phoenix in a Fatal 4-Way Match (4/7/19 WM 35)
4. With Shayna Baszler as the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions defeated Natalya & Tamina to retain the titles (4/11/21 WM 37: Night 2)

 

Lash Legend (0-0-0)

This will be Lash Legend’s 1st WrestleMania

WWE WOMEN’S INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: WWE WOMEN’S INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION AJ LEE VS BECKY LYNCH

FACTS: This will be the 1st Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match in WrestleMania History, making it the 10th Championship to be defended at WrestleMania counting the WWE Light Heavyweight & Cruiserweight Championship, all forms of Men’s Tag Team Championships, all forms of the Women’s Championship, & all forms of WWE, World, or Universal Championships as the same Championship, the 1st new Championship to defended at WrestleMania since the Women’s Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania 35, the 1st new Singles Championship & 1st new Women’s Singles Championship to be defended at WrestleMania since the NXT Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 36. This will be the 5th Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match of 2026, tying it with the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania for the 4th Most Defended Championship after the United States Championship (11th Defense at WrestleMania), the Women’s Tag Team Championship (9th Defense will be at WrestleMania), & Intercontinental Championship (7th Defense will be at WrestleMania), 1st since AJ Lee defeated Bayley on Raw on 3/16, & 1st on PPV since Becky Lynch at Elimination Chamber on 2/28. This will be AJ Lee’s 3rd WrestleMania & 1st since WrestleMania 31, marking 11 years between WrestleMania matches, tying Akeem/The One Man Gang (6-17) & Nikolai Volkoff (6-17) for the 10th Longest Gap between WrestleMania Matches below Tatanka (9-32, 23 Years), Lita (18-39) & Ricky Steamboat (4-25) (21 Years), Steve Austin (19-38, 19 Years), Jimmy Snuka (7-25. 18 Years), Jim Duggan (8-24, 16 Years), Shane McMahon (17-32, 15 Years), Road Dogg (16-30), Diamond Dallas Page (18-32), & The Iron Sheik (3-17) (14 Years), Goldberg (20-33), Bret Hart (13-26), Hillbilly Jim (4-17), & Roddy Piper (12-25) (13 Years), & Kurt Angle (22-34), Terry Funk/Chainsaw Charlie (2-14), Bubba Ray Dudley (20-32), D-Von Dudley (20-32), Billy Gunn/Billy (18-30), Bobby Lashley (23-35), Vince McMahon (26-38), CM Punk (29-41), Rhyno (21-33), & Trish Stratus (27-39) (12 Years), which is the 3rd longest gap between WrestleMania matches for a woman after Lita (21 Years) & Trish Stratus (12 Years), 1st 1-on-1 match at WrestleMania in her Career, & 2nd Championship Match at WrestleMania, & 1st since she won the Vickie Guerrero Invitational Match, making her the 1st woman to defend the Divas & Women’s Intercontinental Championship in WrestleMania history & the 1st wrestler to defend 2 Championships in the Championship’s 1st Defense at WrestleMania. This will be her 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 after she defeated Becky Lynch at Elimination Chamber on 2/28, making this the 1st time she wrestled on 2 consecutive PPVs since she lost to Nikki Bella at Survivor Series & TLC on 11/23 & 12/14/14, & is the 2nd year in a row that she wrestled 2 matches in a row in the same calendar year, the 1st time she wrestled at least 3 1-on-1 matches since 2015, & was her 1st match against a foreign wrestler & an Irish wrestler since she defeated Becky Lynch at Elimination Chamber on 2/28. This will be AJ Lee’s 2nd Women’s Intercontinental Championship Defense, so if she loses, she will be the 3rd in a row after Maxxine Dupri & Becky Lynch to lose in their 2nd Defense, which is the Least Defenses of All-Time below Becky Lynch’s 1st Reign (8) & Lyra Valkyria (4). As of WrestleMania 42, AJ Lee’s Women’s Intercontinental Championship Reign has lasted 49 Days, so if she loses, she will be the 2nd to lose in 49 Days after Maxxine Dupri (11/17/25-1/5/26), which would tie for the Shortest Reign of All-Time, below Becky Lynch’s 1st Reign (6/7/25-11/17/25, 163 Days), Lyra Valkyria (1/13/25-6/7/25, 145 Days), & Becky Lynch’s 2nd Reign (1/5/26-2/28/26, 54 Days). This will be Becky Lynch’s 10th WrestleMania which ties Naomi for 2nd Most WrestleMania Matches for a woman after Natalya (11), 5th in a row, tying her with Bianca Belair (WrestleMania 37-41), Charlotte Flair (WrestleMania 32-36), & herself (WrestleMania 32-36) for 3rd Most Consecutive WrestleMania Matches for a woman after Natalya (WrestleMania 32-39) (8), Sasha Banks (WrestleMania 32-38), Naomi (WrestleMania 32-38), & Rhea Ripley (WrestleMania 36-42) (7), & Liv Morgan (WrestleMania 34-39) (6), making her the 1st woman to wrestle in 5 consecutive WrestleManias twice, & 1st 1-on-1 match at WrestleMania since she lost to Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 40. It will be her 5th match on Night 1 after WrestleMania 36, 38, 39, & 40. This will be her 3rd PPV in a row in 2026 after the Royal on 1/31 & her loss to AJ Lee at Elimination Chamber on 2/28, which was her last match overall. If Becky Lynch wins, she will be the 1st 3-time Women’s Intercontinental Champion, giving her the Most Reigns for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. This will be the 2nd 1-on-1 match between them after Elimination Chamber on 2/28, which was won by Lee, making it the 1st match to be re-matched from Elimination Chamber. The Women’s Intercontinental Championship has changed hands twice in 2026, with the last title change taking place at Elimination Chamber on 2/28 when Lee defeated Becky Lynch. It has changed hands 5 times in History. This will be the 1st Women’s Intercontinental Title Change in WrestleMania History, making it the 1st time that a Championship changed hands in its 1st Defense, since Charlotte Flair defeated Rhea Ripley to win the NXT Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 36. Championships changed hands 11 times in their 1st Defense at WrestleMania (World Tag Team Championship (The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff at WM 1), Women’s Championship (Wendi Richter at WM 1), Hardcore Championship (Bob Holly at WM 15), United States Championship (John Cena at WM 20), ECW Championship (Kane at WM 24), Women’s Championship (Charlotte Flair at WM 32), Smackdown Women’s Championship (Naomi at WM 33), Universal Championship (Brock Lesnar at WM 33), Smackdown Tag Team Championship (The Bludgeon Brothers at WM 34), Women’s Tag Team Championship (The Iiconics at WM 35), & NXT Women’s Championship (Charlotte Flair at WM 36). If AJ Lee wins, she will be the 1st to retain 2 Championships in the Championship’s 1st Defense at WrestleMania. If Becky Lynch wins, she will be the 1st woman to win the Smackdown Women’s Championship, the Women’s Tag Team Championship, & the Women’s Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania & the 1st woman to win 2 Championships at 2 consecutive WrestleManias. If AJ Lee wins, it would be the 1st time she won 2 consecutive PPV matches since she defeated Nikki Bella & Paige in a Triple Threat Match & Paige at Night of Champions & Hell In A Cell on 9/21 & 10/26/14. If Becky Lynch wins, it will be her 1st PPV win since she defeated Nikki Bella at Clash in Paris on 8/31/25 & 1st 1-on-1 win at WrestleMania since she defeated Shayna Baszler at WrestleMania 36.

AJ Lee (2-0-0)

1. Won the Vickie Guerrero Invitational Match to retain the WWE Diva’s Championship (4/6/14 WM XXX)
2. With Paige defeated The Bella Twins (Brie & WWE Diva’s Champion Nikki Bella) (3/29/15 WM 31)

Becky Lynch (4-5-0)

1. Lost to Charlotte along with Sasha Banks in a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Women’s Championship (4/3/16 WM 32)

2. Lost to Naomi along with WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Mickie James, & Natalya in a 6-Pack Challenge Match (4/2/17 WM 33)

3. Lost to Naomi in the 20-Woman 1^st Annual WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal Kickoff Match prior to WM (4/8/18 WM 34)

4. Defeated WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair & WWE Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey in a Winner Takes All Triple Threat Match to win both titles (4/7/19 WM 35)

5. Defeated Shayna Baszler to retain the WWE Raw Women’s Championship (4/4/20 WM 36: Night 1)

6. Lost the WWE Raw Women’s Championship to Bianca Belair (4/2/22 WM 38: Night 1)

7. With Lita as WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions & Trish Stratus defeated Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai, & IYO SKY) in a 6-Woman Tag Team Match (4/1/23 WM 39: Night 1)

8. Lost to WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley (4/6/24 WM XL: Night 1)

9. With WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria defeated WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez to win the titles (4/20/25 WM 41: Night 2)

UNSANCTIONED MATCH: JACOB FATU VS DREW MCINTYRE

FACTS: This will be the 34th No Disqualification/Street Fight/Unsanctioned Match at WrestleMania, the 3rd year in a row after The Pride defeated The Final Testament in a Philadelphia Street Fight & Cody Rhodes defeated Roman Reigns in a Bloodline Rules Match at WrestleMania 40 & Drew McIntyre defeated Damian Priest in a Sin City Street Fight at WrestleMania 41, making it the 1st time there was a No Disqualification Match at consecutive WrestleManias since Triple H defeated Batista in a No Holds Barred Match at WrestleMania 35 & Kevin Owens defeated Seth Rollins in a No Disqualification Match at WrestleMania 36, & was the 2nd Unsanctioned Match at WrestleMania & 1st since Seth Rollins defeated Triple H at WrestleMania 33. This will be the 8th No Disqualification/Street Fight Match of 2026, 1st since The Wyatt Sicks defeated The MFTs on Smackdown on 4/17, 1st on PPV in 2026, 1st on PPV since Bronson Reed defeated Roman Reigns at Crown Jewel on 10/11/25, but 1st Unsanctioned Match of 2026 & 1st since Kevin Owens defeated Sami Zayn at Elimination Chamber on 3/1/25. This will be Jacob Fatu’s 2nd WrestleMania in a row after he defeated LA Knight, making him the 1st to wrestle for the United States Championship & then wrestle in an Unsanctioned Match at consecutive WrestleManias. It will be his 2nd match on Night 1 in a row after WrestleMania 41. This will be Jacob Fatu’s 2nd PPV of 2026 & 1st since he lost the Royal Rumble on 1/31, 1st match against a foreign wrestler since he defeated Andrade on Smackdown on 2/28/25, 1st match against a Scottish wrestler in his Career, & 1st No Disqualification/Street Fight/Unsanctioned Match in her Career. This will be Drew McIntyre’s 13th WrestleMania match, but 12th WrestleMania as he wrestled twice at WrestleMania 40 tying him with Sheamus, & Brock Lesnar, Rey Mysterio, Cody Rhodes, & Jey Uso this year for the 8th Most WrestleMania Matches of All-Time below The Undertaker (27), Triple H (23), Kane & Randy Orton (this year) (21), The Big Show, John Cena, Shawn Michaels, & The Miz (17), Kofi Kingston (16), Seth Rollins (15, this year), Edge, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Roman Reigns (this year) & Jimmy Uso (this year) (14), & 8th in a row tying Brock Lesnar (WrestleMania 29-36), Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania 5-12 & WrestleMania 19-26), Natalya (WrestleMania 32-39), & The Rock/Rocky Maivia (WrestleMania 13-20) for 6th Most Consecutive WrestleMania Matches after Kane (WrestleMania 14-32) (19), The Undertaker (17-34) (18), John Cena (WrestleMania 20-31), Bret Hart (WrestleMania 2-13), Triple H/Hunter Heart Helmsley (WrestleMania 24-35), The Miz (WrestleMania 24-35), & Randy Orton (WrestleMania 20-31) (12), Triple H/Hunter Hearst Helmsley (WrestleMania 12-22) (11), The Big Show (WrestleMania 24-33) & Seth Rollins (WrestleMania 33-42) (10), & Mark Henry (WrestleMania 25-33), Hulk Hogan (WrestleMania 1-9), Tito Santana/El Matador (WrestleMania 1-9), & Dolph Ziggler (WrestleMania 26-34) (9) & 2nd Street Fight in a row after he defeated Damian Priest at WrestleMania 41, making him the 1st wrestler to wrestle in 2 No Disqualification Matches in 2 consecutive WrestleManias & was the 1st time he wrestled a 2nd Generation wrestler at WrestleMania since he lost to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 35. This will be his 2nd PPV in 2026 & 1st since he defeated Sami Zayn at the Royal Rumble on 1/31, 1st match overall & 1st match against a 2nd Generation wrestler since he lost the Undisputed WWE Championship to Cody Rhodes on Smackdown on 3/6, his 12th No Disqualification/Street Fight Match in his Career & 1st since he defeated Jimmy Uso on Smackdown on 10/24/25, giving him a No Disqualification/Street Fight Record of 9-1-1, & 2nd Unsanctioned Match in his Career & 1st since he defeated Jey Uso on Smackdown on 11/13/20. If Fatu wins, it would be his 1st PPV win since he defeated LA Knight, Drew McIntyre, & Damian Priest in a Fatal 4-Way Match at Backlash on 5/10/25. If McIntyre wins, it will be the 1st time in his Career that he won 2 consecutive matches at WrestleMania.

Jacob Fatu (1-0-0)

1. Defeated WWE United States Champion LA Knight to win the title (4/19/25 WM 41: Night 1)

 

Drew McIntyre (5-7-0)

1. Lost to Jack Swagger along with Shelton Benjamin, Evan Bourne, Christian, Matt Hardy, Kane, Kofi Kingston, MVP, & Dolph Ziggler, in a 10-Man Money in The Bank Ladder Match (3/28/10 WM XXVI)
2. Lost to The Great Khali in a 23-Man Battle Royal in a Dark Match prior to WM (4/3/11 WM XXVII)
3. With Mark Henry, The Miz, David Otunga, Jack Swagger, & Dolph Ziggler as Team Johnny defeated Team Teddy (The Great Khali, Kofi Kingston, WWE United States Champion Santino Marella, R-Truth, Zack Ryder, & Booker T) in a 12-Man Tag Team Match (4/1/12 WM XXVIII)
4. Lost to Cesaro in the 31-Man 1st Annual Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal (4/6/14 WM XXX)
5. Lost to Roman Reigns (4/7/19 WM 35)
6. Defeated WWE Champion Brock Lesnar to win the title (4/5/20 WM 36: Night 2)
7. Lost to WWE Champion Bobby Lashley (4/10/21 WM 37: Night 1)
8. Defeated Happy Corbin (4/2/22 WM 38: Night 1)
9. Lost to WWE Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER along with Sheamus in a Triple Threat Match (4/2/23 WM 39: Night 2)
10. Defeated WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins to win the title (4/7/24 WM XL: Night 2)
11. Lost the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Damian Priest (4/7/24 WM XL: Night 2)
12. Defeated Damian Priest in a Sin City Street Fight (4/20/25 WM 41: Night 2)

SETH ROLLINS VS GUNTHER

FACTS: This will be Seth Rollins’ 15th WrestleMania match, but 14th WrestleMania since he wrestled twice at WrestleMania 31, giving him the 6th most WrestleMania Matches of All-Time below The Undertaker (27), Triple H (23), Kane & Randy Orton (this year) (21), The Big Show, John Cena, Shawn Michaels, & The Miz (17), & Kofi Kingston (16), 10th in a row, tying him with The Big Show for the 5th Most Consecutive WrestleMania Matches after Kane (WrestleMania 14-32) (19), The Undertaker (17-34) (18), John Cena (WrestleMania 20-31), Bret Hart (WrestleMania 2-13), Triple H/Hunter Heart Helmsley (WrestleMania 24-35), The Miz (WrestleMania 24-35), & Randy Orton (WrestleMania 20-31) (12), & Triple H/Hunter Hearst Helmsley (WrestleMania 12-22) (11), 1st match against a foreign wrestler & a 1-named wrestler at WrestleMania since he lost to Cesaro at WrestleMania 37, & 1st 1-on-1 Non-Title Match at WrestleMania since he defeated Logan Paul at WrestleMania 39. It will be his 6th match on Night 1 & 2nd year in a row, making it the 1st time since WrestleMania 37 & 38 that he wrestled on Night 1 on 2 consecutive WrestleManias. This will be Seth Rollins’ 1st match of 2026, 1st match overall, & 1st PPV match since he defeated Cody Rhodes at Crown Jewel on 10/11/25, 1st match against a foreign wrestler & against a 1-named wrestler since he defeated Penta on Raw on 7/7/25, & 1st match against an Austrian wrestler since he defeated Gunther by Disqualification, who was known as Walter on Raw on 11/8/19. This will be Gunther’s 4th WrestleMania in a row & 1st 1-on-1 Non-Title Match at WrestleMania in his Career. It will be his 3rd match in a row on Night 1 after WrestleMania 40 & 41. This will be Gunther’s 2nd PPV of 2026 & 1st since he defeated AJ Styles at the Royal Rumble on 1/31 & 1st match overall since he defeated Dragon Lee on Raw on 3/2. If Rollins wins, it would be the 1st time since he defeated Finn Balor & The Miz in a Triple Threat Match & Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 34 & 35 that he won 2 consecutive matches at WrestleMania. If Gunther wins, it would be his 1st win at WrestleMania since he defeated Drew McIntyre & Sheamus at WrestleMania 39.

Seth Rollins (8-6-0)

1. With Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns as The Shield defeated The Big Show, Randy Orton, & Sheamus in a 6-Man Tag Team Match (4/7/13 WM 29)
2. With WWE United States Champion Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns as The Shield defeated Kane & The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg & Billy Gunn) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match (4/6/14 WM XXX)
3. Lost to Randy Orton (3/29/15 WM 31)
4. Defeated WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar & Roman Reigns in a Triple Threat Match to win the title (3/29/15 WM 31)
5. Defeated Triple H in an Unsanctioned No Disqualification Match (4/2/17 WM 33)
6. Defeated Finn Balor & WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz in a Triple Threat Match to win the title (4/8/18 WM 34)
7. Defeated WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar to win the title (4/7/19 WM 35)
8. Lost to Kevin Owens in a No Disqualification Match (4/4/20 WM 36: Night 1)
9. Lost to Cesaro (4/10/21 WM 37: Night 1)
10. Lost to Cody Rhodes (4/2/22 WM 38: Night 1)
11. Defeated Logan Paul (4/1/23 WM 39: Night 2)
12. With Cody Rhodes lost to The Bloodline (Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns & The Rock) (4/6/24 WM XL: Night 1)
13. Lost the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Drew McIntyre (4/7/24 WM XL: Night 2)
14. Defeated CM Punk & Roman Reigns in a Triple Threat Match (4/19/25 WM 41: Night 1)

Gunther/GUNTHER (1-2-0)

1. (As GUNTHER) Defeated Drew McIntyre & Sheamus in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (4/2/23 WM 39: Night 2)
2. Lost the WWE Intercontinental Championship to Sami Zayn (4/6/24 WM XL: Night 1)
3. (As Gunther) Lost the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Jey Uso (4/19/25 WM 41: Night 1)

6-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH: LA KNIGHT & THE USOS (JEY & JIMMY USO) VS ISHOWSPEED & WWE WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE VISION (LOGAN PAUL & AUSTIN THEORY)

FACTS: This will be the 16th 6-Person Tag Team Match at WrestleMania, the 1st since The Pride VS The Final Testament at WrestleMania 40, the 1st Non-Gimmick 6-Man Tag Team Match at WrestleMania since The League of Nations defeated The New Day at WrestleMania 32. It will be the 3rd 6-Person Tag Team Match to take place on Night 1, but 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match as the other 2 matches were 6-Woman Tag Team Matches. This was the 10th 6-Person Tag Team Match of 2026 & 1st since LA Knight & The Usos defeated The MFTs on Raw on 4/13, & 1st on PPV since The Bloodline defeated Roman Reigns & The Usos at Crown Jewel on 11/2/24. This will be LA Knight’s 3rd WrestleMania in a row & 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match at WrestleMania, making him the 1st since Rusev at WrestleMania 31 & 32 to wrestle in a United States Championship Match & a 6-Man Tag Team Match at consecutive WrestleManias. It will be the 2nd time in a row he’s wrestling on Night 1 after he lost to Jacob Fatu at WrestleMania 41. This will be his 3rd PPV in a row in 2026 after he lost the Royal Rumble on 1/31 & the Elimination Chamber on 2/28 & 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match on PPV in his Career. This will be Jey Uso’s 13th WrestleMania tying him with Sheamus, Brock Lesnar, Drew McIntyre, Rey Mysterio, & Cody Rhodes this year for the 8th Most WrestleMania Matches of All-Time below The Undertaker (27), Triple H (23), Kane & Randy Orton (this year) (21), The Big Show, John Cena, Shawn Michaels, & The Miz (17), Kofi Kingston (16), Seth Rollins (15, this year), Edge, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Roman Reigns (this year) & Jimmy Uso (this year) (14), & 5th in a row, & 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match at WrestleMania in his Career. It will be the 5th time in a row he wrestled on Night 1. This will be his 2nd PPV of 2026 & 1st since the Royal Rumble on 1/31 & 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match on PPV since he, Jimmy Uso, & Roman Reigns lost to The Bloodline at Crown Jewel on 11/2/24. This will be Jimmy Uso’s 14th WrestleMania match, but 13th WrestleMania as he wrestled twice at WrestleMania 31, tying him with Edge, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, & Roman Reigns (this year) for 7th Most WrestleMania Matches of All-Time below The Undertaker (27), Triple H (23), Kane & Randy Orton (this year) (21), The Big Show, John Cena, Shawn Michaels, & The Miz (17), Kofi Kingston (16), & Seth Rollins (15, this year), 1st since he lost to Jey Uso at WrestleMania 40, making The Usos the only team to wrestle each other in a 1-on-1 match & then team up in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at WrestleMania, & 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match at WrestleMania in his Career. It will be the 5th time in a row he wrestled on Night 1. This will be his 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV overall since he lost War Games at Survivor Series on 11/29/25 & 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match on PPV since he, Jey Uso, & Roman Reigns lost to The Bloodline at Crown Jewel on 11/2/24. It will be their 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match since they defeated The MFTs on Raw on 4/13. This will be Logan Paul’s 5th WrestleMania in a row & 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match at WrestleMania in his Career. It will be the 3rd time he wrestled on Night 1 after WrestleMania 38 & 39. This will be his 3rd PPV in a row in 2026 after he lost the Royal Rumble on 1/31 & the Elimination Chamber on 2/28 & 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match on PPV in his Career. This will be Austin Theory’s 5th WrestleMania & 1st since A-Town Under won the Six-Pack Ladder Match at WrestleMania 40 & 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match at WrestleMania. It will be the 4th time he wrestled on Night 1 after WrestleMania 38, 39, & 40. This will be his 2nd PPV of 2026 after he lost the Royal Rumble on 1/31 & 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match on PPV in his Career. They will be the 3rd Tag Team Champions after The Hart Foundation at WrestleMania 3 & The New Day at WrestleMania 32 to wrestle in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at WrestleMania. This will be their 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match since they & Bronson Reed defeated LA Knight & The Usos on Raw on 2/16. This will be IShowSpeed’s 1st WrestleMania, making him the 22nd celebrity to wrestle at WrestleMania & 1st since Snoop Dog at 39, the 1st 1-named celebrity in WrestleMania History, the 1st celebrity to make their WrestleMania debut in a 6-Person Tag Team Match since Nicole Snooki Polizzi at WrestleMania 27, but 1st male celebrity to make their WrestleMania debut in a 6-Man Tag Team Match in history. It will be the 1st time he wrestled on Night 1. Since he was at ringside in the Prime Bottle costume at WrestleMania 40 for Logan Paul’s match, he will be the 85th person that was in the corner of a WrestleMania competitor & then be a WrestleMania competitor themselves. This will be his 1st PPV of 2026 & 1st match overall since he lost the Royal Rumble on 2/1/25 & 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match on PPV in his Career. This will be the 12th Tag Team Match to open WrestleMania & 1st since WrestleMania 38 where 2 Tag Team Matches opened WrestleMania with The Usos defeating Rick Boogs & Shinsuke Nakamura on Night 1 & RK-Bro defeated Alpha Academy & The Street Profits in a Triple Threat Match on Night 2, the 3rd 6-Person Tag Team Match to open WrestleMania after Camp Cornette defeated Ahmed Johnson, Jake Roberts, & Yokozuna at WrestleMania 12 & The Shield defeated The Big Show, Randy Orton, & Sheamus at WrestleMania 29, The Usos’ 2nd WrestleMania opener & 1st since they defeated Rick Boogs & Shinsuke Nakamura at WrestleMania 38, Austin Theory’s 2nd WrestleMania opener & 1st since he defeated John Cena at WrestleMania 39, & everyone else’s 1st WrestleMania opener in their Career, everyone’s 1st PPV opener of 2026, making LA Knight & Logan Paul the 1st wrestlers of 2026 to go from a PPV main event to the following PPV opener. If Knight & The Usos win, it would be Knight’s 1st WrestleMania win since he defeated AJ Styles at WrestleMania 40, the 1st time in his Career that Jey Uso won 3 consecutive matches at WrestleMania, & Jimmy’s 1st win at WrestleMania since he & Jey defeated Rick Boogs & Shinsuke Nakamura at WrestleMania 38. If The Vision & IShowSpeed win, it would be both Logan Paul & Austin Theory’s 3rd WrestleMania win in a row, but Paul’s wins would be consecutive.

LA Knight (1-1-0)

1. Defeated AJ Styles (4/7/24 WM XL: Night 2)

2. Lost the WWE United States Championship to Jacob Fatu (4/19/25 WM 41: Night 1)

Jey Uso (6-6-0)

1. Lost to The Great Khali in a 23-Man Battle Royal in a Dark Match prior to WM (4/3/11 WM XXVII)
2. With Jimmy Uso as The Usos lost to WWE Tag Team Champions Epico & Primo along with Justin Gabriel & Tyson Kidd in a Triple Threat Match in the WWE.com Pre-Show prior to WM (4/1/12 WM XXVIII)
3. With Jimmy Uso as WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos defeated Los Matadores (Diego & Fernando), The Real Americans (Cesaro & Jack Swagger), & Rybaxel (Curtis Axel & Ryback) in the Fatal 4-Way Kickoff Elimination Match prior to WM to retain the titles (4/6/14 WM XXX)
4. With Jimmy Uso as The Usos lost to WWE Tag Team Champions Cesaro & Tyson Kidd along with Los Matadores (Diego & Fernando) & The New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) in a Fatal 4-Way Kickoff Match prior to WM (3/29/15 WM 31)
5. With Jimmy Uso as The Usos defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) in a Kickoff Match prior to WM (4/3/16 WM 32)
6. Lost to Mojo Rawley in the 32-Man 4^th Annual Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal Kickoff Match prior to WM (4/2/17 WM 33)
7. With Jimmy Uso as The Usos lost the WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship to The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper & Rowan) along with The New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) in a Triple Threat Match (4/8/18 WM 34)
8. With Jimmy Uso as WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos defeated The Bar (Cesaro & Sheamus), Aleister Black & Ricochet, & Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev in a Fatal 4-Way Match to retain the titles (4/7/19 WM 35)
9. With Jimmy Uso as WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos defeated Rick Boogs & Shinsuke Nakamura to retain the titles (4/2/22 WM 38: Night 1)
10. With Jimmy Uso as The Usos lost the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship to Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn (4/1/23 WM 39: Night 1)
11. Defeated Jimmy Uso (4/6/24 WM XL: Night 1)
12. Defeated WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther to win the title (4/19/25 WM 41: Night 1)

Jimmy Uso (4-9-0)

1. Lost to The Great Khali in a 23-Man Battle Royal in a Dark Match prior to WM (4/3/11 WM XXVII)
2. With Jey Uso as The Usos lost to WWE Tag Team Champions Epico & Primo along with Justin Gabriel & Tyson Kidd in a Triple Threat Match in the WWE.com Pre-Show prior to WM (4/1/12 WM XXVIII)
3. With Jey Uso as WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos defeated Los Matadores (Diego & Fernando), The Real Americans (Cesaro & Jack Swagger), & Rybaxel (Curtis Axel & Ryback) in the Fatal 4-Way Elimination Kickoff Match prior to WM to retain the titles (4/6/14 WM XXX)
4. With Jey Uso as The Usos lost to WWE Tag Team Champions Cesaro & Tyson Kidd along with Los Matadores (Diego & Fernando) & The New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) in a Fatal 4-Way Kickoff Match prior to WM (3/29/15 WM 31)
5. Lost to The Big Show in the 30-Man 2^nd Annual Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal in a Kickoff Match prior to WM (3/29/15 WM 31)
6. With Jey Uso as The Usos defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) in a Kickoff Match prior to WM (4/3/16 WM 32)
7. Lost to Mojo Rawley in the 32-Man 4^th Annual Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal Kickoff Match prior to WM (4/2/17 WM 33)
8. With Jey Uso as The Usos lost the WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship to The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper & Rowan) along with The New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) in a Triple Threat Match (4/8/18 WM 34)
9. With Jey Uso as WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos defeated The Bar (Cesaro & Sheamus), Aleister Black & Ricochet, & Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev in a Fatal 4-Way Match to retain the titles (4/7/19 WM 35)
10. Lost to WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champion John Morrison along with Kofi Kingston in a Triple Threat Ladder Match to win the title (4/4/20 WM 36: Night 1)
11. With Jey Uso as WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos defeated Rick Boogs & Shinsuke Nakamura to retain the titles (4/2/22 WM 38: Night 1)
12. With Jey Uso as The Usos lost the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship to Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn (4/1/23 WM 39: Night 1)
13. Lost to Jey Uso (4/6/24 WM XL: Night 1)

Logan Paul (3-1-0)

1. With The Miz defeated The Mysterios (Dominik & Rey Mysterio) (4/2/22 WM 38: Night 1)
2. Lost to Seth Rollins (4/1/23 WM 39: Night 1)
3. Defeated Randy Orton & Kevin Owens in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWE United States Championship (4/7/24 WM XL: Night 2)
4. Defeated AJ Styles (4/20/25 WM 41: Night 2)

IShowSpeed (0-0-0)

This will be IShowSpeed’s 1st WrestleMania

 

Austin Theory (2-2-0)

1. With Angel Garza lost to WWE Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) (4/5/20 WM 36: Night 2)
2. Lost to Pat McAfee (4/3/22 WM 38: Night 1)
3. Defeated John Cena to retain the WWE United States Championship (4/1/23 WM 39: Night 1)
4. With Grayson Waller as A-Town Down Under & The Awesome Truth (The Miz & R-Truth) defeated #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano), Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Judgment Day (Finn Balor & Damian Priest), New Catch Republic (Tyler Bate & Pete Dunne), & The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) in a Six-Pack Ladder Match to win the title (4/6/24 WM XL: Night 1)

NIGHT 2 (4/19/26)

 

WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION CM PUNK VS ROMAN REIGNS

This will be the 64th WWE, World, or Universal Championship Match in WrestleMania History, but 4th World Heavyweight Championship & 40th year in a row. This will be the 2nd year in a row that there will be 2 WWE & World Championship Matches at WrestleMania. This will be the 33rd time that the World Heavyweight Championship will be defended on Night 1 after it was defended twice at WrestleMania 40. This will be the 5th World Heavyweight Championship Match of 2026, tying it with the Women’s Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania for the 4th Most Defended Championship after the United States Championship (11th Defense at WrestleMania), the Women’s Tag Team Championship (9th Defense will be at WrestleMania), & Intercontinental Championship (7th Defense will be at WrestleMania), & 1st since CM Punk defeated Finn Balor at Elimination Chamber on 2/28. This will be CM Punk’s 9th WrestleMania & 2nd in a row, making it the 1st time since he defeated Chris Jericho & lost to The Undertaker at WrestleMania 28 & 29 that he wrestled on 2 consecutive WrestleManias, his 1st 1-on-1 match at WrestleMania since he lost to The Undertaker at WrestleMania 29, 1st WWE Championship Match at WrestleMania since he defeated Chris Jericho at WrestleMania 28, & the 1st time he wrestled a multi-generation wrestler at WrestleMania since he lost to Randy Orton at WrestleMania 27. It will be the 1st time he wrestled on Night 2 in his Career. This will be his 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 after he defeated Finn Balor at Elimination Chamber on 2/28, making it the 1st time since he lost to Seth Rollins & lost to Seth Rollins along with LA Knight & Jey Uso in a Fatal 4-Way Match at SummerSlam on 8/2 & Clash In Paris on 8/31/25 that he wrestled on 2 consecutive PPVs & the 1st time he wrestled on 2 1-on-1 matches in a row on PPV since he lost to Drew McIntyre & defeated McIntyre at SummerSlam & Bash In Berlin on 8/3 & 8/31/24 & 1st match against a 2nd Generation wrestler since he defeated Bron Breakker on Raw on 1/5. This will be CM Punk’s 5th World Heavyweight Championship Defense, so if he loses, he would be the 1st to lose in his 5th Defense which is the 3rd Most Defenses after Seth Rollins (12) & Gunther’s 1st Reign (6). As of WrestleMania 42, CM Punk’s World Heavyweight Championship Reign has lasted 170 Days, so if he loses, he would be the 1st to lose in 170 Days, which is the 3rd Longest Reign of All-Time below Seth Rollins (5/27/23-4/7/24, 316 Days), & Gunther’s 1st Reign (8/3/24-4/19/25, 259 Days) & 3rd Reign over 150 Days. This will be Roman Reigns’ 14th WrestleMania match, but 13th WrestleMania as he wrestled twice at WrestleMania 40, tying him with Edge, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, & Jimmy Uso (this year) for 7th Most WrestleMania Matches of All-Time below The Undertaker (27), Triple H (23), Kane & Randy Orton (this year) (21), The Big Show, John Cena, Shawn Michaels, & The Miz (17), Kofi Kingston (16), & Seth Rollins (15, this year), & 6th in a row, his 8th WWE, Universal, or World Heavyweight Championship Match, which is the 2nd Most Championship Matches at WrestleMania after John Cena (9). It will be his 5th match on Night 2 after WrestleMania 37, 38, 39,& 40. This will be his 2nd PPV of 2026 & 1st since he lost the Royal Rumble on 1/31, 1st match overall since the Royal Rumble on 1/31, & 1st 1-on-1 match on PPV & overall since he lost to Bronson Reed in an Australian Street Fight at Crown Jewel on 10/11/25, & 1st Championship Match since he lost to Cody Rhodes in a Bloodline Rules Match at WrestleMania 40 on 4/7/24. If Roman Reigns wins, he will be the 1st 1st-time Champion since CM Punk in 2025, the 6th former Intercontinental Champion to become World Heavyweight Champion after Gunther, Drew McIntyre, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, & Jey Uso & 1st since Punk in 2025, the 3rd former United States Champion after Seth Rollins & Damian Priest & 1st since Priest in 2024, the 2nd former Universal Champion to become World Heavyweight Champion & 1st since Seth Rollins in 2023, the 6th former Tag Team Champion after Drew McIntyre, Damian Priest, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, & Jey Uso & 1st since Punk in 2025, & the 2nd 2nd-Generation wrestler to become World Heavyweight Champion & 1st since Jey Uso in 2025. This will be the 8th 1-on-1 match to take place between 2 wrestlers who also wrestled each other in a Triple Threat Match as they wrestled in a Triple Threat along with Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 41 after Chris Benoit VS Kurt Angle (16 in a Triple Threat & 17 in a 1-on-1 Match), John Cena VS Triple H (22 in a 1-on-1 Match & 24 in a Triple Threat), Triple H VS Randy Orton (24 in a Triple Threat & 25 in a 1-on-1 Match), John Cena VS The Big Show (20 in a 1-on-1 Match & 25 in a Triple Threat), Seth Rollins VS Brock Lesnar (31 in a Triple Threat & 35 in a 1-on-1 Match), & Cody Rhodes VS Randy Orton (26 in a Triple Threat & 42 in a 1-on-1 Match), making this the 1st time in WrestleMania History that there will be 2 matches taking place between wrestlers who wrestled in a Triple Threat Match & a 1-on-1 match, & 3rd to do it at consecutive WrestleManias after Benoit VS Angle (WrestleMania 16 & 17) & Triple H VS Randy Orton (WrestleMania 24 & 25). This will be the 2nd 1-on-1 match between them after Raw on 1/6/14, which was won by Reigns. This will be CM Punk’s 2nd WrestleMania Main Event in a row in his Career, making it the 28th time that someone wrestled in 2 consecutive WrestleMania Main Events, & will be Roman Reigns’ 11th WrestleMania main event (31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 (2x), 42), which is the most of All-Time & 6th Most Consecutive WrestleMania Main Events, which is also the most of All-Time. It will be the 35th year in a row a WWE Championship Match was the main event of WrestleMania & the 1st time that the World Heavyweight Championship will be defended in the Night 2 Main Event. Punk & Reigns will be the 1st since Cody Rhodes & Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39 & 40 to go from the Night 1 to the Night 2 main event. WWE or World Championships have changed hands 38 times at WrestleMania, with the World Heavyweight Championship changing hands 3 times at WrestleMania, with the last title change taking place 2 consecutive years as it changed hands twice at WrestleMania 40 when Drew McIntyre defeated Seth Rollins & Damian Priest defeated McIntyre & then at WrestleMania 41 when Jey Uso defeated Gunther, so if it changes hands again, it would be the 1st time since WrestleMania 31, 32, & 33 that a WWE or World Championship changed hands at 3 consecutive WrestleManias, & would be the 5th time that the WWE Championship has changed hands consecutively after WrestleMania 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10, WrestleMania 12, 13, 14, & 15, WrestleMania 19, 20, 21, & 22, WrestleMania 23, 24, 25, & 26, & WrestleMania 29, 30, 31, 32, & 33. The World Heavyweight Championship has never changed hands in 2026, with the last title change taking place at Saturday Night’s Main Event on 11/1/25 when CM Punk defeated Jey Uso to win the Vacant Title. It has changed hands 9 times in History. If CM Punk wins, he will be the 1st wrestler to retain both the WWE Championship & the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania & the 1st to successfully defend the World Heavyweight Championship in WrestleMania history & would be his 1st win at WrestleMania since he defeated Chris Jericho at WrestleMania 28. If Roman Reigns wins, he will be the 2nd wrestler after Drew McIntyre to win the WWE & World Heavyweight Championships at WrestleMania, but 1st to win the WWE, Universal, & World Heavyweight Championships at WrestleMania.

CM Punk (3-5-0)

1. Lost to Mr. Kennedy along with King Booker, Edge, Finlay, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, & Randy Orton, in a 6-Way Money In the Bank Ladder Match (4/1/07 WM 23)
2. Defeated Shelton Benjamin, Carlito, WWE Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho, Mr. Kennedy, WWE Tag Team Champion John Morrison, & WWE United States Champion MVP in the 7-Way Money in the Bank Ladder Match (3/30/08 WM XXIV)
3. Defeated Shelton Benjamin, Christian, Finlay, Mark Henry, Kane, Kofi Kingston, and WWE United States Champion MVP in a 8-Man Money In the Bank Ladder Match (4/5/09 WM 25)
4. Lost to Rey Mysterio (3/28/10 WM XXVI)
5. Lost to Randy Orton (4/3/11 WM XXVII)
6. Defeated Chris Jericho to retain the WWE Championship (4/1/12 WM XXVIII)
7. Lost to The Undertaker (4/7/13 WM 29)
8. Lost to Seth Rollins along with Roman Reigns in a Triple Threat Match (4/19/25 WM 41: Night 1)

Roman Reigns (9-4-0)

1. With Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins as The Shield defeated The Big Show, Randy Orton, & Sheamus in a 6-Man Tag Team Match (4/7/13 WM 29)
2. With WWE United States Champion Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins as The Shield defeated Kane & The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg & Billy Gunn) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match (4/6/14 WM XXX)
3. Lost to Seth Rollins along with WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar in a Triple Threat Match (3/29/15 WM 31)
4. Defeated WWE World Heavyweight Champion Triple H to win the title (4/3/16 WM 32)
5. Defeated The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred Match (4/2/17 WM 33)
6. Lost to WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar (4/8/18 WM 34)
7. Defeated Drew McIntyre (4/7/19 WM 35)
8. Defeated Daniel Bryan & Edge in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWE Universal Championship (4/11/21 WM 37: Night 2)
9. Defeated WWE Champion Brock Lesnar to win the title & retain the WWE Universal Championship in a Unification Winner Takes All Match (4/3/22 WM 38: Night 2)
10. Defeated Cody Rhodes to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship (4/2/23 WM 39: Night 2)
11. With The Rock as The Bloodline defeated Cody Rhodes & WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins (4/6/24 WM XL: Night 1)
12. Lost the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship to Cody Rhodes in a Bloodline Rules Match (4/7/24 WM XL: Night 2)
13. Lost to Seth Rollins along with CM Punk in a Triple Threat Match (4/19/25 WM 41: Night 1)

WWE WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: RHEA RIPLEY VS WWE WOMEN’S CHAMPION JADE CARGILL

FACTS: This will be the 33rd Women’s Championship Match at WrestleMania & 11th year in a row, but the 10th Women’s Championship at WrestleMania in a row. This will be the 7th year in a row that there will be 2 Women’s Championship Matches at WrestleMania. It will be the 7th time that the Women’s Championship will be defended on Night 2 & 4th year in a row after WrestleMania 39, 40, & 41. This will be the 2nd Women’s Championship Match of 2026, tying it with the Women’s World Championship (2nd Defense will be at WrestleMania), Women’s United States Championship, & World Tag Team Championship as the Least Defended Championship of 2026, 1st overall since Jade Cargill defeated Jordynne Grace on Smackdown on 2/13, & 1st on PPV in 2026, & 1st on PPV since Tiffany Stratton defeated Jade Cargill at SummerSlam on 8/2/25. This will be Rhea Ripley’s 7th WrestleMania & 7th Championship Match in a row, giving her the 2nd Most Championship Matches for a woman after Charlotte Flair (8), but her 6th Women’s Championship Match at WrestleMania, tying her with Becky Lynch for the 2nd Most Women’s Championship Matches after Charlotte Flair (7), & 4th in a row, which is the 2nd Most Consecutive Women’s Championship Matches after Charlotte Flair (WrestleMania 32-36) (5).This will be her 3rd PPV in a row in 2026 after the Royal Rumble on 1/31 & Elimination Chamber on 2/28 & 1st 1-on-1 match on PPV since she defeated Raquel Rodriguez in a Riyadh Boulevard Street Fight at Night of Champions on 6/28/25, & 1st Women’s Championship Match since she lost to Naomi along with IYO SKY in a Triple Threat Match at SummerSlam on 8/3/25. If Rhea Ripley wins, she would be the 9th 2-time Women’s Champion after Asuka, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair, Nia Jax, & Becky Lynch & 1st since Nia Jax in 2024. This will be Jade Cargill’s 3rd WrestleMania & 1st Women’s Championship Match at WrestleMania. It will be her 1st match on Night 2. This will be her 1st PPV of 2026 & 1st PPV overall since she lost to Tiffany Stratton at SummerSlam on 8/2/25, her 2nd match in a row against a foreign wrestler after she defeated IYO SKY on Smackdown on 4/10, & 1st against an Australian wrestler in her Career. This will be Jade Cargill’s 2nd Women’s Championship Defense, so if she loses, she will be the 1st since Charlotte Flair who lost to Nikki A.S.H. on Raw on 7/19/21 to lose in her 2nd Defense. As of WrestleMania 42, Jade Cargill’s Women’s Championship Reign has lasted 170 Days, so if she loses, she will be the 1st to lose in 170 Days, which is the 9th Reign over 150 Days, & 8th Longest Reign of All-Time. Women’s Championships have changed hands 14 times at WrestleMania, including the last 9 years in a row, but the Women’s Championship has changed hands 5 times at WrestleMania, with the last title change taking place at WrestleMania 40 when Bayley defeated IYO SKY. The Women’s Championship has never changed hands in 2026 with the last title change taking place on Saturday Night’s Main Event on 11/1/25, when Cargill defeated Tiffany Stratton. It has changed hands 31 times in History. If Rhea Ripley wins, she would be the 1st woman to win 3 Women’s Championships at WrestleMania. If Jade Cargill wins, it will be the 1st time that the Women’s Championship was retained 2 years in a row in WrestleMania History.

Rhea Ripley (3-3-0)

1. Lost the NXT Women’s Championship to Charlotte Flair (4/5/20 WM 36: Night 2)
2. Defeated WWE Raw Women’s Champion Asuka to win the title (4/11/21 WM 37: Night 2)
3. With Liv Morgan lost to Sasha Banks & Naomi along with Shayna Baszler & Natalya & WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Carmella & Queen Zelina in a Fatal 4-Way Match (4/4/22 WM 38: Night 2)
4. Defeated WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair to win the title (4/1/23 WM 39: Night 1)
5. Defeated Becky Lynch to retain the WWE Women’s World Championship (4/6/24 WM XL: Night 1)
6. Lost to WWE Women’s World Champion IYO SKY along with Bianca Belair in a Triple Threat Match (4/20/25 WM 41: Night 2)

Jade Cargill (2-0-0)

1. With Bianca Belair & Naomi defeated Damage CTRL (WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) & Dakota Kai) in a 6-Woman Tag Team Match (4/6/24 WM XL: Night 1)

2. Defeated Naomi (4/19/25 WM 41: Night 1)

6-WAY LADDER MATCH FOR THE WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP: JE’VON EVANS VS DRAGON LEE VS REY MYSTERIO VS JD MCDONAGH VS WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION PENTA VS RUSEV

FACTS: This will be the 31st Intercontinental Championship Match at WrestleMania & 4th year in a row. It will be the 4th time the Intercontinental Championship will be defended on Night 2 after WrestleMania 37, 39, & 41, making it the 1st time it was defended on Night 2 on 2 consecutive years. It will be the 6th time it was defended in a Multi-person match after a Fatal 4-Way (WrestleMania 15), a Triple Threat (WrestleMania 16), a 7-Way Match (WrestleMania 31), a 7-Way Match (WrestleMania 32), a Triple Threat (WrestleMania 39), & a Fatal 4-Way (WrestleMania 41), making this the 1st time it was defended in 2 Multi-person matches in a row since WrestleMania 31 & 32, but will be the 1st 6-Way Match for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania. It will be the 4th Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania after WrestleMania 10, 31, & 32, but 1st 6-Way Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania. This will be the 5th 6-Way Match at WrestleMania after WrestleMania 21, WrestleMania 22, WrestleMania 23, & WrestleMania 40 & will be the 2nd Championship Match in a 6-Way Match after the Tag Team Championship Match at WrestleMania 40. It will be the 14th Ladder Match at WrestleMania & 1st since the Tag Team Championship Ladder Match at WrestleMania 40 & will be the 3rd 6-Way Ladder Match at WrestleMania after WrestleMania 31 & 32. This will be the 7th Intercontinental Championship Match of 2026, making it the 3rd Most Defended Championship of 2026 after the United States Championship (11th Defense will be at WrestleMania) & Women’s Tag Team Championship (9th Defense will be at WrestleMania), & 1st since Penta defeated El Hijo Del Vikingo at AAA on 4/11, & 1st on PPV in 2026, & 1st on PPV since Dominik Mysterio defeated John Cena at Survivor Series on 11/29/25. This will be the 3rd 6-Way Match of 2026 & 1st since the Elimination Chamber on 2/28, & the 3rd 6-Way Match for the Intercontinental Championship after John Morrison won a 6-Pack Challenge on Raw on 9/18/06 & Ryback won the Elimination Chamber Match at Elimination Chamber on 5/31/15. This will be the 2nd Ladder Match of 2026 & 1st since the NXT Championship Ladder Match on NXT on 2/3 & 1st on the main roster for 2026, the 1st for the main roster & 1st on PPV since Money In The Bank on 6/7/25, which was the last time there was a 6-Way Ladder Match. This will be the 20th Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship in WWE History & 1st since Sami Zayn defeated Jeff Hardy & AJ Styles at Clash of Champions on 9/27/20. This will be Je’Von Evans’ 1st WrestleMania, 1st 6-Way Ladder Match, & 1st Intercontinental Championship Match at WrestleMania. It will be his 1st match on Night 2 in his Career. This will be his 3rd PPV in a row in 2026 after the Royal Rumble on 1/31 & the Elimination Chamber on 2/28, his 2nd 6-Way Match in his Career after he lost the Elimination Chamber Match on 2/28, giving him a 6-Way Match Record of 0-1-0, & 1st Ladder Match in his Career. If Je’Von Evans wins, he will be the 2nd 1st-time Champion in a row, which would be the 1st time since Dominik Mysterio & John Cena in 2025 that there were 2 1st-time Champions in a row, making him the youngest Intercontinental Champion of All-Time. This will be Dragon Lee’s 1st WrestleMania, 1st 6-Way Ladder Match, & 1st Intercontinental Championship Match at WrestleMania, making it the 2nd year in a row after Rey Fenix, El Grande Americano, & Penta at WrestleMania 41 that a Mexican wrestler made their WrestleMania debut. It will be his 1st match on Night 2 in his Career. This will be his 2nd PPV of 2026 & 1st since the Royal Rumble on 1/31, 1st 6-Way Match, & 1st Ladder Match in his Career. If Dragon Lee wins, he will be the 2nd 1st-time Champion in a row, which would be the 1st time since Dominik Mysterio & John Cena in 2025 that there were 2 1st-time Champions in a row, the 25th foreign wrestler to become Intercontinental Champion & 2nd in a row, which would be the 1st time since Gunther & Sami Zayn in 2024 that there were 2 foreign Intercontinental Champions in a row, the 2nd Mexican wrestler to become Intercontinental Champion & 2nd in a row, the 3rd masked wrestler to become Intercontinental Champion after Rey Mysterio & Penta & 2nd in a row after Penta, the 3rd former NXT North American Champion to become Intercontinental Champion after Ricochet & Dominik Mysterio & 1st since Mysterio in 2025, the 39th former World Tag Team Champion to become Intercontinental Champion & 1st since John Cena in 2025, & 2nd former Speed Champion to become Intercontinental Champion & 1st since Ricochet in 2024. This will be JD McDonagh’s 1st WrestleMania, 1st 6-Way Ladder Match, & 1st Intercontinental Championship Match at WrestleMania, making him the 1st Irish wrestler since Finn Balor at WrestleMania 34 to make his WrestleMania debut. It will be his 1st match on Night 2 in his Career. This will be JD McDonagh’s 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV since the Royal Rumble on 1/27/24, 1st 6-Way Match in his Career, & will be his 2nd Ladder Match in his Career & 1st since he lost to Santos Escobar at Takeover: Stand & Deliver on 4/8/21. If JD McDonagh wins, he will be the 2nd 1st-time Champion in a row, which would be the 1st time since Dominik Mysterio & John Cena in 2025 that there were 2 1st-time Champions in a row, the 25th foreign wrestler to become Intercontinental Champion & 2nd in a row, which would be the 1st time since Gunther & Sami Zayn in 2024 that there were 2 foreign Intercontinental Champions in a row, the 2nd Irish wrestler to become Intercontinental Champion & 1st since Finn Balor in 2019, the 39th former World Tag Team Champion to become Intercontinental Champion & 1st since John Cena in 2025, & 1st former NXT Cruiserweight Champion to become Intercontinental Champion. Evans, Lee, & McDonagh will be the 2nd year in a row after Bron Breakker & Penta at WrestleMania 41 that multiple people made their WrestleMania debut in the Intercontinental Championship Match & the 1st since Tyler Bate, Tommaso Ciampa, Pete Dunne, Johnny Gargano, & Grayson Waller at WrestleMania 40 to make their WrestleMania debut in a 6-Way Ladder Match. This will be Rey Mysterio’s 13th WrestleMania, tying him with Sheamus & Brock Lesnar, Drew McIntyre, Cody Rhodes, & Jey Uso this year for the 8th most WrestleMania Matches of All-Time below The Undertaker (27), Triple H (23), Kane & Randy Orton (this year) (21), The Big Show, John Cena, Shawn Michaels, & The Miz (17), Kofi Kingston (16), Seth Rollins (15, this year), Edge, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Roman Reigns (this year) & Jimmy Uso (this year) (14), 1st since he & Andrade defeated Santos Escobar & Dominik Mysterio at WrestleMania 40, 1st 6-Way Match & 1st Ladder Match at WrestleMania in his Career, & 2nd Intercontinental Championship Match at WrestleMania & 1st since he defeated John Bradshaw Layfield at WrestleMania 25. It will be his 4th match on Night 1 after WrestleMania 38, 39, & 40. This will be his 1st PPV & 1st match overall since the Royal Rumble on 1/31, 5th 6-Way Match in his Career & 1st since he lost the Money In The Bank Match at Money In The Bank on 5/10/20, giving him a 6-Way Match Record of 0-4-0, & 5th Ladder Match in his Career & 1st since he lost to Seth Rollins along with Finn Balor & Kevin Owens in a WWE Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4-Way Ladder Match on Raw on 10/25/21, giving him a Ladder Match Record of 1-3-0, with his only win taking place at SummerSlam on 8/21/05 when he defeated Eddie Guerrero to win custody of Dominik. If Rey Mysterio wins, he will be the 21st 3-time Intercontinental Champion after Dean Ambrose, Shelton Benjamin, Chyna, Goldust, Shawn Michaels, John Morrison, & 1st since Sami Zayn in 2022 for the 6th Most Intercontinental Championships after Chris Jericho (9), The Miz (8), Jeff Jarrett, Rob Van Dam, & Dolph Ziggler (6), Wade Barrett, Edge, Triple H, & Jeff Hardy (5), & Chris Benoit, Christian, Kofi Kingston, & Sami Zayn (4), & 1st since he lost to John Morrison on Smackdown on 9/4/09, marking 6072 Days between Reigns, which would be the Longest Gap between Intercontinental Championship Reigns of All-Time, ahead of Jeff Hardy (3/10/08 – 8/21/20, 4548 Days), Christian (9/29/03 – 5/20/12, 3157 Days), William Regal (3/17/02 – 11/10/08, 2431 Days), & Big E (5/4/14 – 12/22/20, 2425 Days). This will be Penta’s 2nd WrestleMania in a row & 2nd Intercontinental Championship Match in a row after he lost to Dominik Mysterio along with Finn Balor & Bron Breakker, making him the 13th wrestler to wrestle in 2 consecutive Intercontinental Championship Matches after Randy Savage (WrestleMania 2 & 3), The Ultimate Warrior (WrestleMania 5 & 6), Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania 9 & 10), Razor Ramon (WrestleMania 10 & 11), Rocky Maivia/The Rock (WrestleMania 13 & 14), Ken Shamrock (WrestleMania 14 & 15), Chris Jericho (WrestleMania 16 & 17), William Regal (WrestleMania 17 & 18), Stardust (WrestleMania 31 & 32), Dolph Ziggler (WrestleMania 31 & 32), Finn Balor (WrestleMania 34 & 35), & Gunther (WrestleMania 39 & 40), but the 1st to challenge & then defend since William Regal at WrestleMania 17 & 18, the 1st to wrestle in 2 multi-person Intercontinental Championship Matches in a row since Stardust & Dolph Ziggler at WrestleMania 31 & 32, 1st 6-Way & 1st Ladder Match at WrestleMania, & is the 1st wrestler to wrestle a father & son at consecutive WrestleManias as he wrestled Dominik Mysterio at WrestleMania 41. It will be his 2nd match on Night 2 after WrestleMania 41. This will be 2nd PPV of 2026 & 1st since the Royal Rumble on 1/31, 1st 6-Way Ladder Match in his Career, & 2nd Ladder Match in his Career & 1st since he lost the Money In The Bank Match on 6/7/25, giving him a Ladder Match Record of 0-1-0. This will be Penta’s 6th Intercontinental Championship Defense, so if he loses, he will be the 1st since Roman Reigns who lost to The Miz on Raw on 1/22/18 to lose in his 6th Defense. As of WrestleMania 42, Penta’s Intercontinental Championship Reign has lasted 49 Days, so if he loses, he will be the 3rd to lose in 49 Days after Kofi Kingston’s 1st Reign (6/29/08-8/17/08) & CM Punk (1/19/09-3/9/09). This will be Rusev’s 5th WrestleMania & 1st since he & Shinsuke Nakamura lost to The Usos along with The Bar & Aleister Black & Ricochet in a Fatal 4-Way Match at WrestleMania 35, marking 7 years between WrestleMania matches, 1st 6-Way Match, 1st Ladder Match, & 1st Intercontinental Championship Match at WrestleMania. It will be his 1st match on Night 1. This will be his 2nd PPV of 2026 & 1st since the Royal Rumble on 1/31, 1st 6-Way Match in his Career, & 2nd Ladder Match in his Career & 1st since he lost the Money In The Bank Match at Money In The Bank on 6/17/18, giving him a Ladder Match Record of 0-1-0. If Rusev wins, he will be the 2nd 1st-time Champion in a row, which would be the 1st time since Dominik Mysterio & John Cena in 2025 that there were 2 1st-time Champions in a row, the 25th foreign wrestler to become Intercontinental Champion & 2nd in a row, which would be the 1st time since Gunther & Sami Zayn in 2024 that there were 2 foreign Intercontinental Champions in a row, the 1st Bulgarian wrestler to become Intercontinental Champion, the 29th former United States Champion to become Intercontinental Champion & 1st since John Cena in 2025, & the 16th 1-named wrestler to become Intercontinental Champion & 2nd in a row, making it the 1st time since Ricochet & Gunther in 2022 that 2 1-named wrestlers were Intercontinental Champion back-to-back. This will be the 1st time since Gunther defeated Drew McIntyre & Sheamus at WrestleMania 39 that multiple foreign wrestlers & multiple 1-named wrestlers wrestled for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania. The Intercontinental Championship has changed hands 15 times at WrestleMania with the title changing hands 2 years in a row when Sami Zayn defeated Gunther at WrestleMania 40 & Dominik Mysterio defeated Finn Balor, Bron Breakker, & Penta in a Fatal 4-Way Match at WrestleMania 41, so if it changes hands, it will be the 1st time it changes hands 3 years in a row that it was defended since The Miz defeated Wade Barrett at WrestleMania 29, Daniel Bryan won a Ladder Match at WrestleMania 31, & Zack Ryder won a Ladder Match at WrestleMania 32, but would be the 1st time it changed hands in 3 consecutive years. The Intercontinental Championship changed hands once in 2026, when Penta defeated Dominik Mysterio on Raw on 3/2. It has changed hands 192 times in History. The Intercontinental Championship has changed hands twice in a Ladder Match at WrestleMania when Daniel Bryan won at WrestleMania 31 & Zack Ryder won at WrestleMania 32. It has changed hands 5 times in Multi-Person Matches at WrestleMania when Chris Benoit won in a Triple Threat at WrestleMania 16, Daniel Bryan won a 7-Way Match at WrestleMania 31, Zack Ryder won a 7-Way Match at WrestleMania 32, Seth Rollins won a Triple Threat at WrestleMania 34, & Dominik Mysterio won a Fatal 4-Way Match at WrestleMania 41, so if it changes hands, it will be the 1st time since WrestleMania 31 & 32 that it changed hands in Multi-Person Matches in 2 consecutive years. Championships have changed hands once in 6-Way Matches at WrestleMania, with the last title change taking place at WrestleMania 40 when A-Town Down Under & The Awesome Truth won the Raw & Smackdown Tag Team Championships in a 6-Way Ladder Match. Championships have changed hands 5 times in Ladder Matches at WrestleMania when Christian & Edge won the Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania 16), Daniel Bryan won the Intercontinental Championship (WrestleMania 31), Zack Ryder won the Intercontinental Championship (WrestleMania 32), The Hardy Boyz won the Tag Team Championship (WrestleMania 33), & A-Town Down Under & The Awesome Truth won the Tag Team Championships (WrestleMania 40). The Intercontinental Championship has changed once in a 6-Way Match with the last title change taking place at Elimination Chamber on May 31, 2015 when Ryback won. The Intercontinental Championship has changed hands 6 times in a Ladder Match (Triple H defeated The Rock (8/30/00 SummerSlam), Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit (1/21/01 Royal Rumble), Edge defeated Christian (10/21/21 No Mercy), Rob Van Dam defeated Eddie Guerrero (5/27/02 Raw), Rob Van Dam defeated Christian (9/29/03 Raw), Chris Jericho defeated Christian (9/12/04 Unforgiven), Dolph Ziggler defeated Luke Harper (12/14/14 TLC), Daniel Bryan won a 7-Way Match (3/29/15 WrestleMania 31), Zack Ryder won a 7-Way Match (4/3/16 WrestleMania 32), & Sami Zayn defeated Jeff Hardy & AJ Styles (9/27/20 Clash of Champions). If Penta wins, he will be the 1st to challenge & then successfully defend the Intercontinental Championship since William Regal at WrestleMania 17 & 18. If Evans, Lee, or McDonagh win, they would be the 1st since Rob Van Dam at WrestleMania 18 to win the Intercontinental Championship in their WrestleMania debut. If Mysterio wins, he would be the 1st wrestler to win the Intercontinental Championship twice at WrestleMania & he & Dominik Mysterio would be the 1st father & son to win Championships at consecutive WrestleManias. If Rusev wins, he will be the 1st to lose the United States Championship & win the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania since Chris Benoit at WrestleMania 16 & 22. If Evans, Lee, McDonagh, or Penta win, it will be their 1st PPV win on the main roster. If Mysterio wins, it will be his 1st PPV win since he & Andrade defeated Santos Escobar & Dominik Mysterio at WrestleMania 40 on 4/6/24. If Rusev wins, it will be his 1st PPV win since he defeated Sheamus in a Good Ol’ Fashioned Donnybrook Match at Clash In Paris on 8/31/25.

Je’Von Evans (0-0-0)

This will be Je’Von Evans’ 1st WrestleMania

Dragon Lee (0-0-0)

This will be Dragon Lee’s 1st WrestleMania

JD McDonagh (0-0-0)

This will be JD McDonagh’s 1st WrestleMania

Rey Mysterio (6-6-0)

1. Lost to WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy (3/30/03 WM XIX)
2. Lost to WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero in a 10-Man Cruiserweight Open (3/14/04 WM XX)
3. Defeated WWE Tag Team Champion Eddie Guerrero (4/3/05 WM 21)
4. Defeated WWE World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle & Randy Orton in a Triple Threat Match to win the title (4/2/06 WM 22)
5. Defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion John Bradshaw Layfield to win the title (4/5/09 WM 25)
6. Defeated CM Punk (3/28/10 WM XXVI)
7. Lost to Cody Rhodes (4/3/11 WM XXVII)
8. Lost to Cesaro in the 31-Man 1st Annual Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal (4/6/14 WM XXX)
9. Lost to WWE United States Champion Samoa Joe (4/7/19 WM 35)
10. With Dominik Mysterio as The Mysterios lost to The Miz & Logan Paul (4/2/22 WM 38: Night 1)
11. Defeated Dominik Mysterio (4/1/23 WM 39: Night 1)
12. With Andrade defeated Santos Escobar & Dominik Mysterio (4/6/24 WM XL: Night 1)

Penta (0-1-0)

1. Lost to Dominik Mysterio along with Finn Balor & WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker in a Fatal 4-Way Match (4/20/25 WM 41: Night 2)

Rusev (1-4-0)

1. Lost the WWE United States Championship to John Cena (3/29/15 WM 31)
2. With Alberto Del Rio & Sheamus as The League of Nations defeated WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, & Xavier Woods) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match (4/3/16 WM 32)
3. Lost to Jinder Mahal along with WWE United States Champion Randy Orton & Bobby Roode in a Fatal 4-Way Match (4/8/18 WM 34)
4. With Shinsuke Nakamura as lost to WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos along with The Bar (Cesaro & Sheamus) & Aleister Black & Ricochet in a Fatal 4-Way Match (4/7/19 WM 35)

WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION SAMI ZAYN VS TRICK WILLIAMS

FACTS: This will be the 14th United States Championship Match at WrestleMania & 4th year in a row, making it the 1st time it was defended on 4 consecutive WrestleManias since WrestleMania 32, 33, 34 & 35. This will be the 3rd time that the United States Championship will be defended on Night 2 after WrestleMania 37 & 40. This will be the 11th United States Championship Match of 2026, making it the most Defended Championship of 2026, 1st since Sami Zayn defeated Carmelo Hayes on Smackdown on 4/3, 1st on PPV in 2026, & 1st on PPV since Solo Sikoa defeated Jacob Fatu in a Steel Cage Match at SummerSlam on 8/3/25. This will be Sami Zayn’s 9th WrestleMania & 1st since he defeated Gunther at WrestleMania 40 & 1st United States Championship Match at WrestleMania. It will be the 2nd time he wrestled on Night 2 after he lost to Johnny Knoxville at WrestleMania 38. This will be his 2nd PPV of 2026 & 1st since he lost to Drew McIntyre at the Royal Rumble on 1/31. This will be Sami Zayn’s 2nd United States Championship Defense, so if he loses, he will be the 1st since Jacob Fatu who lost to Solo Sikoa at Night of Champions on 6/28/25 to lose in his 2nd Defense. As of WrestleMania 42, Sami Zayn’s United States Championship Reign has lasted 24 Days, so if he would have lost, he would have been the 1st to lose in 24 Days. This will be Trick Williams’ 1st WrestleMania making it the 2nd year in a row after Jacob Fatu to make his WrestleMania debut challenging for the United States Championship. This will be his 3rd PPV in a row in 2026 after the Royal Rumble on 1/31 & the Elimination Chamber on 2/28, 1st 1-on-1 match on a main roster PPV in his Career, 1st match against a foreign wrestler since he defeated Rey Fenix on Smackdown on 2/13, & 1st match against a Canadian wrestler since he defeated Ethan Page in a Devil’s Playground Match at Halloween Havoc on 10/27/24. If Trick Williams wins, he will be the 1st 1st-time Champion since Carmelo Hayes in 2025, the 10th former NXT Champion to become United States Champion after Andrade, Finn Balor, Ilja Dragunov, Carmelo Hayes, Samoa Joe, Kevin Owens, Bobby Roode, Seth Rollins, Sami Zayn, & Dolph Ziggler & 1st since Hayes in 2025, & 4th former NXT North American Champion to become United States Champion after Carmelo Hayes, Damian Priest & Ricochet & 1st since Hayes in 2025. This will be the 4th 1st 1-on-1 match between 2 former NXT Champions at WrestleMania after Seth Rollins VS Kevin Owens (WrestleMania 36), Sami Zayn VS Kevin Owens (WrestleMania 37), & Seth Rollins VS Drew McIntyre (WrestleMania 40). The United States Championship has changed hands 7 times at WrestleMania with the last title change taking place at WrestleMania 41 when Jacob Fatu defeated LA Knight, so if it changes hands, it will be the 1st time since Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 33 & Jinder Mahal at WrestleMania 34 that it changed hands at 2 consecutive WrestleManias. The United States Championship has changed hands once in 2026, with the last title change taking place on Smackdown on 3/27, when Zayn defeated Carmelo Hayes. It has changed 183 times in History. If Zayn wins, he will be the 1st wrestler to retain the Intercontinental Championship, win the Tag Team Championship, win the Intercontinental Championship, & retain the United States Championship at WrestleMania in History & would be his 1st win on PPV since he defeated Karrion Kross at SummerSlam on 8/2/25. If Williams wins, he will be the 2nd in a row after Jacob Fatu at WrestleMania 41 to win the United States Championship in his WrestleMania debut.

Sami Zayn (3-5-0)

1. Lost to Zack Ryder along with Sin Cara, The Miz, WWE Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens, Stardust, & Dolph Ziggler in a 7-Way Ladder Match (4/3/16 WM 32)
2. Lost to Mojo Rawley in the 32-Man 4^th Annual Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal Kickoff Match prior to WM (4/2/17 WM 33)
3. With Kevin Owens lost to Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon (4/8/18 WM 34)
4. Defeated Daniel Bryan to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (4/4/20 WM 36: Night 1)
5. Lost to Kevin Owens (4/11/21 WM 37: Night 2)
6. Lost to Johnny Knoxville in an Anything Goes Match (4/3/22 WM 38: Night 2)
7. With Kevin Owens defeated Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) to win the titles (4/1/23 WM 39: Night 1)
8. Defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER to win the title (4/6/24 WM XL: Night 1)

Trick Williams (0-0-0)

This will be Trick Williams’ 1st WrestleMania

FINN BALOR VS DOMINIK MYSTERIO

FACTS: This will be Finn Balor’s 6th WrestleMania & 3rd in a row & 1st 1-on-1 Non-Title Match at WrestleMania in his Career. It will be the 3rd time he wrestled on Night 2 after WrestleMania 39 & WrestleMania 41. This will be his 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 after he lost to CM Punk at Elimination Chamber on 2/28, 1st match against a 2nd Generation wrestler since he lost to Bron Breakker on Raw on 3/17/25, & 1st 1-on-1 Non-Title Match on PPV since he lost to Damian Priest at Bad Blood on 10/5/24. This will be Dominik Mysterio’s 5th WrestleMania in a row & 1st Non-Title 1-on-1 Match at WrestleMania since he lost to Rey Mysterio at WrestleMania 39. It will be the 2nd time in a row he wrestled on Night 2 after he defeated Finn Balor, Bron Breakker, & Penta at WrestleMania 41. This will be his 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV overall since he defeated John Cena at Survivor Series on 11/29/25, 1st match against a foreign wrestler since he lost to Penta on Raw on 3/23, 1st match against an Irish wrestler in his Career, & only his 3rd 1-on-1 Non-Title Match on PPV after he lost to Rey Mysterio at WrestleMania 39 on 4/1/23 & he lost to Cody Rhodes at Money In The Bank on 7/1/23. Balor & Mysterio will be the 1st time that 2 wrestlers wrestled each other in a Fatal 4-Way Match & then wrestled each other in a 1-on-1 Match in WrestleMania History. If Balor wins, it would be his 1st PPV win since he & Damian Priest defeated New Catch Republic at Elimination Chamber on 2/24/24 & 1st 1-on-1 win on PPV since he defeated Edge in an I Quit Match at Extreme Rules on 10/8/22. If Mysterio loses, it will only be his 3rd 1-on-1 loss on PPV after he lost to Seth Rollins in a Street Fight at SummerSlam on 8/23/20, Rey Mysterio at WrestleMania 39 on 4/1/23, & Cody Rhodes at Money In The Bank on 7/1/23 & 1st loss since he lost the Royal Rumble on 2/1/25.

Finn Balor (1-4-0)

1. Lost to Seth Rollins along with WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz in a Triple Threat Match (4/8/18 WM 34)

2. Defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion Bobby Lashley to win the title (4/7/19 WM 35)

3. Lost to Edge in a Hell In A Cell Match (4/2/23 WM 39: Night 2)

4. With Damian Priest as The Judgment Day lost the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship to A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory & Grayson Waller) & The Awesome Truth (The Miz & R-Truth) along with #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano), New Catch Republic (Tyler Bate & Pete Dunne), & The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) in a Six-Pack Ladder Match (4/6/24 WM XL: Night 1)

5. Lost to Dominik Mysterio along with WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker & Penta in a Fatal 4-Way Match (4/20/25 WM 41: Night 2)

Dominik Mysterio (1-3-0)

1. With Rey Mysterio as The Mysterios lost to The Miz & Logan Paul (4/2/22 WM 38: Night 1)
2. Lost to Rey Mysterio (4/1/23 WM 39: Night 1)
3. With Santos Escobar lost to Andrade & Rey Mysterio (4/6/24 WM XL: Night 1)
4. Defeated Finn Balor, WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker, & Penta in a Fatal 4-Way Match to win the title (4/20/25 WM 41: Night 2)

OBA FEMI VS BROCK LESNAR

FACTS: This will be Oba Femi’s 1st WrestleMania, making him the 1st wrestler since Goldberg at WrestleMania 20 to make his WrestleMania debut in a 1-on- match against Brock Lesnar & will be the 1st Nigerian wrestler to make his WrestleMania debut since Omos at WrestleMania 37. It will be the 1st time he wrestled on Night 2 in his Career. This will be his 2nd PPV of 2026 & 1st since the Royal Rumble on 1/31 & 1st 1-on-1 match on PPV on the main roster. This will be Brock Lesnar’s 13th WrestleMania, tying him with Sheamus, & Drew McIntyre, Rey Mysterio, Cody Rhodes, & Jey Uso this year for the 8th most WrestleMania Matches of All-Time below The Undertaker (27), Triple H (23), Kane & Randy Orton (this year) (21), The Big Show, John Cena, Shawn Michaels, & The Miz (17), Kofi Kingston (16), Seth Rollins (15, this year), Edge, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Roman Reigns (this year) & Jimmy Uso (this year) (14), 1st WrestleMania, & 1st match against a Nigerian wrestler since he defeated Omos at WrestleMania 39. It will be the 4th time he wrestled on Night 2 after WrestleMania 36, 38, & 39. This will be his 2nd PPV of 2026 & 1st since he lost the Royal Rumble on 1/31, 1st 1-on-1 match of 2026, 1st 1-on-1 match since he defeated John Cena at Wrestlepalooza on 9/20/25, the 1st time he wrestled more than 1 match 2 years in a row since 2022 & 2023, 1st match against a foreigner & against a Nigerian wrestler since he defeated Omos at WrestleMania 39 on 4/2/23. This will be the 9th 1-on-1 Non-Title Match to open WrestleMania after Tito Santana VS The Executioner (WrestleMania 1), Paul Orndorff VS Don Muraco (WrestleMania 2), Hercules VS King Haku (WrestleMania 5), Koko B. Ware VS Rick Martel (WrestleMania 6), El Matador VS Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania 8), Bret Hart VS Owen Hart (WrestleMania 10), AJ Styles VS Shane McMahon (WrestleMania 33), Randy Orton VS Bray Wyatt (WrestleMania 37), & Omos VS Brock Lesnar (WrestleMania 39), Femi’s 1st WrestleMania opener, making him the 1st since Don Muraco at WrestleMania 2 to make their WrestleMania debut in a 1-on-1 Non-Title Match in the opening match, but 1st wrestler to make their debut in an opening match since Rick Boogs at WrestleMania 38, & will be Lesnar’s 2nd WrestleMania opener in his Career & 1st since he defeated Omos at WrestleMania 39. This will be their 1st PPV opener of 2026.

Oba Femi (0-0-0)

This will be Oba Femi’s 1st WrestleMania

Brock Lesnar (6-6-0)

1. Defeated WWE Champion Kurt Angle to win the title (3/30/03 WM XIX)
2. Lost to Goldberg with Special Guest Referee Steve Austin (3/14/04 WM XX)
3. Lost to Triple H in a No Holds Barred Match (4/7/13 WM 29)
4. Defeated The Undertaker (4/6/14 WM XXX)
5. Lost the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Seth Rollins along with Roman Reigns in a Triple Threat Match (3/29/15 WM 31)
6. Defeated Dean Ambrose in a No Holds Barred Street Fight (4/3/16 WM 32)
7. Defeated WWE Universal Champion Goldberg to win the title (4/2/17 WM 33)
8. Defeated Roman Reigns to retain the WWE Universal Championship (4/8/18 WM 34)
9. Lost the WWE Universal Championship to Seth Rollins (4/7/19 WM 35)
10. Lost to Drew McIntyre to retain the WWE Championship (4/5/20 WM 36: Night 2)
11. Lost the WWE Championship to WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns in a Unification Winner Takes All Match (4/3/22 WM 38: Night 2)
12. Defeated Omos (4/2/23 WM 39: Night 2)

 

Like I do every month, I decided to write a special blog looking at NXT Stand & Deliver. To see the entire history of Stand & Deliver, visit the Stand & Deliver History HERE. And for any feedback or comments about this, comment below or tweet me (@hbkid718).

FATAL 4-WAY MATCH FOR THE NXT CHAMPIONSHIP: TONY D’ANGELO VS NXT CHAMPION JOE HENDRY VS ETHAN PAGE VS RICKY SAINTS

FACTS: This will be the 4th Fatal 4-Way Match of 2026, the 1st since The Vanity Project defeated The Culling, Hank & Tank, & OTM on NXT on 2/17, 1st Singles Fatal 4-Way Match since Sami Zayn defeated Randy Orton, Damian Priest, & Trick Williams at Saturday Night’s Main Event on 1/24, 1st Singles Fatal 4-Way Match on NXT since Leon Slater defeated Myles Borne, Joe Hendry, & Dion Lennox on 12/16/25, 1st Fatal 4-Way on NXT PPV since Stephanie Vaquer defeated Giulia, Jordynne Grace, & Jaida Parker at Stand & Deliver on 4/19/25, & 1st Men’s Singles Fatal 4-Way Match on NXT PPV since Ethan Page defeated Je’Von Evans, Shawn Spears, & Trick Williams at Heatwave on 7/7/24. This will be the 4th Fatal 4-Way Match at Stand & Deliver & 2nd year in a row after Stephanie Vaquer defeated Giulia, Jordynne Grace, & Jaida Parker in a Fatal 4-Way Match in 2025, but 1st ever Men’s Singles Fatal 4-Way Match at Stand & Deliver. This will be the 5th 4-Way Match for the NXT Championship after Adrian Neville defeated Tyler Breeze, Tyson Kidd, & Sami Zayn to retain the title at Takeover: Fatal 4-Way on 9/11/24, Finn Balor, Tommaso Ciampa, Adam Cole, & Johnny Gargano wrestled to a Time Limit Draw in a 60-Minute Iron Man for the Vacant NXT Championship on NXT on 9/1/20, Tommaso Ciampa defeated Pete Dunne, LA Knight, & Von Wagner for the Vacant NXT Championship on NXT on 9/14/21, & Ethan Page defeated Je’Von Evans, Shawn Spears, & Trick Williams to retain the title at Heatwave on 7/7/24. This will be the 5th NXT Championship Match of 2026, tying it with the Women’s Championship, the Men’s North American Championship, & the Women’s North American Championship for the Most Defended Championship of 2026, 1st since Joe Hendry defeated Ricky Saints at Vengeance Day on 3/7 & 2nd PPV in a row in 2026, & 5th NXT Championship Match in a row at Stand & Deliver, making it the only Championship to be defended at every Stand & Deliver. This will be the 2nd year in a row that the NXT Championship will be defended in a multi-person match after it was defended in a Triple Threat Match in 2025 when Oba Femi defeated Je’Von Evans & Trick Williams. This was Tony D’Angelo’s 5th Stand & Deliver in a row, &  & 2nd NXT Championship Match at Stand & Deliver & 1st since he lost to Ilja Dragunov in 2024, making him the only wrestler to challenge for the NXT Championship in a 1-on-1 match & a Fatal 4-Way Match & 1st Fatal 4-Way Match at Stand & Deliver in his Career. This will be his 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 after he defeated Dion Lennox at Vengeance Day on 3/7 & will be his 1st Singles Fatal 4-Way Match in his Career. If Tony D’Angelo wins, he will be the 2nd 1st-time Champion in a row, the 9th former North American Champion to become NXT Champion after Adam Cole, Oba Femi, Johnny Gargano, Carmelo Hayes, Keith Lee, Ethan Page, Ricky Saints, & Trick Williams & 1st since Saints in 2025, the 5th former Tag Team Champion to become NXT Champion after Bron Breakker, Tommaso Ciampa, & Johnny Gargano & 1st since Bron Breakker in 2024, & 1st former Heritage Cup Champion to become NXT Champion, becoming the only man to win all 4 Championships in NXT. This will be Joe Hendry’s 1st Stand & Deliver, making him the 1st NXT Champion since Dolph Ziggler in 2024 to make his Stand & Deliver debut as the defending NXT Champion & the 1st to do it in a Fatal 4-Way Match. This will be his 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 after he defeated Ricky Saints at Vengeance Day on 3/7, his 2nd Fatal 4-Way Match in his Career & 1st since he lost to Leon Slater along with Myles Borne & Dion Lennox on NXT on 12/16/25, giving him a Fatal 4-Way Match Record of 0-1-0. This will be Joe Hendry’s 3rd NXT Championship Defense, so if he would have lost, he would have been the 1st since Ricky Saints who lost to Oba Femi at Deadl1ne on 12/5/25 to lose in his 3rd Defense. As of Stand & Deliver, Joe Hendry’s NXT Championship Reign has lasted 60 Days, so if he loses, he will be the 1st to lose in 60 Days, which is the 9th Shortest Reign of All-Time ahead of Karrion Kross (8/22/20-8/26/20, 4 Days), Samoa Joe’s 2nd Reign (11/19/16-12/3/16, 14 Days), Samoa Joe’s 3rd Reign (8/22/21-9/12/21, 21 Days), Dolph Ziggler (3/8/22-4/4/22, 27 Days), Oba Femi’s 2nd Reign (12/6/25-1/6/26, 31 Days), Keith Lee (7/8/20-8/22/20, 45 Days), Shinsuke Nakamura’s 2nd Reign (12/3/16-1/28/17, 56 Days), & Johnny Gargano (4/5/19-6/1/19, 57 Days), making it the 30th Reign over 50 Days. This will be Ethan Page’s 2nd Stand & Deliver in a row after he lost to Ricky Saints in 2025, making him the 1st wrestler to challenge for the North American & NXT Championships at consecutive Stand & Deliver PPVs. This will be his 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV overall since he defeated Mr. Iguana at Deadl1ne on 12/6/25, 5th Fatal 4-Way Match of 2026 & 1st since he lost to El Hijo De Dr. Wagner Jr. along with Dragon Lee & JD McDonagh at World Collide on 9/12/25, giving him a Fatal 4-Way Match Record of 3-1-0. If Ethan Page would have won, he would have been the 9th 2-time NXT Champion after Finn Balor, Bron Breakker, Tommaso Ciampa, Oba Femi, Samoa Joe, Karrion Kross, Shinsuke Nakamura, & Trick Williams, & the 1st since Femi in 2026. This will be Ricky Saints’ 2nd Stand & Deliver in a row after he defeated Ethan Page in 2025, making him the 1st wrestler to defend the North American Championship & challenge for the NXT Championship at consecutive Stand & Deliver PPVs. This will be his 2nd PPV in a row after he lost to Joe Hendry at Vengeance Day on 3/7 & will be his 1st Fatal 4-Way Match in his Career. If Ricky Saints wins, he will be the 9th 2-time NXT Champion after Finn Balor, Bron Breakker, Tommaso Ciampa, Oba Femi, Samoa Joe, Karrion Kross, Shinsuke Nakamura, & Trick Williams, & the 1st since Femi in 2026. Page & Saints are the 1st wrestlers to wrestle each other in a 1-on-1 match & then in a Fatal 4-Way Match at consecutive Stand & Deliver PPVs. The NXT Championship changed hands once in 2026 on NXT on 2/3, when Joe Hendry won a 7-Way Ladder Match to win the Vacant Championship. It has changed hands 36 times in History. The NXT Championship has changed hands only once at Stand & Deliver with the last title change taking place in 2023 when Carmelo Hayes defeated Bron Breakker. Championships have never changed hands in a Fatal 4-Way Match at Stand & Deliver, but the NXT Championship has changed hands twice in a Fatal 4-Way Match (Tommaso Ciampa defeated Pete Dunne, LA Knight, & Von Wagner to win the Vacant Championship on NXT on 9/14/21 & Ethan Page defeated Je’Von Evans, Shawn Spears, & Trick Williams at Heatwave on 7/7/24.)

Tony D’Angelo (1-3-0)

1. Defeated Tommaso Ciampa (4/2/22)
2. With Channing Lorenzo lost to NXT Tag Team Champions Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) along with The Creed Brothers (Brutus & Julius Creed) in a Triple Threat Match (4/1/23)
3. Lost to NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov (4/6/24)
4. With Luca Crusifino & Channing Lorenzo as The D’Angelo Family lost to DarkState (Osiris Griffin, Dion Lennox, & Saquon Shugars) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match (4/19/25)

Joe Hendry (0-0-0)

This will be Joe Hendry’s 1st Stand & Deliver PPV

Ethan Page (0-1-0)

1. Lost to NXT North American Champion Ricky Saints (4/19/25)

 

Ricky Saints (1-0-0)

1. Defeated Ethan Page to retain the NXT North American Championship (4/19/25)

NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: KENDAL GRAY VS NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPION JACY JAYNE VS LOLA VICE

FACTS: This will be the 23rd Triple Threat Match of 2026, 1st overall since Chazz Hall defeated Santi Rivera & CJ Valor on Evolve on 4/1, the 1st Women’s Triple Threat Match, 1st Women’s Triple Threat Match on NXT, & 1st Triple Threat Match for the Women’s Championship since Jacy Jayne defeated Sol Ruca & Zaria on NXT on 3/17, 1st on NXT PPV since Lola Vice defeated Kelani Jordan & Jaida Parker at Heatwave on 8/24/25, & 1st for the Women’s Championship on PPV since Lyra Valkyria defeated Roxanne Perez & Lola Vice at Vengeance Day on 2/4/24, the 5th Triple Threat Match at Stand & Deliver, the 1st Women’s Triple Threat Match at Stand & Deliver & for the Women’s Championship at Stand & Deliver, & 5th year in a row, making it the only match to take place at every Stand & Deliver. This will be the 5th Women’s Championship Match of 2026, tying it with the NXT Championship, North American Championship, & Women’s North American Championship for the Most Defended NXT Championship of 2026, 1st since Jacy Jayne defeated Sol Ruca & Zaria in a Triple Threat Match on 3/17, 1st on PPV in 2026, 1st on PPV since Tatum Paxley defeated Jacy Jayne to win the Championship at Halloween Havoc on 10/25/25, & 5th in a row at Stand & Deliver. This will be Kendal Grey’s 1st Stand & Deliver, making her the 1st wrestler to make their Stand & Deliver debut challenging for the Women’s Championship in a Triple Threat Match. This will be her 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV overall since she won the Iron Survivor Challenge Match at Deadl1ne on 12/6/25, her 2nd Triple Threat Match in her Career & 1st since she defeated Kali Armstrong & PJ Vasa on Evolve on 1/14/26, giving her a Triple Threat Match Record of 1-0-0. If Kendal Grey would have won, she would have been the 1st time Champion since Tatum Paxley in 2025 & the 1st former Evolve Women’s Champion to become Women’s Champion. This will be Jacy Jayne’s 4th Stand & Deliver & 3rd in a row, but 1st Women’s Championship Match & Triple Threat Match at Stand & Deliver, & 1st since she & Fallon Henley lost to Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley along with Cora Jade & Roxanne Perez & The Meta-Four in a Fatal 4-Way Match, making her the 1st woman to wrestle in a Fatal 4-Way & a Triple Threat Match at consecutive Stand & Deliver PPVs. This will be her 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV since she lost to Tatum Paxley at Halloween Havoc on 10/25/25, 5th Singles Triple Threat Match in her Career & 1st since she defeated Sol Ruca & Zaria on NXT on 3/17, giving her a Singles Triple Threat Match Record of 1-3-0. This was Jacy Jayne’s 5th Women’s Championship Defense, so if she loses, she will be the 1st since herself who lost to Tatum Paxley at Halloween Havoc on 10/25/25 to lose in her 5th Defense, making her the only Women’s Champion with more than 1 reign to lose the Championship in the same number of defenses. As of NXT, Jacy Jayne’s Women’s Championship Reign has lasted 130 Days, so if she loses, she will be the 1st to lose in 130 Days, which is the 18th Reign over 100 Days. This will be Lola Vice’s 2nd Stand & Deliver in a row & 1st since she lost to Sol Ruca in a 6-Way Ladder Match for the Vacant Women’s North American Championship, making her the 1st woman to wrestle in a 6-Way & Triple Threat Match at consecutive Stand & Deliver PPVs. This will be her 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 & 1st since she defeated Kelani Jordan in an NXT Underground Match at Vengeance Day on 3/7, her 4th Singles Triple Threat Match in her Career & 1st since she lost to Izzi Dame along with Thea Hail on NXT on 2/3, giving her a Singles Triple Threat Match Record of 1-2-0. If Lola Vice wins, she will be the 1st 1st-time Women’s Champion & the 1st to win the NXT Women’s Championship as their 1st Championship in their Career since Tatum Paxley in 2025. The NXT Women’s Championship has never changed hands in 2026 with the last title change taking place on NXT on 11/18/25, when Jayne defeated Tatum Paxley. It has changed hands 25 times in History. It has changed hands once in a Triple Threat Match when Io Shirai defeated Charlotte Flair & Rhea Ripley at Takeover: In Your House on 6/7/20. It has changed hands once at Stand & Deliver, with the last title change taking place on 4/1/23, when Indi Hartwell defeated Gigi Dolin, Roxanne Perez, Zoey Stark, Tiffany Stratton, & Lyra Valkyria in a 6-Way Ladder Match.

 

Kendal Grey (0-0-0)

This will be Kendal Grey’s 1st Stand & Deliver PPV

Jacy Jayne (0-3-0)

1. With Gigi Dolin as NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Toxic Attraction lost the titles to Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai in the Pre-Show prior to the PPV (4/2/22)
2. With Izzi Dame & Kiana James lost to Thea Hail, Fallon Henley, & Kelani Jordan in a 6-Woman Tag Team Match (4/6/24)
3. With Fallon Henley as Fatal Influence lost to Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley along with Cora Jade & Roxanne Perez & The Meta-Four (Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend) in a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match (4/19/25)

Lola Vice (0-1-0)

1. Lost to WWE Women’s Speed Champion Sol Ruca along with Izzi Dame, Thea Hail, Kelani Jordan, & Zaria in a 6-Way Ladder Match for the Vacant NXT Women’s North American Championship (4/19/25)

NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: LOS AMERICANOS (BRAVO & RAYO AMERICANO) VS NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE VANITY PROJECT (BRAD BAYLOR & RICKY SMOKES)

FACTS: This will be the 3rd NXT Tag Team Championship Match of 2026, making it the 2nd Most Defended Championship of 2026, & 1st since The Vanity Project defeated DarkState on NXT on 2/24, 1st on PPV in 2026, 1st on PPV since DarkState defeated The Hardy Boyz at Halloween Havoc on 10/25/25, & 5th in a row at Stand & Deliver, & 1st time in Stand & Deliver History that neither The Creed Brothers or Fraxiom will be wrestling a Tag Team Championship Match. This will be Bravo & Rayo Americano’s 1st Stand & Deliver, making them the 2nd year in a row after Hank & Tank to make their Stand & Deliver debut challenging for the Tag Team Championship. This will be their 1st PPV in their Career, making them the 1st since Hank & Tank at Stand & Deliver on 4/19/25 to make their NXT PPV debut in a Tag Team Championship Match. If Los Americanos win, they will be the 2nd 1st-time Champion in a row, the 2nd in a row to win the Tag Team Championship has their 1st Championship in their Career, the 7th foreign team to become Tag Team Champions after British Ambition, Fraxiom, Gallus, Imperium, The Lucha Dragons, Moustache Mountain, & Pretty Deadly & 1st since Fraxiom in 2024, & 2nd Mexican team to become Tag Team Champions after The Lucha Dragons in 2014. This was Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes’ 1st Stand & Deliver, making them the 1st since Gallus in 2023 to make their Stand & Deliver debut as the defending Tag Team Champions. This will be their 1st PPV in their Career making them the 1st since The Hardy Boyz at Halloween Havoc on 10/25/25 to make their NXT PPV debut as the defending Tag Team Champions, their 1st 2-on-2 Tag Match since they defeated DarkState on 2/24, & their 1st 2-on-2 match against 2 foreign wrestlers & 2 Mexican wrestlers in their Career. This will be The Vanity Project’s 1st Tag Team Championship Defense so if they lose, they will be the 1st since Chase U who lost to Fraxiom at No Mercy on 9/1/24 to lose in their 1st Defense. As of NXT, The Vanity Project’s Tag Team Championship Reign has lasted 39 Days, so if they lose, they will be the 1st to lose in 39 Days, which is the 6th Shortest Reign of All-Time ahead of MSK’s 2nd Reign (4/2/22-4/8/22, 6 Days), The Hardy Boyz (10/7/25-10/25/25, 18 Days), Chase U (Andre Chase & Ridge Holland) (8/13/24-9/1/24, 19 Days), Chase U (Andre Chase & Duke Hudson (10/24/23-11/14/23, 21 Days), & Moustache Mountain (6/19/18-7/11/18, 22 Days). This will be the 1st time that both the challengers & Champions will be making their Stand & Deliver debut in a 2-on-2 Tag Team Championship Match. The NXT Tag Team Championship has changed hands once in 2026, when The Vanity Project defeated DarkState on NXT on 2/24. It has changed hands 43 times in History. It has changed hands twice at Stand & Deliver in 2022, when MSK defeated The Creed Brothers & Imperium in a Triple Threat Match & in 2025 when Hank & Tank defeated Fraxiom.

Bravo Americano (0-0-0)

This will be Bravo Americano’s 1st Stand & Deliver PPV

Rayo Americano (0-0-0)

This will be Rayo Americano’s 1st Stand & Deliver PPV

Brad Baylor (0-0-0)

This will be Brad Baylor’s 1st Stand & Deliver PPV

Ricky Smokes (0-0-0)

This will be Ricky Smokes’ 1st Stand & Deliver PPV

NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION MYLES BORNE VS JOHNNY GARGANO

FACTS: This will be the 5th North American Championship Match of 2026, tying it with the NXT Championship, Women’s Championship, & Women’s North American Championship for the Most Defended Championship of 2026, & 1st since Myles Borne defeated Ethan Page on 3/3, 1st on PPV in 2026, & 1st on PPV since Ethan Page defeated Mr. Iguana at Deadl1ne on 12/6/25. This will be Myles Borne’s 1st Stand & Deliver, making it the 3rd year in a row after Oba Femi in 2024 & Ricky Saints in 2025 to make their Stand & Deliver debut as the defending North American Champion. This will be his 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV since he lost to Je’Von Evans in an Iron Survivor Challenge Match at Deadl1ne on 12/6/25, & 1st 1-on-1 match on PPV since he lost to Oba Femi at Battleground on 5/25/25. This will be Myles Borne’s 2nd North American Championship Defense, so if he loses, he will be the 1st since Dominik Mysterio who lost to Dragon Lee to lose in his 2nd Defense. As of Stand & Deliver, Myles Borne’s North American Championship Reign has lasted 39 Days, so if he would have lost, he would have been the 1st to lose in 39 Days, which is the 7th Shortest Reign of All-Time ahead of Trick Williams (9/30/23-10/3/23, 3 Days), Solo Sikoa (9/13/22-9/20/22, 7 Days), Johnny Gargano’s 2nd Reign (10/28/20-11/11/20, 14 Days), Johnny Gargano’s 1st Reign (1/26/19-2/20/19, 25 Days), Leon Ruff (11/11/20-12/6/20, 25 Days), Shawn Spears (3/3/25-4/1/25, 29 Days), & Dragon Lee (12/9/23-1/9/24, 31 Days). This was Johnny Gargano’s 2nd Stand & Deliver & 1st since he defeated Grayson Waller in an Unsanctioned Match in 2023. This will be his 1st NXT PPV of 2026, 1st NXT PPV & 1st 1-on-1 match on NXT since he defeated Waller at Stand & Deliver in 2023. If Johnny Gargano would have won, he would have been the 1st 4-time North American Champion, which is the most North American Championship Reigns & Most Singles Championships in NXT History & 1st since he lost to Bronson Reed in a Steel Cage Match on NXT on 5/18/21, marking 1783 Days between Reigns which is the Longest Gap in History. The North American Championship has changed hands once in 2026, when Borne defeated Ethan Page on NXT on 2/24. It has changed hands 28 times in History. It has changed hands once at Stand & Deliver when Cameron Grimes won a Fatal 5-Way Ladder Match in 2022.

 

Myles Borne (0-0-0)

This will be Myles Borne’s 1st Stand & Deliver PPV

Johnny Gargano (1-0-0)

1. Defeated Grayson Waller in an Unsanctioned Match (4/1/23)

NXT WOMEN’S NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: NXT WOMEN’S NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION TATUM PAXLEY VS BLAKE MONROE

FACTS: This will be the 5th Women’s North American Championship Match of 2026, tying it with the NXT Championship, Women’s Championship, & North American Championship for the Most Defended Championship in NXT in 2026, 1st since Tatum Paxley defeated Izzi Dame in a Steel Cage Match on NXT on 3/17, 2nd PPV in a row after Paxley defeated Dame at Vengeance Day on 3/7, & 2nd in a row at Stand & Deliver, but 1st 1-on-1 match for the Women’s North American Championship at Stand & Deliver. This will be Tatum Paxley’s 2nd Stand & Deliver in a row after she & Gigi Dolin won a Fatal 4-Way Match, making her the 1st woman to wrestle in a Fatal 4-Way Match & a Women’s North American Championship at consecutive Stand & Deliver PPVs. This will be her 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 after she defeated Izzi Dame at Vengeance Day on 3/7, 1st match against a foreign wrestler since she lost to Lyra Valkyria on Level Up on 3/3/23, & 1st against a British wrestler in her Career. This will be Tatum Paxley’s 2nd Women’s North American Championship Defense, so if she loses, she will be the 2nd in a row after Izzi Dame to lose in her 2nd Defense, which would tie Blake Monroe for the Least Defenses of All-Time below Kelani Jordan (6), Sol Ruca & Fallon Henley (4), & Stephanie Vaquer (3). As of Stand & Deliver, Tatum Paxley’s Women’s North American Championship Reign has lasted 28 Days, so if she loses, she will be the 1st to lose in 28 Days, which would be the 2nd Shortest Reign of All-Time below Sol Ruca (4/19/25-10/25/25, 189 Days), Kelani Jordan (6/9/24-10/27/24, 140 Days), Fallon Henley (10/27/24-2/15/25, 111 Days), Izzi Dame (1/6/26-3/7/26, 60 Days), Blake Monroe (10/25/25-12/16/25, 52 Days), Stephanie Vaquer (2/15/25-4/1/25, 45 Days), & ahead of Thea Hail (12/16/25-1/6/26, 21 Days). This will be Blake Monroe’s 1st Stand & Deliver, making her the 1st wrestler to make their Stand & Deliver challenging for the Women’s North American Championship in a 1-on-1 match. This will be her 2nd PPV in a row after she defeated Jaida Parker at Vengeance Day on 3/7. If Blake Monroe wins, she will be the 1st 2-time Women’s North American Champion. The Women’s North American Championship has changed hands 2 times in 2026, with the last title change taking place at Vengeance Day on 3/7, when Paxley defeated Dame. It has changed hands 8 times in History. It has changed hands once at Stand & Deliver when Sol Ruca won a Ladder Match to win the Vacant Championship.

Tatum Paxley (1-0-0)

1. With Gigi Dolin defeated Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley & Jacy Jayne), Cora Jade & Roxanne Perez, & The Meta-Four (Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend) in a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match (4/19/25)

Blake Monroe (0-0-0)

This will be Blake Monroe’s 1st Stand & Deliver PPV

SOL RUCA VS ZARIA

FACTS: This will be the 1st 1-on-1 Non-Title Women’s Match at Stand & Deliver. This will be Sol Ruca’s 2nd Stand & Deliver in a row after she won a Ladder Match for the Vacant Women’s North American Championship, but 1st 1-on-1 Non-Title Match at Stand & Deliver. This will be her 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV overall since she lost the Iron Survivor Challenge to Kendal Grey at Deadl1ne on 12/6, 1st 1-on-1 match on PPV since she defeated Jaida Parker at No Mercy on 9/27/25, 1st 1-on-1 Non-Title Match on PPV in her Career, 1st match against a foreign wrestler since she lost to Chelsea Green on NXT on 12/23/25, 1st match against a 1-named wrestler since she defeated Bayley at Saturday Night’s Main Event on 12/13/25, & 1st match against an Australian wrestler in her Career. This will be Zaria’s 2nd Stand & Deliver in a row after she lost to Sol Ruca in a Ladder Match for the Vacant Women’s North American Championship, but 1st 1-on-1 Non-Title Match at Stand & Deliver. This will be Zaria’s 1st PPV of 2026, her 1st PPV overall since she lost to Blake Monroe at Halloween Havoc on 10/25/25, & 1st 1-on-1 Non-Title Match on PPV in her Career. Ruca & Zaria will be the 1st women to wrestle each other in a 6-Way Ladder Match & a 1-on-1 Match in consecutive Stand & Deliver PPVs.

Sol Ruca (1-0-0)

1. Defeated Izzi Dame, Thea Hail, Kelani Jordan, Lola Vice, & Zaria in a 6-Way Ladder Match for the Vacant NXT Women’s North American Championship (4/19/25)

Zaria (0-1-0)

1. Lost to WWE Women’s Speed Champion Sol Ruca along with Izzi Dame, Thea Hail, Kelani Jordan, & Lola Vice in a 6-Way Ladder Match for the Vacant NXT Women’s North American Championship (4/19/25)

 

10-PERSON MIXED TAG TEAM COUTNDOWN MATCH: HANK & TANK (TANK LEDGER & HANK WALKER), SHILOH HILL, EK PROSPER, & WWE WOMEN’S SPEED CHAMPION WREN SINCLAIR VS BIRTHRIGHT (URIAH CONNORS, CHARLIE DEMPSEY, TNA KNOCKOUTS WORLD CHAMPION ARIANNA GRACE, LEXIS KING, & CHANNING LORENZO)

FACTS: This will be the 3rd 10-Man Tag Team Match of 2026, the 1st since Team WWE ID defeated Team WWE PC on Evolve on 2/25, 1st on NXT & on PPV in 2026, 1st in NXT since Giulia, Jordynn Grace, Kelani Jordan, Stephanie Vaquer, & Zaria defeated Fatal Influence, Cora Jade, & Roxanne Perez on 11/6/24, & 1st on NXT PPV in History, & 1st 10-Man Tag Team Match at Stand & Deliver. This will be the 1st Mixed Tag Team Match of 2026, the 1st Mixed Tag Team Match since Shiloh Hill & Skylar Raye defeated Arianna Grace & Channing Lorenzo on NXT on 12/23/25, 1st on NXT PPV since Chelsea Green & Ethan Page defeated Tavion Heights & Tyra Mae Steele at Heatwave on 8/24/25, the 2nd at Stand & Deliver & 1st since Tyler Bate & Chase University defeated The Schism in 2023, & was the 1st 10-Person Mixed Tag Team Match in WWE & NXT History. This was the 1st Kickoff Match of 2026, the 5th in a row at Stand & Deliver & 1st Mixed Tag Team Match on the Kickoff since 2023. This will be Tank Ledger & Hank Walker’s 2nd Stand & Deliver in a row, 1st Mixed Tag Team Match, 1st 10-Man Tag Team Match, & 1st Kickoff Match at Stand & Deliver. This will be their 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV since they lost to DarkState at Heatwave on 8/24/25, their 1st Mixed Tag Team Match since they & Zaruca lost to The Culling on NXT on 7/22/25, & 1st 10-Person Tag Team Match in their Career. This was Shiloh Hill’s 1st Stand & Deliver, 1st PPV in his Career, 1st Mixed Tag Team Match since he & Skylar Raye defeated Arianna Grace & Channing Lorenzo on NXT on 12/23/25, & 1st 10-Person Tag Team Match in his Career. This will be EK Prosper’s 1st Stand & Deliver, 1st PPV in his Career, 1st Mixed Tag Team Match, & 1st 10-Person Tag Team Match in his Career. This will be Wren Sinclair’s 1st Stand & Deliver, 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV since she lost the Iron Survivor Challenge to Giulia at Deadl1ne on 12/7/24, 1st Mixed Tag Team Match since No Quarter Catch Crew lost to The D’Angelo Family on NXT on 8/20/24, & 1st 10-Person Tag Team Match in her Career. This will be Uriah Connors’ 1st Stand & Deliver, 1st PPV in his Career, 1st Mixed Tag Team Match in his Career, & 1st 10-Person Tag Team Match in his Career. This will be Charlie Dempsey’s 1st Stand & Deliver, 1st PPV in his Career, 1st Mixed Tag Team Match since No Quarter Catch Crew lost to The D’Angelo Family on NXT on 8/20/24, & 1st 10-Person Tag Team Match in her Career. This will be Arianna Grace’s 1st Stand & Deliver, 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV since she & Karmen Petrovic defeated Fatal Influence at Heatwave on 7/7/24, 1st Mixed Tag Team Match since she & Channing Lorenzo lost to Shiloh Hill & Skylar Raye on NXT on 12/23/25, & 1st 10-Person Tag Team Match in her Career. This will be Lexis King’s 1st Stand & Deliver, 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV since he lost to Carmelo Hayes at Deadl1ne on 12/9/23, 1st Mixed Tag Team Match, & 1st 10-Person Tag Team Match in his Career. This will be Channing Lorenzo’s 3rd Stand & Deliver & 2nd in a row after The D’Angelo Family lost to DarkState in 2025, 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV since he defeated Tony D’Angelo at Battleground on 5/25/25, 1st Mixed Tag Team Match since he & Arianna Grace lost to Shiloh Hill & Skylar Raye on NXT on 12/23/25, & 1st 10-Man Tag Team Match in his Career. Everyone making their Stand & Deliver debuts will be the 1st wrestlers in history to make their Stand & Deliver debut in a 10-Person Mixed Tag Team Match & everyone making their NXT PPV debut will be the 1st wrestlers in history to make their NXT PPV debut in a 10-Person Mixed Tag Team Match.

Shiloh Hill (0-0-0)

This will be Shiloh Hill’s 1st Stand & Deliver PPV

Tank Ledger (1-0-0)

1. With Hank Walker defeated NXT Tag Team Champions Axiom & Nathan Frazer to win the titles (4/19/25)

EK Prosper (0-0-0)

This will be EK Prosper’s 1st Stand & Deliver PPV

Wren Sinclair (0-0-0)

This will be Wren Sinclair’s 1st Stand & Deliver PPV

 

Hank Walker (1-0-0)

1. With Tank Ledger defeated NXT Tag Team Champions Axiom & Nathan Frazer to win the titles (4/19/25)

Uriah Connors (0-0-0)

This will be Uriah Connors’ 1st Stand & Deliver PPV

Charlie Dempsey (0-0-0)

This will be Charlie Dempsey’s 1st Stand & Deliver PPV

Arianna Grace (0-0-0)

This will be Arianna Grace’s 1st Stand & Deliver PPV

Lexis King (0-0-0)

This will be Lexis King’s 1st Stand & Deliver PPV

Channing Lorenzo (0-2-0)

1. With Tony D’Angelo lost to NXT Tag Team Champions Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) along with The Creed Brothers (Brutus & Julius Creed) in a Triple Threat Match (4/1/23)
2. With Luca Crusifino & Tony D’Angelo as The D’Angelo Family lost to DarkState (Osiris Griffin, Dion Lennox, & Saquon Shugars) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match (4/19/25)

 

Like I do every month, I decided to write a special blog looking at NXT Vengeance Day. To see the entire history of Vengeance Day, visit the Vengeance Day History HERE. And for any feedback or comments about this, comment below or tweet me (@hbkid718).

This will be the 1st Vengeance Day that Roxanne Perez didn’t wrestle, therefore no one has wrestled on every Vengeance Day. This will be the 1st PPV of 2026 to not have a Women’s Championship Match & the 1st Vengeance Day to not have one. This will be the 1st PPV of 2026 to not have a Tag Team Championship Match & the 1st Vengeance Day since 2024 to not have one. This will be the 1st PPV of 2026 to not have a North American Championship Match & the 2nd Vengeance Day in a row to not have one. This will be the 1st PPV of 2026 to not have a Tag Team Match & the 1st Vengeance Day in history to not have a Tag Team Match.

NXT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: NXT CHAMPION JOE HENDRY VS RICKY SAINTS

FACTS: This will be the 4th NXT Championship Match of 2026, making tying it with the North American Championship for the Most Defended Championship in 2026, 1st since Joe Hendry defeated Jackson Drake on 2/10, 1st on PPV since Oba Femi defeated Ricky Saints to win the title at Deadl1ne on 12/6/25, & 4th in a row at Vengeance Day, making it the only Championship to be defended at every Vengeance Day. This will be Joe Hendry’s 1st Vengeance Day, making him the 1st NXT Champion since Ilja Dragunov to make his Vengeance Day debut as the defending NXT Champion. This will be his 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV since he lost the Iron Survivor Challenge to Je’Von Evans at Deadl1ne on 12/6/25, & 1st 1-on-1 match on PPV since he lost the TNA World Championship to Trick Williams at Battleground on 5/25/25. This will be Joe Hendry’s 2nd NXT Championship Defense, so if he loses, he will be the 1st since Trick Williams who lost to Ethan Page in a Fatal 4-Way Match at Heatwave on 7/7/24 to lose in his 2nd Defense. As of Vengeance Day, Joe Hendry’s NXT Championship Reign has lasted 32 Days, so if he loses, he will be the 1st to lose in 32 Days, which is the 6th Shortest Reign of All-Time ahead of Karrion Kross (8/22/20-8/26/20, 4 Days), Samoa Joe’s 2nd Reign (11/19/16-12/3/16, 14 Days), Samoa Joe’s 3rd Reign (8/22/21-9/12/21, 21 Days), Dolph Ziggler (3/8/22-4/4/22, 27 Days), & Oba Femi’s 2nd Reign (12/6/25-1/6/26, 31 Days). This will be Ricky Saints’ 1st Vengeance Day, making him the 2nd year in a row after Austin Theory in 2025 to make their Vengeance Day debut challenging for the NXT Championship. This will be his 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV match, 1st 1-on-1 match since he defeated Je’Von Evans on NXT on 12/30/25, 1st 1-on-1 match on PPV & 1st match against a foreign wrestler since he lost the NXT Championship to Oba Femi at Deadl1ne on 12/6/25, & 1st match against a Scottish wrestler in his Career. If Ricky Saints wins, he would be the 9th 2-time NXT Champion after Finn Balor, Bron Breakker, Tommaso Ciampa, Oba Femi, Samoa Joe, Karrion Kross, Shinsuke Nakamura, & Trick Williams, & the 1st since Femi in 2026. The NXT Championship changed hands once in 2026 on NXT on 2/3, when Joe Hendry won a 7-Way Ladder Match to win the Vacant Championship. It has changed hands 36 times in History. It has never changed hands at Vengeance Day.

Joe Hendry (0-0-0)

This will be Joe Hendry’s 1st Vengeance Day PPV

Ricky Saints (0-0-0)

This will be Ricky Saints’ 1st Vengeance Day PPV

NXT WOMEN’S NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: TATUM PAXLEY VS NXT WOMEN’S NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION IZZI DAME

FACTS: This will be the 3rd Women’s North American Championship Match of 2026, tying it with the Women’s Championship for the 2nd Most Defended Championship in NXT in 2026 after the NXT & North American Championship (4), 1st since Izzi Dame defeated Thea Hail & Lola Vice in a Triple Threat Match on NXT on 2/3, 1st 1-on-1 North American Championship Match since Izzi Dame defeated Thea Hail on NXT on 1/6, & 2nd in a row at Vengeance Day after Stephanie Vaquer defeated Fallon Henley in 2025. This will be Tatum Paxley’s 1st Vengeance Day, making her the 2nd in a row after Stephanie Vaquer in 2025 to make their Vengeance Day debut challenging for the Women’s North American Championship. This will be her 1st PPV of 2026 & her 1st PPV overall since she lost to Izzi Dame at Deadl1ne on 12/6/25. If Tatum Paxley would have won, she would have been the 7th 1st-time Women’s North American Champion in a row & the 2nd former Women’s Champion to become Women’s North American Champion after Stephanie Vaquer in 2025. This was Izzi Dame’s 1st Vengeance Day, making her the 1st wrestler to make their Vengeance Day debut defending the Women’s North American Championship. This was her 1st PPV of 2026 & 1st PPV overall since she defeated Tatum Paxley at Deadl1ne on 12/6/25. This was Izzi Dame’s 2nd Women’s North American Championship Defense, so if she loses, she will be the 1st since Blake Monroe who lost to Thea Hail on NXT on 12/16/25 to lose in her 2nd Defense, which is tied for the 2nd Least Defenses of All-Time below Kelani Jordan (6), Sol Ruca & Fallon Henley (4), & Stephanie Vaquer (3) & ahead of Thea Hail (1). As of Vengeance Day, Izzi Dame’s Women’s North American Championship Reign has lasted 60 Days, so if she loses, she will be the 1st to lose in 60 Days, which would be the 4th Longest & 4th Shortest Reign of All-Time below Sol Ruca (4/19/25-10/25/25, 189 Days), Kelani Jordan (6/9/24-10/27/24, 140 Days), Fallon Henley (10/27/24-2/15/25, 111 Days), & ahead of Blake Monroe (10/25/25-12/16/25, 52 Days), Stephanie Vaquer (2/15/25-4/1/25, 45 Days), & Thea Hail (12/16/25-1/6/26, 21 Days). This will be the 4th 1-on-1 match between them after NXT on 7/16/24 (won by Paxley), Deadl1ne on 12/6/25 (won by Dame), & NXT on 1/6/26 (won by Paxley), so Paxley won 2 & Dame won 1. The Women’s North American Championship has changed hands once in 2026, when Dame defeated Thea Hail on NXT on 1/6. It has changed hands 7 times in History. It has changed hands once at Vengeance Day when Stephanie Vaquer defeated Fallon Henley in 2025.

 

Tatum Paxley (0-0-0)

This will be Tatum Paxley’s 1st Vengeance Day PPV

Izzi Dame (0-0-0)

This will be Izzi Dame’s 1st Vengeance Day PPV

STREET FIGHT: JAIDA PARKER VS BLAKE MONROE

FACTS: This will be the 5th No Disqualification Match/Street Fight of 2026, the 1st since Kendal Grey defeated PJ Vasa on Evolve on 3/4, the 1st in NXT since Joe Hendry defeated Dion Lennox on 1/13, 1st on NXT PPV in 2026, the 1st on NXT PPV since DarkState defeated The Hardy Boyz at Halloween Havoc on 10/26/25, 1st Women’s No Disqualification Match on PPV since Becky Lynch defeated Lyra Valkyria at SummerSlam on 8/3/25, 1st Women’s No Disqualification Match on NXT since Dakota Kai defeated Tegan Nox at Takeover: Portland on 2/16/20, & 2nd at Vengeance Day & 1st since Dijak defeated Joe Gacy in 2024. This was Jaida Parker’s 2nd Vengeance Day & 1st since she & OTM lost to The Family in 2024. This will be her 1st PPV of 2026, 1st NXT PPV since she lost to Sol Ruca at No Mercy on 9/27/25, 1st match against a foreign wrestler & a British wrestler since she wrestled Blake Monroe to a Double Count Out on NXT on 2/10, & 2nd No Disqualification Match/Street Fight in her Career & 1st since she defeated Michin on NXT on 7/2/24, giving her a No Disqualification Match/Street Fight Record of 1-0-0. This was Blake Monroe’s 1st Vengeance Day, making her the 1st woman to make their Vengeance Day debut in a Street Fight. This was Blake Monroe’s 1st NXT PPV of 2026, 1st PPV overall since she defeated Zaria at Halloween Havoc on 10/25/25 & 1st No Disqualification Match/Street Fight in her Career.

Jaida Parker (0-1-0)

1. With Bronco Nima & Lucien Price as OTM lost to The Family (NXT Tag Team Champions Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo & Adrianna Rizzo) in a 6-Person Mixed Tag Team Match (2/4/24)

Blake Monroe (0-0-0)

This will be Blake Monroe’s 1st Vengeance Day PPV

 

NXT UNDERGROUND MATCH: LOLA VICE VS KELANI JORDAN

FACTS: This will be the 1st NXT Underground Match of 2026, the 1st overall since Trick Williams defeated Eddy Thorpe on NXT on 3/18/25, the 1st Women’s Underground Match & 1st on PPV since Lola Vice defeated Jaida Parker at Deadl1ne on 12/7/24, & 1st at Vengeance Day. This will be Lola Vice’s 1st Vengeance Day. This will be her 1st NXT PPV of 2026, 1st NXT PPV since she lost the Iron Survivor Challenge at Deadl1ne on 12/6/25, her 4th NXT Underground Match in her Career, making her the only woman to wrestle in every Underground Match in NXT, & 1st since she defeated Jaida Parker at Deadl1ne on 12/7/24, giving her an Underground Match Record of 3-0-0. This will be Kelani Jordan’s 1st Vengeance Day. This will be her 1st NXT PPV of 2026, 1st NXT PPV since she lost the Iron Survivor Challenge Match at Deadl1ne on 12/6/25, & 1st Underground Match in her Career, making her the 5th woman to wrestle in an Underground Match after Shayna Baszler, Natalya, Jaida Parker, & Lola Vice. Vice & Jordan are the only wrestlers to wrestle on both WWE & NXT PPV in 2026 & the 1st wrestlers to make their Vengeance Day debut in an Underground Match. This will be the 5th 1-on-1 match between them after NXT on 10/31/23 (won by Vice), 12/31/24 (won by Jordan), 1/13/26 (won by Vice), & 2/17/26 (won by Jordan), so Vice won 2 & Jordan won 2.

 

Lola Vice (0-0-0)

This will be Lola Vice’s 1st Vengeance Day PPV

Kelani Jordan (0-0-0)

This will be Kelani Jordan’s 1st Vengeance Day PPV

TONY D’ANGELO VS DION LENNOX

FACTS: This will be the 2nd 1-on-1 Non-Title Match at Vengeance Day & 1st since Ethan Page defeated Je’Von Evans in 2025. This will be Tony D’Angelo’s 2nd Vengeance Day & 1st since The Family defeated OTM in 2024. This will be his 1st PPV of 2026 & 1st NXT PPV since he lost to Channing Lorenzo at Battleground on 5/25/25. This will be Dion Lennox’s 1st Vengeance Day, making him the 1st wrestler since Je’Von Evans & Ethan Page in 2025 to make their Vengeance Day debut in a 1-on-1 Non-Title Match. This will be his 1st NXT PPV of 2026, 1st NXT PPV overall since he lost the Iron Survivor Challenge at Deadl1ne on 12/6/25, & 1st 1-on-1 match on PPV in his Career.

Tony D’Angelo (1-0-0)

1. With Channing Lorenzo as NXT Tag Team Champions & Adrianna Rizzo as The Family defeated OTM (Bronco Nima, Jaida Parker, & Lucien Price) in a 6-Person Mixed Tag Team Match (2/4/24)

Dion Lennox (0-0-0)

This will be Dion Lennox’s 1st Vengeance Day PPV

 

Since I do the blogs looking at every Pay-Per-View every month, I thought I would do one looking at WWE Elimination Chamber. To see the entire history of Elimination Chamber, visit the Elimination Chamber History HERE. For the entire History of the Elimination Chamber Match, go HERE. And for any feedback or comments about this, comment below or tweet me (@hbkid718). Thanks.

CM Punk VS Finn Balor & AJ Lee VS Becky Lynch will be the 1st PPV in History where a husband & wife will be wrestling against 2 Irish wrestlers in Championship Matches on PPV on the same night.

This will be the 1st PPV to be held in Chicago proper since SummerSlam 1994, as any other event was held in Rosemont, Illinois, which is outside of Chicago.

This will be the 1st PPV of 2026 to not have an Undisputed WWE Championship Match & 3rd Elimination Chamber PPV in a row to not have one, though there will be a World Heavyweight Championship Match. This will be the 2nd PPV of 2026 to not have a Women’s Championship Match & the 4th Elimination Chamber PPV in a row to not have a Women’s Championship Match & 2nd Elimination Chamber PPV in a row to not have a Women’s World Championship Match. This will be the 2nd PPV of 2026 to not have a World or WWE Tag Team Championship Match & the 2nd Elimination Chamber PPV in a row to not have one. This will be the 2nd PPV of 2026 to not have a Women’s Tag Team Championship Match & the 2nd Elimination Chamber PPV in a row to not have one. This will be the 2nd PPV of 2026 to not have an Intercontinental Championship Match & the 6th Elimination Chamber PPV in a row to not have one. This will be the 1st PPV of 2026 to not have a United States Championship Match & the 3rd Elimination Chamber PPV in a row to not have one. This will be the 1st PPV of 2026 to not have a Women’s United States Championship Match & it has never been defended at an Elimination Chamber PPV.

As I did for the Royal Rumble, I will no longer talk about Opening & Main Events. I will only do that after the fact for my Weekly Rankings as it’s hard to predict what matches will open or main event.

WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION CM PUNK VS FINN BALOR

FACTS: This was the 4th World Heavyweight Championship Match of 2026, making it the 3rd Most Defended Championship of 2026 after the United States Championship (6) & Women’s Tag Team Championship (5), 1st since CM Punk defeated AJ Styles on Raw on 1/26, the 1st on PPV since Seth Rollins defeated LA Knight, CM Punk, & Jey Uso at Clash in Paris on 8/31/25, the 20th WWE or World Heavyweight Championship Match at the Elimination Chamber PPV & 1st since Roman Reigns defeated Sami Zayn in 2023, but 1st World Heavyweight Championship Match at Elimination Chamber. This will be CM Punk’s 5th Elimination Chamber PPV Match & 2nd in a row after he lost an Elimination Chamber Match to John Cena in 2025, making this the 2nd time in his Career since he won an Elimination Chamber in 2012 & lost to The Rock in 2013 that he wrestled an Elimination Chamber Match & then a WWE Championship Match at consecutive Elimination Chamber PPVs. This will be CM Punk’s 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV since he lost War Games at Survivor Series on 11/29/25, 1st 1-on-1 match on PPV since he lost to Seth Rollins at SummerSlam on 8/2/25, & 1st ever WWE match in Chicago in his Career as his other matches took place in Rosemont, Illinois with his last match taking place at Payback on 6/16/13, when he defeated Chris Jericho, & 1st match against a foreign wrestler & an Irish wrestler since he defeated Finn Balor on Raw on 1/19. This will be CM Punk’s 4th World Heavyweight Championship Defense, so if he loses, he will be the 1st since Damian Priest who lost to Gunther at SummerSlam on 8/3/24 to lose in his 4th Defense, which is tied for the 4th Most Defenses after Seth Rollins (12) & Gunther’s 1st Reign (6). As of Elimination Chamber, CM Punk’s World Heavyweight Championship Reign has lasted 119 Days, so if he loses, he will be the 1st to lose in 119 Days, which is the 3rd Longest Reign of All-Time below Seth Rollins (5/27/23-4/7/24, 316 Days), & Gunther’s 1st Reign (8/3/24-4/19/25, 259 Days). This will be Finn Balor’s 5th Elimination Chamber PPV Match & 1st since The Judgment Day defeated New Catch Republic in 2024, but 1st ever Singles Match & World Heavyweight Championship Match at the Elimination Chamber PPV. This will be his 1st PPV of 2026, 1st match overall since he lost to CM Punk on Raw on 1/19, 1st PPV match since he lost to Dominik Mysterio along with Bron Breakker & Penta in a Fatal 4-Way Match at WrestleMania 41 on 4/20/25, 1st 1-on-1 match on PPV since he lost to Damian Priest at Bad Blood on 10/5/24, & 1st WWE or World Heavyweight Championship Match on PPV since he lost to Seth Rollins at SummerSlam on 8/5/23. If Finn Balor wins, he will be the 1st 1st-time Champion since CM Punk in 2025, the 4th former NXT Champion to become World Heavyweight Champion after Gunther, Drew McIntyre, & Seth Rollins & 1st since Gunther in 2024, but the 1st 2-time NXT Champion, the 6th former Intercontinental Champion to become World Heavyweight Champion after Gunther, Drew McIntyre, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, & Jey Uso & 1st since Punk in 2025, the 3rd former United States Champion after Seth Rollins & Damian Priest & 1st since Priest in 2024, the 2nd former Universal Champion to become World Heavyweight Champion & 1st since Seth Rollins in 2023, the 6th former Tag Team Champion after Drew McIntyre, Damian Priest, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, & Jey Uso & 1st since Punk in 2025, the 2nd foreign wrestler to become World Heavyweight Champion after Gunther in 2025 & the 1st Irish born World Heavyweight Champion in History. This was the 2nd 1-on-1 match between them after Raw on 1/19, which was won by Punk. The World Heavyweight Championship has never changed hands in 2026, with the last title change taking place at Saturday Night’s Main Event on 11/1/25 when CM Punk defeated Jey Uso to win the Vacant Title. It has changed hands 9 times in History. WWE or World Heavyweight Championships have changed hands 7 times at the Elimination Chamber PPV with the last title change taking place in 2022 when Brock Lesnar won an Elimination Chamber Match, with the last title change in a 1-on-1 match taking place in 2021 when The Miz defeated Drew McIntyre.

CM Punk (1-3-0)

1. Lost to John Cena along with John Morrison, Randy Orton, R-Truth, & Sheamus in a WWE Championship #1 Contendership Elimination Chamber Match (2/20/11)
2. Defeated Chris Jericho, Kofi Kingston, The Miz, R-Truth, & Dolph Ziggler to retain the WWE Championship in an Elimination Chamber Match (2/19/12)
3. Lost to WWE Champion The Rock (2/17/13)
4. Lost to John Cena along with Drew McIntyre, Logan Paul, Damian Priest, & Seth Rollins in an Elimination Chamber Match for the Undisputed WWE Championship #1 Contendership (3/1/25)

Finn Balor (2-2-0)

1. Lost to Roman Reigns along with John Cena, Elias, WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz, Seth Rollins, & Braun Strowman in an Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Universal Championship #1 Contendership (2/25/18)
2. Defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion Bobby Lashley & Lio Rush in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match to win the title (2/17/19)
3. With Rhea Ripley as The Judgment Day lost to Edge & Beth Phoenix in a Mixed Tag Team Match (2/18/23)
4. With Damian Priest as Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Judgment Day defeated New Catch Republic (Tyler Bate & Pete Dunne) to retain the titles (2/24/24)

WWE WOMEN’S INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: AJ LEE VS WWE WOMEN’S INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION BECKY LYNCH

FACTS: This will be the 3rd Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match of 2026, making it the 4th Most Defended Championship after the United States Championship (6), Women’s Tag Team Championship (5), & World Heavyweight Championship (4), & 1st since Becky Lynch defeated Maxxine Dupri on 1/19, 1st on PPV since Becky Lynch defeated Nikki Bella at Clash In Paris on 8/31/25, & 1st at Elimination Chamber in History. This was AJ Lee’s 1st Elimination Chamber PPV & 1st Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match, making her the 1st wrestler to make their Elimination Chamber PPV debut challenging for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. This will be her 1st match of 2026, 1st match overall since she won War Games at Survivor Series on 11/29/25, 1st 1-on-1 match since she lost to Nikki Bella on Raw on 3/16/15, 1st on PPV & 1st for a Championship since she lost to Nikki Bella at TLC on 12/14/14, 1st match against a foreign wrestler since she defeated Paige at Hell In A Cell on 10/26/14, & 1st match against an Irish wrestler in her Career. If AJ Lee wins, she would be the 1st 1st-time Champion since Maxxine Dupri in 2026 & would be the 1st former Divas Champion to become Women’s Intercontinental Champion. This will be Becky Lynch’s 4th Elimination Chamber PPV Match & 1st since she won an Elimination Chamber Match in 2024 & 1st 1-on-1 match at Elimination Chamber since she defeated Lita in 2022. This was her 2nd PPV in a row in 2026, 1st match overall since the Royal Rumble on 1/31, 1st 1-on-1 match since she defeated Maxxine Dupri on Raw on 1/19, 1st 1-on-1 match on PPV & the 1st time she wrestled someone other than Maxxine Dupri since she defeated Nikki Bella at Clash In Paris on 8/31/25. This will be Becky Lynch’s 2nd Women’s Intercontinental Championship Defense, so if she loses, she will be the 2nd in a row after Maxxine Dupri to lose in her 2nd Defense, which is the Least Defenses of All-Time below Becky Lynch’s 1st Reign (8) & Lyra Valkyria (4). As of Elimination Chamber, Becky Lynch’s Women’s Intercontinental Championship Reign has lasted 54 Days, which would have been the 2nd Longest Reign of All-Time, below Becky Lynch’s 1st Reign (6/7/25-11/17/25, 163 Days) & Lyra Valkyria (1/13/25-6/7/25, 145 Days), & ahead of Maxxine Dupri (11/17/25-1/5/26, 49 Days). The Women’s Intercontinental Championship has changed hands once in 2026, when Lynch defeated Maxxine Dupri on Raw on 1/5. It has changed hands 4 times in History. It has never changed hands at Elimination Chamber.

AJ Lee (0-0-0)

This will be AJ Lee’s 1st Elimination Chamber PPV

Becky Lynch (3-0-0)

1. Defeated Mickie James (2/12/17)
2. Defeated Lita to retain the WWE Raw Women’s Championship (2/19/22)
3. Defeated Liv Morgan, Naomi, Raquel Rodriguez, & Tiffany Stratton in an Elimination Chamber Match (2/24/24)

6-WAY ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH FOR THE UNDISPUTED WWE CHAMPIONSHIP #1 CONTENDERSHIP: JE’VON EVANS VS LA KNIGHT VS RANDY ORTON VS LOGAN PAUL VS CODY RHODES VS TRICK WILLIAMS

FACTS: This will be the 1st or 2nd 6-Way Match of 2026, the 1st overall, the 1st overall since the 6-Way TLC Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship at SummerSlam on 8/3/25, the 1st 6-Way Singles Match since the Money In The Bank Match at Money In The Bank on 6/7/25, the 28th or 29th 6-Way Match at Elimination Chamber & 16th year in a row. This will be the 1st or 2nd Elimination Chamber Match of 2024, the 28th or 29th Elimination Chamber Match to take place at the Elimination Chamber PPV, the 16th year in a row, & 9th year in a row that there will be 2 on the same show, & the 37th or 38th Elimination Chamber Match in WWE History. This will be Je’Von Evans’ 1st Elimination Chamber PPV in his Career, 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 after the Royal Rumble on 1/31, 1st 6-Way Match & 1st Elimination Chamber Match in his Career. This will be LA Knight’s 2nd Elimination Chamber PPV & 1st since he lost the Elimination Chamber Match in 2024, 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 after the Royal Rumble on 1/31, his 4th 6-Way Match of his Career & 1st since he lost the Money in the Bank Ladder Match on 6/7/25, giving him a 6-Way Match Record of 0-3-0, & 2nd Elimination Chamber Match of his Career & 1st since he lost on 2/24/24, giving him an Elimination Chamber Match Record of 0-2-0. In his 1 Elimination Chamber Match, he entered at #2 & eliminated 0 wrestlers. This will be Randy Orton’s 9th Elimination Chamber PPV, giving him the 2nd most Elimination Chamber PPV Matches after John Cena & The Miz (10), & 1st since he lost the Elimination Chamber Match in 2024. This will be his 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 after he lost the Royal Rumble on 1/31, his 13th 6-Way Match of his Career & 1st since he lost the Elimination Chamber Match on 2/24/24, giving him a 6-Way Match Record of 3-9-0, & his 10th Elimination Chamber Match of his Career, which is the Most Chamber Matches of All-Time & 1st since 2/24/24, giving him an Elimination Chamber Match Record of 1-8-0. In his 9 Elimination Chamber Matches, he won once, entered at #1, #3 twice, #4, #5 3 times, & #6 twice & eliminated 8 wrestlers which is the 2nd Most Eliminations in an Elimination Chamber Match behind Chris Jericho (10). This will be Logan Paul’s 3rd Elimination Chamber PPV in a row & 3rd Elimination Chamber Match in a row, making him the 1st since Kofi Kingston in 2021 to wrestle 3 Elimination Chamber Matches in a row. This will be his 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 after the Royal Rumble, 3rd 6-Way Match in his Career & 3rd Elimination Chamber Match in his Career & 1st since he lost the Elimination Chamber Match at Elimination Chamber on 3/1/25, giving him a 6-Way Match Record & Elimination Chamber Match Record of 0-2-0. In his 2 Elimination Chamber Matches, he entered at #4 & #6 & eliminated 1 wrestler. This will be Cody Rhodes’ 5th Elimination Chamber PPV & 1st since he defeated Zack Ryder on the Kickoff Show in 2015, but 2nd Elimination Chamber Match at Elimination Chamber & 1st since he lost in 2012, marking 14 years between Chamber Matches, which is the longest gap between Chamber Matches ahead of CM Punk (2012-2025, 13 Years), Drew McIntyre (2011-2021) & Jeff Hardy (2009-2019) (10 Years), & John Cena (2018-2025, 7 Years). This will be his 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 after the Royal Rumble on 1/31, his 2nd 6-Way Match in his Career & 2nd Elimination Chamber Match in his Career & 1st since he lost the Elimination Chamber Match at Elimination Chamber on 2/19/12, giving him a 6-Way Match & Elimination Chamber Match Record of 0-1-0. In his 1 Elimination Chamber Match, he entered at #3 & eliminated 1 wrestler. This will be Trick Williams’ 1st Elimination Chamber PPV in his Career, 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 after the Royal Rumble on 1/31, & 1st 6-Way Match & 1st Elimination Chamber Match in his Career. Evans & Williams will be the 1st time since 2024 that 2 wrestlers made their Elimination Chamber debut in the Men’s Chamber Match.

Je’Von Evans (0-0-0)

This will be Je’Von Evans’ 1st Elimination Chamber PPV

LA Knight (0-1-0)

1. Lost to Drew McIntyre along with Bobby Lashley, Randy Orton, Kevin Owens, & WWE United States Champion Logan Paul in an Elimination Chamber Match (2/24/24)

 

Randy Orton (2-6-0)

1. Lost to John Cena along with Ted DiBiase, Triple H, Kofi Kingston, & WWE Champion Sheamus in an Elimination Chamber Match (2/21/10)
2. Lost to John Cena along with John Morrison, CM Punk, R-Truth, & Sheamus in a WWE Championship #1 Contendership Elimination Chamber Match (2/20/11)
3. Lost to Jack Swagger along with WWE Tag Team Champion Daniel Bryan, Mark Henry, Chris Jericho, & WWE Tag Team Champion Kane in an Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contendership (2/17/13)
4. Defeated Daniel Bryan, John Cena, Cesaro, Christian, & Sheamus to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship (2/23/14)
5. Defeated Luke Harper (2/12/17)
6. Lost to WWE Champion Daniel Bryan along with Jeff Hardy, Samoa Joe, Kofi Kingston, & AJ Styles in an Elimination Chamber Match (2/17/19)
7. Lost to WWE Champion Drew McIntyre along with Jeff Hardy, Kofi Kingston, Sheamus, & AJ Styles in an Elimination Chamber Match (2/21/21)
8. Lost to Drew McIntyre along with LA Knight, Bobby Lashley, Randy Orton, Kevin Owens, & WWE United States Champion Logan Paul in an Elimination Chamber Match (2/24/24)

Logan Paul (0-2-0)

1. Lost to Drew McIntyre along with LA Knight, Bobby Lashley, Randy Orton, & Kevin Owens in an Elimination Chamber Match (2/24/24)
2. Lost to John Cena along with Drew McIntyre, Damian Priest, CM Punk, & Seth Rollins in an Elimination Chamber Match for the Undisputed WWE Championship #1 Contendership (3/1/25)

 

Cody Rhodes/Stardust (2-2-0)

1. (As Cody Rhodes) Lost to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan along with Wade Barrett, The Big Show, The Great Khali, & Santino Marella in an Elimination Chamber Match (2/19/12)
2. With Damien Sandow as Team Rhodes Scholars lost to Brodus Clay & Tensai in a Pre-Show Match prior to the PPV (2/17/13)
3. With Goldust defeated RybAxel (Curtis Axel & Ryback) in a Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (2/23/14)
4. (As Stardust) Defeated Zack Ryder in a Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (5/31/15)

Trick Williams (0-0-0)

This will be Trick Williams’ 1st Elimination Chamber PPV

6-WAY ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH FOR THE WWE WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP #1 CONTENDERSHIP: ASUKA VS ALEXA BLISS VS KIANA JAMES VS RHEA RIPLEY VS RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ VS TIFFANY STRATTON

FACTS: This will be the 1st or 2nd 6-Way Match of 2026, the 1st overall, the 1st overall since the 6-Way TLC Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship at SummerSlam on 8/3/25, the 1st 6-Way Women’s Match since the Money In The Bank Match at Money In The Bank on 6/7/25, the 28th or 29th 6-Way Match at Elimination Chamber & 16th year in a row. This will be the 1st or 2nd Elimination Chamber Match of 2024, the 28th or 29th Elimination Chamber Match to take place at the Elimination Chamber PPV, the 16th year in a row, & 9th year in a row that there will be 2 on the same show, & the 37th or 38th Elimination Chamber Match in WWE History. This will be Asuka’s 5th Elimination Chamber PPV & 1st since she & Kairi Sane defeated Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae in 2024 & 3rd Elimination Chamber Match at Elimination Chamber & 1st since she won in 2023. This will be Asuka’s 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 after the Royal Rumble on 1/31, her 3rd 6-Way Match in her Career & 3rd Elimination Chamber Match in her Career & 1st since she won the Elimination Chamber Match on 2/18/23, giving her a 6-Way Match Record & Elimination Chamber Match Record of 1-1-0. In her 2 Elimination Chamber Matches, she entered at #6 twice & eliminated 3 wrestlers. This will be Alexa Bliss’ 5th Elimination Chamber PPV & 2nd in a row, & 4th Elimination Chamber Match at Elimination Chamber & 2nd in a row. This will be her 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 after she lost the Royal Rumble on 1/31, her 6th 6-Way Match & 1st since she lost the Elimination Chamber Match at Elimination Chamber on 3/1/25, giving her a 6-Way Match Record of 1-5-0, & her 4th Elimination Chamber Match in her Career, which is the 2nd Most Elimination Chamber Matches for a woman after Liv Morgan (6) & 2nd in a row, making it the 9th year in a row that someone wrestled in a Chamber Match 2 years in a row, giving her an Elimination Chamber Match Record of 1-3-0. In her 3 Elimination Chamber Matches, she won once, entered at #5 & #6 twice & eliminated 4 wrestlers, which tied Bianca Belair for the 2nd most Eliminations for a woman in an Elimination Chamber after Shayna Baszler & Liv Morgan (5). This will be Kiana James’ 1st Elimination Chamber PPV & 1st Elimination Chamber Match, making it the 2nd year in a row that a woman made their Elimination Chamber debut. This will be her 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 after the Royal Rumble on 1/31, her 1st 6-Way Match & 1st Elimination Chamber Match in her Career. This will be Rhea Ripley’s 4th Elimination Chamber PPV & 1st since she defeated Nia Jax in 2024, & 2nd Elimination Chamber Match at Elimination Chamber & 1st since she lost in 2022. This will be her 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 after the Royal Rumble on 1/31, her 3rd 6-Way Match in her Career & 1st since she lost the Money In The Bank Match on 6/7/25 giving her a 6-Way Match Record of 0-2-0, & her 2nd Elimination Chamber Match & 1st since she lost on 2/19/22, giving her an Elimination Chamber Match Record of 0-2-0. In her 1 Elimination Chamber Match, she entered at #4 & eliminated 1 wrestler. This will be Raquel Rodriguez’s 3rd Elimination Chamber PPV & 1st since she lost the Elimination Chamber Match in 2024 & 3rd Elimination Chamber Match at Elimination Chamber & 1st since 2024. This was her 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 after the Royal Rumble on 1/31, her 5th 6-Way Match in her Career & 1st since she lost an Elimination Match at Elimination Chamber on 2/24/24, giving her a 6-Way Match Record of 0-4-0 & 3rd Elimination Chamber Match in her Career & 1st since she lost at Elimination Chamber on 2/24/24, giving her an Elimination Chamber Match Record of 0-3-0. In her 2 Elimination Chamber Matches, she entered at #3 & #5 & eliminated 1 wrestler. This will be Tiffany Stratton’s 3rd Elimination Chamber PPV in a row & 2nd Elimination Chamber Match at Elimination Chamber & 1st since she lost in 2024. This will be her 2nd PPV in a row in 2026 after the Royal Rumble, her 4th 6-Way Match in her Career & 1st since she won Money In The Bank on 7/6/24, giving her a 6-Way Match Record of 1-2-0, & her 2nd Elimination Chamber Match in her Career & 1st since she lost at Elimination Chamber on 2/24/24, giving her an Elimination Chamber Match Record of 0-1-0. In her 1 Elimination Chamber Match, she entered at #3 & eliminated 1 wrestler.

 

Asuka (3-1-0)

1. Defeated Nia Jax (2/25/18)
2. Lost to Shayna Baszler along with Sarah Logan, Liv Morgan, Natalya, & Ruby Riott in an Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship #1 Contendership (3/8/20)
3. Defeated Carmella, Nikki Cross, Liv Morgan, Natalya, & Raquel Rodriguez in an Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship #1 Contendership (2/18/23)
4. With Kairi Sane as WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors defeated Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae to retain the titles in the Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (2/24/24)

Alexa Bliss (1-3-0)

1. Lost the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship to Naomi (2/12/17)
2. Defeated Sasha Banks, Bayley, Sonya Deville, Mickie James, & Mandy Rose in an Elimination Chamber Match to retain the WWE Raw Women’s Championship (2/25/18)
3. Lost to Bianca Belair along with Nikki A.S.H., Doudrop, Liv Morgan, & Rhea Ripley in an Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship #1 Contendership (2/19/22)
4. Lost to Bianca Belair along with Bayley, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Liv Morgan, Naomi, & Roxanne Perez in an Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Women’s World Championship #1 Contendership (3/1/25)

Kiana James (0-0-0)

This will be Kiana James’ 1st Elimination Chamber PPV

Rhea Ripley (1-2-0)

1. Lost to Bianca Belair along with Nikki A.S.H., Alexa Bliss, Doudrop, & Liv Morgan in an Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship #1 Contendership (2/19/22)
2. With Finn Balor as The Judgment Day lost to Edge & Beth Phoenix in a Mixed Tag Team Match (2/18/23)
3. Defeated Nia Jax to retain the WWE Women’s World Championship (2/24/24)

Raquel Rodriguez (0-2-0)

1. Lost to Asuka along with Carmella, Nikki Cross, Liv Morgan, & Natalya in an Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship #1 Contendership (2/18/23)
2. Lost to Becky Lynch along with Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan, Naomi, & Tiffany Stratton in an Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Women’s World Championship #1 Contendership (2/24/24)

Tiffany Stratton (1-1-0)

1. Lost to Becky Lynch along with Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan, Naomi, & Raquel Rodriguez in an Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Women’s World Championship #1 Contendership (2/24/24)
2. With Trish Stratus defeated Nia Jax & WWE Women’s Speed Champion Candice LeRae (3/1/25)

As I do every month, it’s time to look at this weekend’s Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View and see the history of all of the participants, as well as stats for 2026. If anyone wrestles multiple times, it would be at least the 58th time that someone wrestled multiple times at the Royal Rumble & the 1st time since 2022, as no one wrestled multiple times in 2025. To see the entire 38-year history of the Royal Rumble as well as the Royal Rumble Stats for anyone not announced, visit the Rumble History Page HERE & for the History of the actual Royal Rumble Match, go HERE. And for any feedback or comments about this, comment below or tweet me (@hbkid718). Thanks.

 

This will be the 7th Royal Rumble event to take place on a Saturday after 1991, 1994, 2022, 2023, 2024, & 2025 & 1st time 5 years in a row. This is the 1st time that the Royal Rumble will be held outside of America.

Counting each Royal Rumble as separate entries for each year, the 20th Entrant of the 1st Royal Rumble will be the 1400th Royal Rumble Participant of All-Time. The 3rd wrestler to make their Royal Rumble debut will be the 450th individual to participate in the Royal Rumble. The 2nd woman to make their Royal Rumble debut will be the 100th woman to wrestle in a match at the Royal Rumble counting all matches, including Dark, Pre-Show, & Kickoff Matches.

This will be the 1st PPV of 2026 to not have a World Heavyweight Championship Match & it has never been defended at the Royal Rumble, but there will be an Undisputed WWE Championship Match. This will be the 1st PPV of 2026 to not have a Women’s Championship Match & the 5th Royal Rumble in a row to not have one. This will be the 1st PPV of 2026 to not have Women’s World Championship Match & the 3rd Royal Rumble in a row to not have one. This will be the 1st PPV of 2026 to not have a World or WWE Tag Team Championship Match & the 1st Royal Rumble since 2024 to not have one. This will be the 1st PPV of 2026 to not have a Women’s Tag Team Championship Match & the 5th Royal Rumble in a row to not have one. This will be the 1st PPV of 2026 to not have an Intercontinental Championship Match & the 10th Royal Rumble in a row to not have one. This will be the 1st PPV of 2026 to not have a United States Championship Match & the 2nd Royal Rumble in a row to not have one. This will be the 1st PPV of 2026 to not have a Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match or a Women’s United States Championship Match & neither Championship has been defended at the Royal Rumble.

Normally in this spot, I post about Opening & Main Event Matches, but when it comes to the Royal Rumble, it’s no big deal if you main event it as the Royal Rumble Match has main evented the Royal Rumble PPV 31 out of 38 times, so too many wrestlers have main evented the show. In 2024 & 2025, the Women’s Royal Rumble Match opened up the Royal Rumble PPV, so 30 women opened the show. There are too many other facts to talk about that are more important than opening & main events. But I will post about them in my Weekly Column after the Rumble airs.

UNDISPUTED WWE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: SAMI ZAYN VS UNDISPUTED WWE CHAMPION DREW MCINTYRE

FACTS: This will be the 2nd Undisputed WWE Championship Match of 2026, 1st since Drew McIntyre defeated Cody Rhodes to win the title in the 3 Stages of Hell Match on Smackdown on 1/9, 1st on PPV since Cody Rhodes defeated Drew McIntyre to retain the title at Wrestlepalooza on 9/20/25. This will be the 55th WWE, World, or Universal Championship Match at the Royal Rumble, & 36th in a row. This will be Sami Zayn’s 9th Royal Rumble PPV & 3rd in a row, but 2nd Non-Royal Rumble Match & 2nd WWE Championship Match at the Royal Rumble & 1st since he & Kevin Owens lost to WWE Champion AJ Styles in a Handicap Match in 2018, making this his 1st 1-on-1 Match at the Royal Rumble in his Career, & he is the 2nd year in a row that a Canadian challenged for the Undisputed WWE Championship after Kevin Owens wrestled Cody Rhodes in 2025. If he also participates in the Royal Rumble Match, it will be the 1st time he wrestled multiple times at the Royal Rumble in his Career. In his 7 Appearances, he has lasted 1 hour, 23 minutes, & 16 seconds & eliminated 3 wrestlers. This will be his 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV overall since he defeated Karrion Kross at SummerSlam on 8/2/25, 1st WWE Championship Match since he lost to then-Universal Champion Roman Reigns at Elimination Chamber on 2/18/23, 1st match against a fellow foreign wrestler since he defeated Ilja Dragunov on Smackdown on 1/16, & 1st match against an Scottish wrestler since he lost to Drew McIntyre on Raw on 1/27/25. If Sami Zayn wins, he will be the 1st-time Undisputed WWE Champion since Cody Rhodes in 2024, the 23rd former United States Champion to become Undisputed WWE Champion & 1st since Cody Rhodes in 2024, the 31st former Intercontinental Champion to become Undisputed WWE Champion & 1st since Cody Rhodes in 2024, the 27th former Tag Team Champion to become Undisputed WWE Champion & 1st since Cody Rhodes in 2024 & 4th former NXT Champion to become Undisputed WWE Champion after Big E, Drew McIntyre, & Seth Rollins & 1st since Big E in 2021, the 13th foreign wrestler to become Undisputed WWE Champion & 1st since Drew McIntyre in 2020, the 1st time there were 2 foreign Undisputed WWE Champions in a row since Bret Hart & Yokozuna in 1993 & 1994, & 4th Canadian to become Undisputed WWE Champion after Edge, Bret Hart, & Chris Jericho & 1st since Edge in 2006. This will be Drew McIntyre’s 12th Royal Rumble PPV, which ties Cesaro & Mark Henry for the 10th most Royal Rumble PPV Matches after Kane (23), The Miz (22), Randy Orton (19 this year), Shawn Michaels & Rey Mysterio (this year) (18), The Big Show, Goldust, Edge, Kofi Kingston, & The Undertaker (17), Triple H, Sheamus, & Dolph Ziggler (16), John Cena (15), Chris Jericho, Brock Lesnar (this year), Roman Reigns (this year), & Cody Rhodes (this year) (14), Billy Gunn & Natalya (13), 6th in a row, 3rd Non-Rumble Match at the Royal Rumble after he lost to Brodus Clay in 2012 & defeated Goldberg to retain the WWE Championship in 2021, making this his 2nd Championship Match at the Royal Rumble & 1st since 2021. He has never wrestled multiple times at the Royal Rumble, but in his 9 Royal Rumble Appearances, he won once, lasted 2 hours, 51 minutes, & 38 seconds & eliminated 17 wrestlers. This will be his 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV overall since he was part of Team Lesnar to defeat Team Punk in War Games at Survivor Series on 11/29/25, 1st 1-on-1 match on PPV since he lost to Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes at Wrestlepalooza on 9/20/25, & 1st match against a fellow foreign wrestler & a Canadian wrestler since he defeated Sami Zayn on Raw on 1/27/25. This was Drew McIntyre’s 1st Undisputed WWE Championship Defense, so if he loses, he would be the 1st since Brock Lesnar who lost to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 38 on 4/3/22 to lose in his 1st Defense. As of Royal Rumble, Drew McIntyre’s Undisputed WWE Championship Reign has lasted 22 Days, so if he loses, he will be the 4th to lose in 22 Days after Rob Van Dam (6/11/06-7/3/06), Sheamus’ 3rd Reign (11/22/15-12/14/15), & Randy Orton’s 10th Reign (10/25/20-11/16/20). This was the 12th 1-on-1 Match between them after Smackdown on 10/22/21, 4/8/22, 4/15/22, 4/22/22, 4/29/22, & 8/22/22 & Raw on 10/23/23, 12/4/23, & 1/29/24, & Saturday Night’s Main Event on 12/14/24, & Raw on 12/23/24 & 1/27/25, with McIntyre winning every match but 4/22, which ended in a No Contest, so McIntyre won 11, Zayn won 0, & 1 match ended in a No Contest. This will be the 1st match between 2 foreign wrestlers on PPV in 2026, the 1st WWE Championship Match between 2 foreign wrestlers since Drew McIntyre defeated Robert Roode on Raw on 9/28/20, the 1st on PPV since Jinder Mahal defeated Shinsuke Nakamura at Hell In A Cell on 10/8/17, the 1st 1-on-1 match between 2 foreign wrestlers at the Royal Rumble since Andrade defeated Humberto Carrillo on the Kickoff Show in 2020, the 1st on the main card since Kalisto defeated Alberto Del Rio in 2016, & 1st for the Undisputed WWE Championship in Royal Rumble History. The Undisputed WWE Championship has changed hands once in 2026, with the last title change taking place on Smackdown on 1/9 when McIntyre defeated Cody Rhodes in a 3 Stages of Hell Match. It has changed hands 149 times in History. The Undisputed WWE Championship has changed hands 8 times outside of the United States, with the last title change taking place in Berlin, Germany on Smackdown on 1/6, when McIntyre defeated Cody Rhodes, therefore this would be the 1st time in history that the Undisputed WWE Championship changed hands consecutively outside of America. It has only changed hands once in Saudi Arabia when Brock Lesnar won the Elimination Chamber on 2/19/22. It has changed hands 10 times at the Royal Rumble, with the last title change taking place in 2022, when Bobby Lashley defeated Brock Lesnar.

Sami Zayn (0-8-0)

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Triple H [As Entrant #20, eliminated (1) Kevin Owens, & was eliminated by Braun Strowman in 4:33 at #15] (1/24/16)
2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Randy Orton [As Entrant #8, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by The Undertaker in 46:54 at #25] (1/29/17)
3. With Kevin Owens lost to WWE Champion AJ Styles in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match (1/28/18)
4. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Shinsuke Nakamura [As Entrant #10 (after attacking Tye Dillinger & taking his spot), eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Shinsuke Nakamura in 6:46 at #5] (1/28/18)
5. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Edge [As Entrant #3, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Big E & Xavier Woods, in 13:05 at #2] (1/31/21)
6. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Brock Lesnar [As Entrant #8, eliminated (1) Johnny Knoxville, & was eliminated by AJ Styles in 3:17 at #4] (1/29/22)
7. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #30, eliminated (1) Damian Priest, & was eliminated by Drew McIntyre in 3:19 at #26] (1/27/24)
8. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 27, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Jey Uso in 5:22 at # 20] (2/1/25)

Drew McIntyre (2-9-0)

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Edge [As Entrant #9, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Triple H & Shawn Michaels in 14:43 at #16] (1/31/10)
2. Lost the 40-Man Royal Rumble to Alberto Del Rio [As Entrant #33, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by The Big Show in 4:46 at #29] (1/30/11)
3. Lost to Brodus Clay (1/29/12)
4. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to John Cena [As Entrant #6, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Chris Jericho in 2:40 at #2] (1/27/13)
5. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Seth Rollins [As Entrant #16, (3) eliminated Pete Dunne, Kofi Kingston, & Xavier Woods, & was eliminated by Dolph Ziggler in 20:05 at #22] (1/27/19)
6. Won the 30-Man Royal Rumble [As Entrant #16, eliminated (6) King Corbin, Brock Lesnar, The Miz, Roman Reigns, Ricochet, & Seth Rollins in 34:09] (1/26/20)
7. Defeated Goldberg to retain the WWE Championship (1/31/21)
8. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Brock Lesnar [As Entrant #21, eliminated (2) Happy Corbin & Madcap Moss, & was eliminated by Brock Lesnar in 19:18 at #29] (1/29/22)
9. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #9, eliminated (4) Elias (w/Sheamus), Karrion Kross, Otis (w/Sheamus), & Sheamus (w/GUNTHER), & was eliminated by GUNTHER in 39:10 at #22] (1/28/23)
10. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #29, eliminated (2) Ricochet & Sami Zayn, & was eliminated by CM Punk in 9:52 at #27] (1/27/24)
11. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 17, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Damian Priest in 26:55 at # 21] (2/1/25)

CAREER THREATENING MATCH: AJ STYLES VS GUNTHER

FACTS: This will be the 1st Career Threatening Match of 2026, the 1st since Tony D’Angelo defeated Santos Escobar to end Escobar’s NXT Career on NXT on 8/16/22, the 1st on the main roster since Roman Reigns defeated Daniel Bryan to end Bryan’s Smackdown Career on Smackdown on 4/30/21, the 1st on PPV since Dolph Ziggler defeated The Miz to continue Ziggler’s Career at No Mercy on 10/9/16, 2nd at the Royal Rumble & 1st since Ric Flair defeated MVP to continue Flair’s Career in 2007. This will be AJ Styles’ 10th Royal Rumble PPV & 3rd in a row, 5th Non-Rumble Match at the Royal Rumble after he lost the WWE Championship to John Cena in 2017, defeated Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn in a Handicap Match to retain the WWE Championship in 2018, lost to WWE Champion Daniel Bryan in 2019, & he lost to Roman Reigns along with LA Knight & Randy Orton in a Fatal 4-Way Match for the Universal Championship in 2024, making this his 1st Non-Title 1-on-1 Match at the Royal Rumble in his Career. This will be his 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV since he lost to John Cena at Crown Jewel on 10/11/25, 1st match against a foreign wrestler since he defeated Shinsuke Nakamura at Saturday Night’s Main Event on 1/24, & 1st match against a 1-named wrestler since he lost to Gunther on Raw on 1/12. There are no Stats about AJ Styles’ Career, as I didn’t want to make this longer talking about Styles’ entire WWE Career. If this turns out to be his final match in WWE, I will do special Stats about it & have it as part of Raw on Monday. If he’s also in the Royal Rumble, it would be the 1st time he would wrestle multiple times at the Royal Rumble, & in his 5 Appearances, he lasted 1 hour, 36 minutes, & 21 seconds & eliminated 9 wrestlers. This will be Gunther’s 3rd Royal Rumble & 1st since 2024 & 1st Non-Rumble Match at the Royal Rumble in his Career. He has also been announced as a Royal Rumble Participant, so this will be the 1st time that he wrestled multiple times at the Royal Rumble in his Career. In his 2 Appearances, he has lasted 1 hour, 41 minutes, & 50 seconds, & eliminated 8 wrestlers. This will be his 1st PPV of 2026, 1st PPV since he lost to CM Punk at SummerSlam on 8/2/25, & 1st Non-Title Match on PPV since he defeated Pat McAfee at Backlash on 5/10/25. Out of the 22 Career Matches in WWE History, the wrestler that put his Career on the line has won 13 times with them losing their Careers 9 times.

AJ Styles (1-8-0)

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Triple H [As Entrant #3, eliminated (2) Curtis Axel & Tyler Breeze (w/Roman Reigns), & was eliminated by Kevin Owens in 27:53 at #11] (1/24/16)
2. Lost the WWE Championship to John Cena (1/29/17)
3. Defeated Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match to retain the WWE Championship (1/28/18)
4. Lost to WWE Champion Daniel Bryan (1/27/19)
5. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Drew McIntyre [As Entrant #18, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Edge in 7:53 at #17] (1/26/20)
6. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Edge [As Entrant #25, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Braun Strowman, in 10:27 at #24] (1/31/21)
7. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Brock Lesnar [As Entrant #1, eliminated (6) Ridge Holland, Shinsuke Nakamura, Omos (w/Chad Gable, Ridge Holland, Dominik Mysterio, Ricochet, & Austin Theory), Robert Roode, Austin Theory, Sami Zayn, & was eliminated by Madcap Moss in 29:06 at #14] (1/29/22)
8. Lost to Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns along with LA Knight & Randy Orton in a Fatal 4-Way Match (1/27/24)
9. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 21, eliminated (1) LA Knight, & was eliminated by Logan Paul in 21:02 at # 24] (2/1/25)

Gunther (0-2-0)

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #1, eliminated (5) Kofi Kingston, Drew McIntyre, Sheamus (w/Drew McIntyre), Booker T, & Xavier Woods, & was eliminated by Cody Rhodes in 1:11:40 at #29] (1/28/23)
2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #18, eliminated (3) Kofi Kingston, The Miz, & Jey Uso, & was eliminated by Cody Rhodes in 30:10 at #28] (1/27/24)

30-MAN ROYAL RUMBLE [ANNOUNCED PARTICIPANTS ARE: BRON BREAKKER, ILJA DRAGUNOV, JE’VON EVANS, JACOB FATU, OBA FEMI, GUNTHER, DRAGON LEE, BROCK LESNAR, THE MIZ, REY MYSTERIO, RANDY ORTON, LOGAN PAUL, PENTA, DAMIAN PRIEST, BRONSON REED, ROMAN REIGNS, CODY RHODES, AUSTIN THEORY, WWE WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPION JEY USO, & TRICK WILLIAMS WITH 9 TBA]

This will be the 47th or 48th Royal Rumble in WWE History & 39th year in a row & 9th year in a row there were 2. For each wrestlers’ individual Rumble Records, look for their name below. Since this is the 1st PPV of 2026, I will not be monotonous & type that for every participant. After the Rumble is over, I will include everyone’s last PPV when this gets posted in the Trivia Section of the site.

Bron Breakker (0-2-0)

This will be Bron Breakker’s 3rd Royal Rumble PPV in a row. This will be his 3rd Royal Rumble Match in a row, making him the 1st member of his family to wrestle in 3 Royal Rumbles. In his 2 Appearances, he lasted 27 minutes & 45 seconds & eliminated 7 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #20, eliminated (4) Finn Balor, Ivar, Omos, & Jimmy Uso, & was eliminated by Dominik Mysterio in 5:19 at #18] (1/27/24)
2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant #7 eliminated (3) Santos Escobar, Carmelo Hayes, & Otis (w/IShowSpeed), & was eliminated by Roman Reigns in 22:26 at #12] (2/1/25)

Ilja Dragunov (0-0-0)

This will be Ilja Dragunov’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match, making him the 1st Russian to make their Royal Rumble debut since

Je’Von Evans (0-0-0)

This will be Je’Von Evans’ 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match in his Career.

Jacob Fatu (0-1-0)

This will be Jacob Fatu’s 2nd Royal Rumble PPV in a row. This will be his 2nd Royal Rumble Match in a row. In his 1 Appearance, he lasted 24 minutes & 16 seconds & eliminated 4 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 12, eliminated (4) Andrade, Chad Gable, Rey Mysterio, & Jimmy Uso, & was eliminated by Braun Strowman in 24:16 at # 16] (2/1/25)

Oba Femi (0-0-0)

This will be Oba Femi’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match in his Career.

Gunther (0-2-0)

See his Stats above under AJ Styles VS Gunther

Dragon Lee (0-0-0)

This will be Dragon Lee’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match in his Career. He will be the 1st masked wrestler to make his Royal Rumble debut since Penta in 2025.

Brock Lesnar (8-5-0)

This will be Brock Lesnar’s 14th Royal Rumble PPV Match, but 11th Royal Rumble PPV as he wrestled twice in 2003 & 2022, & 1st since 2023. This will be his 7th Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2023. In his 6 Appearances, he won twice, has lasted 53 minutes & 15 seconds & eliminated 32 wrestlers.

1. Defeated The Big Show in a Royal Rumble Qualifying Match (1/19/03)
2. Won the 30-Man Royal Rumble [As Entrant #29, eliminated (4) Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas, Matt Hardy, & The Undertaker, in 8:59] (1/19/03)
3. Defeated Hardcore Holly to retain the WWE Championship (1/25/04)
4. Defeated The Big Show (1/26/14)
5. Defeated John Cena & Seth Rollins in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship (1/25/15)
6. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Triple H [As Entrant #23, eliminated (4) Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, Braun Strowman, & Jack Swagger, & was eliminated by Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, & Braun Strowman, who were already eliminated in 8:13 at #21] (1/24/16)
7. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Randy Orton [As Entrant #26, eliminated (3) Dean Ambrose, Enzo Amore, & Dolph Ziggler, & was eliminated by Goldberg in 4:30 at #19] (1/29/17)
8. Defeated Kane & Braun Strowman in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWE Universal Championship (1/28/18)
9. Defeated Finn Balor to retain the WWE Universal Championship (1/27/19)
10. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Drew McIntyre [As Entrant #1, eliminated (13) Shelton Benjamin, Cesaro, Big E, Elias, Kofi Kingston, Keith Lee, John Morrison, MVP, Rey Mysterio, Shinsuke Nakamura, Robert Roode, Erick Rowan, Braun Strowman, & was eliminated by Drew McIntyre in 26:33 at #14] (1/26/20)
11. Lost the WWE Championship to Bobby Lashley (1/29/22)
12. Won the 30-Man Royal Rumble [As Entrant #30, eliminated (5) Bad Bunny, Shane McMahon, Drew McIntyre, Randy Orton, Riddle) in 2:32] (1/29/22)
13. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #12, eliminated (3) Angelo Dawkins, Santos Escobar, & Chad Gable) in 2:28 at #8] (1/28/23)

The Miz (3-19-0)

This will be The Miz’s 20th Royal Rumble PPV, but 23rd match as he wrestled twice in 2010, 2013, & 2015, which is the 2nd Most Rumble Matches of All-Time below Kane (22) & 21st in a row, which is the most Consecutive Matches of All-Time. This will be his 17th Royal Rumble Match, which ties Kofi Kingston (if Kingston wrestles this year) for the 2nd most Royal Rumble Matches in History after Kane’s 20 Appearances & 3rd in a row. In his 16 Appearances, he lasted 2 hours, 25 minutes, & 9 seconds & has eliminated 2 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to The Undertaker [As Entrant #29, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by The Great Khali in 0:07 at #20] (1/28/07)
2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to John Cena [As Entrant #16, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Hornswoggle in 13:07 at #13] (1/27/08)
3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Randy Orton [As Entrant #13, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Triple H in 1:18 at #6] (1/25/09)
4. Defeated MVP to retain the WWE United States Championship (1/31/10)
5. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Edge [As Entrant #16, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by MVP in 0:17 at #8] (1/31/10)
6. Defeated Randy Orton to retain the title (1/30/11)
7. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Sheamus [As Entrant #1, eliminated (2) Alex Riley & R-Truth, & was eliminated by The Big Show in 45:39 at #24] (1/29/12)
8. Lost to WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro in the Pre-Show Match prior to the PPV (1/27/13)
9. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to John Cena [As Entrant #28, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Ryback in 5:08 at #24] (1/27/13)
10. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Batista [As Entrant #18, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Luke Harper in 12:01 at #16] (1/26/14)
11. With Damien Sandow lost to WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) (1/25/15)
12. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Roman Reigns [As Entrant #1, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Bubba Ray Dudley in 4:01 at #1] (1/25/15)
13. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Triple H [As Entrant #25, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Roman Reigns in 8:23 at #22] (1/24/16)
14. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Randy Orton [As Entrant #15, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by The Undertaker in 32:40 at #24] (1/29/17)
15. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Shinsuke Nakamura [As Entrant #26, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins in 5:05 at #21] (1/28/18)
16. With Shane McMahon defeated WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Bar (Cesaro & Sheamus) to win the titles (1/27/19)
17. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Drew McIntyre [As Entrant #17, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Drew McIntyre in 0:27 at #16] (1/26/20)
18. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Edge [As Entrant #15, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Damian Priest, in 1:02 at #8] (1/31/21)
19. With Maryse lost to Edge & Beth Phoenix in a Mixed Tag Team Match (1/29/22)
20. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #3, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Sheamus in 4:23 at #1] (1/28/23)
21. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #25, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by GUNTHER in 6:06 at #22] (1/27/24)
22. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 14, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Roman Reigns in 5:25 at # 9] (2/1/25)

Rey Mysterio (2-15-0)

This will be Rey Mysterio’s 19th Royal Rumble PPV & 2nd in a row. This will be his 15th Royal Rumble Match & 2nd in a row. In his 14 Appearances, he won once, lasted 4 hours, 20 minutes, & eliminated 12 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Brock Lesnar [As Entrant #4, eliminated (1) Christopher Nowinski, & was eliminated by Chris Jericho in 5:55 at #3] (1/19/03)
2. Defeated Jamie Noble to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1/25/04)
3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Batista [As Entrant #8, eliminated Kenzo Suzuki, & was eliminated by Edge in 38:25 at #26] (1/30/05)
4. Won the 30-Man Royal Rumble [As Entrant #2, eliminated (6) Super Crazy, Simon Dean (w/Triple H), Triple H, Randy Orton, Psicosis, & Rob Van Dam, in 1:02:12] (1/29/06)
5. Lost to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Edge (1/27/08)
6. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Randy Orton [As Entrant #1, eliminated (1) Mark Henry, & was eliminated by The Big Show in 49:24 at #20] (1/25/09)
7. Lost to WWE World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker (1/31/10)
8. Lost the 40-Man Royal Rumble to Alberto Del Rio [As Entrant #29, eliminated (2) Kane & Jack Swagger, & was eliminated by Wade Barrett in 23:56 at #35] (1/30/11)
9. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to John Cena [As Entrant #14, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Wade Barrett in 15:43 at #13] (1/27/13)
10. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Batista [As Entrant #30, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Seth Rollins in 2:00 at #22] (1/26/14)
11. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Shinsuke Nakamura [As Entrant #27, eliminated (1) Adam Cole, & was eliminated by Finn Balor in 9:23 at #26] (1/28/18)
12. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Seth Rollins [As Entrant #25, eliminated (1) Nia Jax, & was eliminated by Randy Orton in 12:35 at #25] (1/27/19)
13. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Drew McIntyre [As Entrant #7, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Brock Lesnar in 2:54 at #5] (1/26/20)
14. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Edge [As Entrant #26, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Omos, who was not an official participant, in 3:47 at #21] (1/31/21)
15. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Brock Lesnar [As Entrant #23, eliminated (1) Dolph Ziggler (w/Bad Bunny), & was eliminated by Otis in 9:05 at #21] (1/29/22)
16. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #17, never entered the match, as he was attacked by Dominik Mysterio in the back & couldn’t continue) (1/28/23)
17. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 1, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Jacob Fatu in 24:41 at # 6] (2/1/25)

Randy Orton (4-14-0)

This will be Randy Orton’s 19th Royal Rumble PPV & 2nd in a row. This will be his 13th Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2022. In his 12 Appearances, he has won twice, lasted 4 hours, 22 minutes, & 40 seconds & eliminated 25 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Chris Benoit [As Entrant #2, eliminated (5) Shelton Benjamin, Ernest Miller, Rico, Rikishi, & Booker T, & was eliminated by Mick Foley in 33:43 at #17] (1/25/04)
2. Lost to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Triple H (1/30/05)
3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Rey Mysterio [As Entrant #30, eliminated (2) Chris Benoit & Orlando Jordan, & was eliminated by Rey Mysterio in 13:04 at #29] (1/29/06)
4. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to The Undertaker [As Entrant #16, eliminated (2) Super Crazy (w/Edge) & Matt Hardy, & was eliminated by Shawn Michaels in 27:15 at #27] (1/28/07)
5. Defeated Jeff Hardy to retain the WWE Championship (1/27/08)
6. Won the 30-Man Royal Rumble [As Entrant #8, eliminated (3) The Big Show, Triple H, & Kane (w/Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes), in 48:27] (1/25/09)
7. Lost to WWE Champion Sheamus by Disqualification (1/31/10)
8. Lost to WWE Champion The Miz (1/30/11)
9. Lost the 40-Man Royal Rumble to Alberto Del Rio [As Entrant #39, eliminated (3) Wade Barrett, Kofi Kingston, & King Sheamus, & was eliminated by Alberto Del Rio in 8:18 at #38] (1/30/11)
10. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Sheamus [As Entrant #28, eliminated (3) Wade Barrett, The Big Show, & Jey Uso, & was eliminated by Chris Jericho in 5:46 at #28] (1/29/12)
11. Defeated John Cena in a Pinfall or Submission Only Match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship (1/26/14)
12. Won the 30-Man Royal Rumble [As Entrant #23, eliminated (1) Roman Reigns, in 20:51] (1/29/17)
13. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Shinsuke Nakamura [As Entrant #24, eliminated (1) Andrade Almas, & was eliminated by Roman Reigns in 13:35 at #25] (1/28/18)
14. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Seth Rollins [As Entrant #29, eliminated (1) Rey Mysterio, & was eliminated by Andrade in 5:55 at #26] (1/27/19)
15. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Drew McIntyre [As Entrant #25, eliminated (1) Karl Anderson, & was eliminated by Edge in 14:37 at #27] (1/26/20)
16. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Edge [As Entrant #2, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Edge, in 58:28 at #29] (1/31/21)
17. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Brock Lesnar [As Entrant #29, eliminated (2) Big E (w/Riddle), Otis (w/Riddle), & was eliminated by Brock Lesnar in 2:21 at #25] (1/29/22)
18. Lost to Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns along with LA Knight & AJ Styles in a Fatal 4-Way Match (1/27/24)

Logan Paul (1-2-0)

This will be Logan Paul’s 4th Royal Rumble PPV in a row. This will be his 3rd Royal Rumble Match & 2nd in a row. In his 2 Appearances, he lasted 22 minutes & 16 seconds & eliminated 3 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #29, eliminated (1) Seth Rollins, & was eliminated by Cody Rhodes in 10:57 at #28] (1/28/23)

2. Defeated Kevin Owens by Disqualification to retain the WWE United States Championship (1/27/24)

3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 30, eliminated (2) CM Punk & AJ Styles, & was eliminated by John Cena in 11:19 at # 28] (2/1/25)

Penta (0-1-0)

This will be Penta’s 2nd Royal Rumble PPV in a row. This will be hi 2nd Royal Rumble Match in a row. In his 1 Appearance, he lasted 42 minutes & 5 seconds & eliminated 1 wrestler.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 2, eliminated (1) Ludwig Kaiser, & was eliminated by Finn Balor in 42:05 at # 14] (2/1/25)

Damian Priest (0-5-0)

This will be Damian Priest’s 6th Royal Rumble in a row & 6th Royal Rumble Match in a row. In his 5 Appearances, he lasted 47 minutes & 22 seconds & eliminated 8 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Edge [As Entrant #14, eliminated (4) Elias, Kane, The Miz, & John Morrison, & was eliminated by Bobby Lashley, in 15:37 at #17] (1/31/21)

2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Brock Lesnar [As Entrant #7, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Omos in 11:04 at #7] (1/29/22)

3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #22, eliminated (1) Montez Ford, & was eliminated by Edge in 4:03 at #17] (1/28/23)

4. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #26, eliminated (1) R-Truth, & was eliminated by Sami Zayn in 10:24 at #25] (1/27/24)

5. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 28, eliminated (2) Drew McIntyre & Dominik Mysterio, & was eliminated by LA Knight in 6:14 at # 22] (2/1/25)

Bronson Reed (0-0-0)

This will be Bronson Reed’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match in his Career, making him the 1st Australian male wrestler to make his Royal Rumble debut.

Roman Reigns (5-8-0)

This will be Roman Reigns’ 14th Royal Rumble PPV, but 13th Royal Rumble PPV as he wrestled twice in 2020, & 6th in a row. This will be his 8th Royal Rumble Match & 2nd in a row. In his 8 Appearances, he won once, lasted 3 hours, 20 minutes, & 47 seconds & eliminated 36 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Batista [As Entrant #15, eliminated (12) Dean Ambrose, Cesaro, Goldust, The Great Khali (w/Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins), Luke Harper, Kofi Kingston, John Bradshaw Layfield, Kevin Nash, Seth Rollins, Sheamus, El Torito, & Dolph Ziggler, & was eliminated by Batista in 33:41 at #29] (1/26/14)
2. Won the 30-Man Royal Rumble [As Entrant #19, eliminated (6) The Big Show, Goldust, Kane, Titus O’Neil (w/Dean Ambrose), Rusev, & Stardust in 27:29] (1/25/15)
3. Lost the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Triple H in a 30-Man Royal Rumble [As Entrant #1, eliminated (5) Tyler Breeze (w/AJ Styles), Alberto Del Rio, The Miz, Rusev, & Sheamus & was eliminated by Triple H in 59:50 at #28] (1/24/16)
4. Lost to WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens in a No Disqualification (1/29/17)
5. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Randy Orton [As Entrant #30, eliminated (3) Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, & Bray Wyatt, & was eliminated by Randy Orton in 5:03 at #29] (1/29/17)
6. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Shinsuke Nakamura [As Entrant #28, eliminated (4) The Miz (w/Seth Rollins), Titus O’Neil, Randy Orton, & Seth Rollins, & was eliminated by Shinsuke Nakamura in 21:29 at #29] (1/28/18)
7. Defeated King Corbin in a Falls Count Anywhere Match (1/26/20)
8. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Drew McIntyre [As Entrant #26, eliminated (2) Edge, Dolph Ziggler, & was eliminated by Drew McIntyre in 16:00 at #29] (1/26/20)
9. Defeated Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing Match to retain the WWE Universal Championship (1/31/21)
10. Lost to Seth Rollins by Disqualification (1/29/22)
11. Defeated Kevin Owens to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship (1/28/23)
12. Defeated LA Knight, Randy Orton, & AJ Styles in a Fatal 4-Way Match to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship (1/27/24)
13. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 16, eliminated (4) Bron Breakker, Joe Hendry, The Miz, & Sheamus, & was eliminated by CM Punk in 37:15 at # 25] (2/1/25)

Cody Rhodes/Stardust (3-10-0)

This will be Cody Rhodes’ 14th match at the Royal Rumble PPV & 4th in a row, but 12th Rumble PPV, as he wrestled twice in 2013 & 2014. This will be his 10th Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2024. In his 10 Appearances, he won 2 matches, lasted 4 hours, 6 minutes, & 30 seconds & has eliminated 22 wrestlers.

1. (As Cody Rhodes) Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to John Cena [As Entrant #13, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Triple H in 23:14 at #18] (1/27/08)
2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Randy Orton [As Entrant #15, eliminated (2) Goldust, Kane (w/Ted DiBiase & Randy Orton), & was eliminated by Triple H in 37:01 at #28] (1/25/09)
3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Edge [As Entrant #13, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Shawn Michaels in 10:54 at #13] (1/31/10)
4. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Sheamus [As Entrant #4, eliminated (6) Jim Duggan, Mick Foley, The Great Khali (w/Dolph Ziggler) Jerry Lawler, Santino Marella, & Booker T (w/Dolph Ziggler), & was eliminated by The Big Show in 41:55 at #25] (1/29/12)
5. With Damien Sandow as Team Rhodes Scholars lost to WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan & Kane) (1/27/13)
6. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to John Cena [As Entrant #3, eliminated (4) Brodus Clay (w/Chris Jericho, Sheamus, Heath Slater, & Darren Young), Goldust, Kofi Kingston, & Santino Marella, & was eliminated by John Cena in 27:39 at #12] (1/27/13)
7. With Goldust lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg & Billy Gunn) in the Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (1/26/14)
8. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Batista [As Entrant #4, eliminated (1) Alexander Rusev (w/Kofi Kingston, CM Punk, & Seth Rollins), & was eliminated by Goldust in 20:50 at #11] (1/26/14)
9. (As Stardust) Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Roman Reigns [As Entrant #13, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Roman Reigns in 12:31 at #15] (1/25/15)
10. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Triple H [As Entrant #14, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Luke Harper in 13:57 at #14] (1/24/16)
11. (As Cody Rhodes) Won the 30-Man Royal Rumble [As Entrant #30, eliminated (5) GUNTHER, Dominik Mysterio, Logan Paul, Braun Strowman, & Austin Theory in 15:08] (1/28/23)
12. Won the 30-Man Royal Rumble [As Entrant #15, eliminated (4) GUNTHER, Shinsuke Nakamura, CM Punk, & Austin Theory in 43:21] (1/27/24)
13. Defeated Kevin Owens in a Ladder Match to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship (2/1/25)

Solo Sikoa (0-0-0)

This will be Solo Sikoa’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match, making him the 5th member of the Fatu family to wrestle in the Royal Rumble, which is the most of any family. He will also join his brothers The Usos as only the 3rd family to have 3 siblings all wrestle on the Royal Rumble PPV, joining his father Rikishi & his Uncles Tama & Umaga & Sam Houston, Rockin’ Robin, & Jake Roberts.

Austin Theory (0-3-0)

This will be Austin Theory’s 4th Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2024. This will be his 4th Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2024. In his 3 Appearances, he lasted 41 minutes & 44 seconds & eliminated 2 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Brock Lesnar [As Entrant #3, eliminated (1) Omos (w/Chad Gable, Ridge Holland, Dominik Mysterio & Ricochet), & was eliminated by AJ Styles in 22:06 at #11] (1/29/22)

2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #25, eliminated (1) Ricochet, & was eliminated by Cody Rhodes in 15:39 at #26] (1/28/23)

3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #13, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Cody Rhodes in 3:58 at #7] (1/27/24)

Jey Uso (3-4-0)

This will be Jey Uso’s 8th Royal Rumble PPV & 3rd in a row. This will be his 5th Royal Rumble Match & 3rd in a row. In his 4 Appearances, he won once, lasted 1 hour, 39 minutes, & 20 seconds & eliminated 4 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Sheamus [As Entrant #24, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Randy Orton in 7:05 at #20] (1/29/12)
2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Batista [As Entrant #23, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Luke Harper in 4:21 at #17] (1/26/14)
3. With Jimmy Uso as WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos defeated The Miz & Damien Sandow (1/25/15)
4. With Jimmy Uso as The Usos lost to WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) (1/25/16)
5. With Jimmy Uso as WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos defeated Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable in a 2 Out of 3 Falls Match to retain the titles (1/28/18)
6. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #1, eliminated (1) JD McDonagh, & was eliminated by GUNTHER in 50:55 at #23] (1/27/24)
7. Won the 30-Man Royal Rumble [As Entrant # 20 eliminated (3) John Cena, Shinsuke Nakamura, & Sami Zayn in 36:59] (2/1/25)

Trick Williams (0-0-0)

This was Trick Williams’ 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match in his Career.

30-WOMAN ROYAL RUMBLE [ANNOUNCED PARTICIPANTS ARE: ASUKA, BAYLEY, ALEXA BLISS, MAXXINE DUPRI, CHARLOTTE FLAIR, WWE WOMEN’S UNITED STATES CHAMPION GIULIA, JORDYNNE GRACE, AAA MIXED TAG TEAM CHAMPION CHELSEA GREEN, NIA JAX, LASH LEGEND, WWE WOMEN’S INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION BECKY LYNCH, LIV MORGAN, ROXANNE PEREZ, WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPION RHEA RIPLEY, RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ, WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPION IYO SKY, & LYRA VALKYRIA, WITH 13 TBA]

This will be the 47th or 48th Royal Rumble in WWE History & 39th year in a row & 9th year in a row there were 2. For each wrestlers’ individual Rumble Records, look for their name below. Since this is the 1st PPV of 2026, I will not be monotonous & type that for every participant. After the Rumble is over, I will include everyone’s last PPV when this gets posted in the Trivia Section of the site.

Asuka (2-4-0)

This will be Asuka’s 7th Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2024. This will be her 4th Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2024. In her 3 Appearances, she won once, lasted 1 hour, 5 minutes, & 37 seconds & eliminated 7 wrestlers.

1. Won the 30-Woman Royal Rumble [As Entrant #25, eliminated (3) Nikki Bella, Nia Jax (w/Bayley, The Bella Twins, Natalya, & Trish Stratus), & Ember Moon in 19:23] (1/28/18)
2. Defeated Becky Lynch to retain the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship (1/27/19)
3. Lost to WWE Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch (1/26/20)
4. With Charlotte Flair lost the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship to Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax in the Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (1/31/21)
5. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Rhea Ripley [As Entrant #17, eliminated (3) Sonya Deville, Nia Jax (w/Nikki Cross, Sonya Deville, Lacey Evans, Michelle McCool, Liv Morgan, Piper Niven, Raquel Rodriguez, Rhea Ripley, Shotzi, & Mia Yim), & Tegan Nox, & was eliminated by Rhea Ripley in 33:15 at #28] (1/28/23)
6. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bayley [As Entrant #7, eliminated (1) Candice LeRae (w/Kairi Sane), & was eliminated by Kayden Carter & Katana Chance in 0:12:59 at #6] (1/27/24)

Bayley (2-6-0)

This will be Bayley’s 9th Royal Rumble PPV & 4th in a row. This will be her 7th Royal Rumble Match & 4th in a row. In her 6 Appearances, she lasted 3 hours, 5 minutes & 23 seconds & eliminated 18 wrestlers.

1. Lost to WWE Raw Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair (1/29/17)
2. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Asuka [As Entrant #29, eliminated (1) Nia Jax (w/Asuka, The Bella Twins, Natalya, & Trish Stratus), & was eliminated by Sasha Banks in 4:49 at #24] (1/28/18)
3. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Becky Lynch [As Entrant #27, eliminated (3) Alexa Bliss (w/Carmella), Rhea Ripley, & Ruby Riott, & was eliminated by Charlotte Flair & Nia Jax in 14:16 at #27] (1/27/19)
4. Defeated Lacey Evans to retain the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship (1/26/20)
5. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bianca Belair [As Entrant #1, eliminated (1) Ruby Riott, & was eliminated by Bianca Belair, in 29:07 at #12] (1/31/21)
6. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Rhea Ripley [As Entrant #6, eliminated (5) Shayna Baszler (w/Dakota Kai & IYO SKY), Dana Brooke (w/Dakota Kai & IYO SKY), Becky Lynch, Natalya (w/Dakota Kai & IYO SKY), & Roxanne Perez (w/Dakota Kai & IYO SKY), & was eliminated by Liv Morgan in 27:09 at #13] (1/28/23)
7. Won the 30-Woman Royal Rumble [As Entrant #3, eliminated (7) Bianca Belair, Maxxine Dupri, Indi Hartwell, Candice LeRae, Liv Morgan, Tegan Nox, & Tiffany Stratton in 1:03:03 at #30] (1/27/24)
8. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant #12, eliminated (1) Shayna Baszler, & was eliminated by Nikki Bella in 46:59 at #26] (2/1/25)

Alexa Bliss (0-6-0)

This will be Alexa Bliss’ 7th Royal Rumble PPV & 2nd in a row. This will be her 5th Royal Rumble Match & 2nd in a row. In her 4 Appearances, she lasted 51 minutes & 35 seconds & eliminated 5 wrestlers.

1. With Mickie James & Natalya lost to Nikki Bella, Becky Lynch, & Naomi in a 6-Women’s Tag Team Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (1/29/17)
2. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Becky Lynch [As Entrant #26, eliminated (2) Sonya Deville & Ember Moon, & was eliminated by Bayley & Carmella in 12:57 at #25] (1/27/19)
3. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant #1, eliminated (3) Chelsea Green, Kairi Sane, Mia Yim, & was eliminated by Bianca Belair in 26:36 at #16] (1/26/20)
4. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bianca Belair [As Entrant #27, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Rhea Ripley, in 1:01 at #19] (1/31/21)
5. Lost to WWE Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair (1/28/23)
6. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant #21, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Liv Morgan in 11:01 at #12] (2/1/25)

Maxxine Dupri (0-2-0)

This will be Maxxine Dupri’s 3rd Royal Rumble PPV in a row. This will be her 3rd Royal Rumble Match in a row. In her 2 Appearances, she lasted 7 minutes & 59 seconds & eliminated 1 wrestler.

1. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bayley [As Entrant #18, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Bayley in 6:39 at #11] (1/27/24)

2. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant #14, eliminated (1) Ivy Nile, & was eliminated by Shayna Baszler, Sonya Deville, & Zoey Stark in 1:20 at #4] (2/1/25)

Charlotte Flair/Charlotte (4-4-0)

This will be Charlotte Flair’s 8th Royal Rumble PPV, but 9th match as she wrestled twice in 2020 & 2nd in a row. This will be her 6th Royal Rumble Match & 2nd in a row. In her 5 Appearances, she won twice, lasted 2 hour, 1 minutes, & 52 seconds, & eliminated 19 wrestlers.

1. (As Charlotte) Defeated Becky Lynch to retain the WWE Diva’s Championship (1/24/16)
2. (As Charlotte Flair) Defeated Bayley to retain the WWE Raw Women’s Championship (1/29/17)
3. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Becky Lynch [As Entrant #13, eliminated (5) Bayley (w/Nia Jax), Carmella, Lacey Evans, Xia Li, & Tamina, & was eliminated by Becky Lynch in 50:04 at #29] (1/27/19)
4. Won the 30-Woman Royal Rumble [As Entrant #17, eliminated (4) Shayna Baszler, Bianca Belair, Sarah Logan, Kelly Kelly) in 26:21] (1/26/20)
5. With WWE Raw Women’s Champion Asuka lost the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship to Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax in the Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (1/31/21)
6. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bianca Belair [As Entrant #15, eliminated (1) Peyton Royce, & was eliminated by Bianca Belair & Rhea Ripley, in 33:49 at #28] (1/31/21)
7. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Ronda Rousey [As Entrant #17, eliminated (5) Aliyah, Shayna Baszler, Bianca Belair, Lita, Rhea Ripley, & was eliminated by Ronda Rousey in 31:23 at #29] (1/29/22)
8. Won the 30-Woman Royal Rumble [As Entrant # 27, eliminated (4) Nia Jax, Michin, Piper Niven, & Roxanne Perez in 15:04] (2/1/25)

Giulia (0-1-0)

This will be Giulia’s 2nd Royal Rumble PPV in a row. This will be her 2nd Royal Rumble Match in a row. In her 1 Appearance, she lasted 10 minutes & 8 seconds & eliminated 1 wrestler.

1. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant # 28, eliminated (1) Jordynne Grace, & was eliminated by Roxanne Perez in 10:08 at # 25] (2/1/25)

Jordynne Grace (0-2-0)

This will be Jordynne Grace’s 3rd Royal Rumble PPV in a row. This will be her 3rd Royal Rumble Match in a row. In her 2 Appearances, she lasted 41 minutes & 51 seconds & eliminated 2 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bayley [As Entrant #5, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Bianca Belair in 19:10 at #7] (1/27/24)

2. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant # 19, eliminated (1) Jaida Parker, & was eliminated by Giulia in 22:41 at # 15] (2/1/25)

Chelsea Green (0-4-0)

This will be Chelsea Green’s 5th Royal Rumble PPV & 4th in a row. This will be her 5th Royal Rumble Match & 4th in a row. In her 4 Appearances, she lasted 44 minutes & 40 seconds & eliminated 3 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant #16, eliminated (1) Dakota Kai, & was eliminated by Alexa Bliss in 0:11 at #14] (1/26/20)
2. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Rhea Ripley [As Entrant #20, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Rhea Ripley in 0:05 at #9] (1/28/23)
3. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bayley [As Entrant #14, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Becky Lynch in 0:17:32 at #14] (1/27/24)
4. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant # 5, eliminated (2) B-Fab & Lash Legend, & was eliminated by Piper Niven in 26:52 at # 9] (2/1/25)

Nia Jax (2-7-0)

This will be Nia Jax’s 8th Royal Rumble PPV & 4th in a row, but 10th match as she wrestled twice in 2019 & 2021. This will be her 8th Royal Rumble Match & 4th in a row. In her 7 Appearances, she lasted 58 minutes & 7 seconds & eliminated 28 wrestlers.

1. Defeated Sasha Banks in a Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (1/29/17)
2. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Asuka [As Entrant #22, eliminated (4) Jacqueline, Kelly Kelly, Naomi, & Ruby Riott, & was eliminated by Asuka, Bayley, The Bellas, Natalya, & Trish Stratus in 17:42 at #23] (1/28/18)
3. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Becky Lynch [As Entrant #29, eliminated (2) Io Shirai & Natalya, & was eliminated by Becky Lynch in 11:59 at #28] (1/27/19)
4. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Seth Rollins [As Entrant #30, eliminated (1) Mustafa Ali, & was eliminated by Rey Mysterio in 3:12 at #24] (1/27/19)
5. With Shayna Baszler defeated WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions WWE Raw Women’s Champion Asuka & Charlotte Flair in the Kickoff Match prior to the PPV to win the titles (1/31/21)
6. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bianca Belair [As Entrant #29, eliminated (4) Shayna Baszler, Ember Moon, Naomi (w/Shayna Baszler), & Tamina (w/Shayna Baszler), & was eliminated by Lana, in 2:49 at #25] (1/31/21)
7. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Rhea Ripley [As Entrant #30, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Asuka, Nikki Cross, Sonya Deville, Lacey Evans, Michelle McCool, Liv Morgan, Piper Niven, Raquel Rodriguez, Rhea Ripley, Shotzi, & Mia Yim in 1:57 at #19] (1/28/23)
8. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bayley [As Entrant #19, eliminated (8) Shayna Baszler, Katana Chance, Xia Li, Michin, Ivy Nile, Piper Niven, Shotzi, & Valhalla, & was eliminated by Jade Cargill in 20:15 at #21] (1/27/24)
9. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant # 29, eliminated (9) Bianca Belair, Nikki Bella, Liv Morgan, Naomi, Raquel Rodriguez, IYO SKY, Trish Stratus, Stephanie Vaquer, & Zelina Vega, & was eliminated by Charlotte Flair in 8:13 at # 28] (2/1/25)

Lash Legend (0-1-0)

This will be Lash Legend’s 2nd Royal Rumble PPV in a row. This will be her 2nd Royal Rumble Match in a row. In 1 Appearance, she lasted 17 minutes & 22 seconds & eliminated 0 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant # 9, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Chelsea Green in 17:22 at # 8] (2/1/25)

 

Becky Lynch (4-5-0)

This will be Becky Lynch’s 8th Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2024, but 10th match as she wrestled twice in 2019. This will be her 6th Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2024. In her 4 Appearances, she won once, 1 hour, 17 minutes & 18 seconds & eliminated 7 wrestlers.

1. Lost to WWE Diva’s Champion Charlotte (1/24/16)

2. With Nikki Bella & Naomi defeated WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, & Natalya in a 6-Women’s Tag Team Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (1/29/17)

3. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Asuka [As Entrant #2, eliminated (2) Vickie Guerrero (w/Sasha Banks, Michelle McCool, & Ruby Riott) & Lita, & was eliminated by Ruby Riott in 30:53 at #14] (1/28/18)

4. Lost to WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Asuka (1/27/19)

5. Won the 30-Woman Royal Rumble [As Entrant #28, eliminated (2) Charlotte Flair & Nia Jax in 13:21] (1/27/19)

6. Defeated WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Asuka to retain the WWE Raw Women’s Championship (1/26/20)

7. Defeated Doudrop to retain the WWE Raw Women’s Championship (1/29/22)

8. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Rhea Ripley [As Entrant #15, eliminated (2) Dakota Kai & IYO SKY, & was eliminated by Bayley in 10:45 at #12] (1/28/23)

9. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bayley [As Entrant #21, eliminated (1) Chelsea Green, & was eliminated by Jade Cargill & Naomi in 22:29 at #24] (1/27/24)

Liv Morgan (0-8-0)

This will be Liv Morgan’s 9th Royal Rumble PPV in a row. This will be her 9th Royal Rumble Match in a row, making her & if she’s in it, Natalya the only women to be in every Women’s Royal Rumble Match. In her 8 Appearances, she lasted 3 hours, 5 minutes & eliminated 9 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Asuka [As Entrant #11, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Michelle McCool in 4:53 at #9] (1/28/18)
2. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Becky Lynch [As Entrant #4, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Natalya in 0:10 at #1] (1/27/19)
3. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant #7, eliminated (1) Lana, & was eliminated by Lana, who was already eliminated in 0:45 at #2] (1/26/20)
4. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bianca Belair [As Entrant #13, eliminated (1) Billie Kay (w/Ruby Riott), & was eliminated by Peyton Royce, in 7:19 at #8] (1/31/21)
5. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Ronda Rousey [As Entrant #6, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Brie Bella in 37:20 at #17] (1/29/22)
6. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Rhea Ripley [As Entrant #2, eliminated (3) Bayley, Nikki Cross, & Nia Jax (w/Asuka, Nikki Cross, Sonya Deville, Lacey Evans, Michelle McCool, Piper Niven, Raquel Rodriguez, Rhea Ripley, Shotzi, & Mia Yim), & was eliminated by Rhea Ripley in 1:01:07 at #29] (1/28/23)
7. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bayley [As Entrant #30, eliminated (2) Jade Cargill & Zoey Stark, & was eliminated by Bayley in 6:26 at #29] (1/27/24)
8. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant # 2, eliminated (2) Alexa Bliss & Natalya, & was eliminated by Nia Jax in 1:07:00 at # 24] (2/1/25)

Roxanne Perez (0-3-0)

This will be Roxanne Perez’s 4th Royal Rumble PPV in a row. This will be her 4th Royal Rumble Match in a row. In her 3 Appearances, she lasted 1 hour, 20 minutes, & 50 seconds & eliminated 1 wrestler.

1. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Rhea Ripley [As Entrant #8, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Bayley, Dakota Kai, & IYO SKY in 4:34 at #4] (1/28/23)

2. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bayley [As Entrant #27, eliminated 0 wrestlers & was eliminated by Tiffany Stratton in 8:29 at #23] (1/27/24)

3. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant # 3, eliminated (1) Giulia, & was eliminated by Charlotte Flair in 1:07:47 at # 29] (2/1/25)

Rhea Ripley (1-3-0)

This will be Rhea Ripley’s 5th Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2023. This will be her 5th Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2023. In her 4 Appearances, she won once, lasted 2 hours, 19 minutes, & 11 seconds & eliminated 20 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Becky Lynch [As Entrant #24, eliminated (3) Dana Brooke, Kacy Catanzaro, & Zelina Vega, & was eliminated by Bayley in 7:58 at #21] (1/27/19)
2. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bianca Belair [As Entrant #14, eliminated (7) Alexa Bliss, Dana Brooke, Charlotte Flair (w/ Bianca Belair), Santana Garrett, Dakota Kai, Mandy Rose, & Toni Storm, & was eliminated by Bianca Belair, in 39:06 at #29] (1/31/21)
3. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Ronda Rousey [As Entrant #16, eliminated (3) Carmella, Ivory, Queen Zelina, & was eliminated by Charlotte Flair in 30:59 at #26] (1/29/22)
4. Won the 30-Woman Royal Rumble [As Entrant #1, eliminated (7) Asuka, B-Fab, Chelsea Green, Nia Jax (w/Asuka, Nikki Cross, Sonya Deville, Lacey Evans, Michelle McCool, Liv Morgan, Piper Niven, Raquel Rodriguez, Shotzi, & Mia Yim), Michelle McCool, Liv Morgan, & Raquel Rodriguez in 1:01:08] (1/28/23)

Raquel Rodriguez (0-2-0)

This will be Raquel Rodriguez’s 3rd Royal Rumble PPV & 2nd in a row. This will be her 3rd Royal Rumble Match & 2nd in a row. In her 2 Appearances, she lasted 35 minutes & 42 seconds & eliminated 3 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Rhea Ripley [As Entrant #22, eliminated (3) Lacey Evans, Nia Jax (w/Asuka, Nikki Cross, Sonya Deville, Lacey Evans, Michelle McCool, Liv Morgan, Piper Niven, Rhea Ripley, Shotzi, & Mia Yim), & Piper Niven, & was eliminated by Rhea Ripley in 20:40 at #26] (1/28/23)

2. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant # 26, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Nia Jax in 15:02 at # 19] (2/1/25)

IYO SKY/Io Shirai (0-3-0)

This will be IYO SKY’s 4th Royal Rumble PPV & 2nd in a row. This will be her 4th Royal Rumble Match & 2nd in a row. In her 3 Appearances, she lasted 1 hour, 41 minutes & 22 seconds & eliminated 6 wrestlers.

1. (As Io Shirai) Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Becky Lynch [As Entrant #23, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Nia Jax in 13:48 at #22] (1/27/19)
2. (AS IYO SKY) Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Rhea Ripley [As Entrant #10, eliminated (5) Shayna Baszler (w/Bayley & Dakota Kai), Dana Brooke (w/Bayley & Dakota Kai), Candice LeRae, Natalya (w/Bayley & Dakota Kai), & Roxanne Perez (w/Bayley & Dakota Kai), & was eliminated by Becky Lynch in 20:49 at #11] (1/28/23)
3. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant # 1, eliminated (1) Sonya Deville, & was eliminated by Nia Jax in 1:06:45 at # 21] (2/1/25)

Lyra Valkyria (0-1-0)

This will be Lyra Valkyria’s 2nd Royal Rumble in a row. This will be her 2nd Royal Rumble Match in a row. In her 1 Appearance, she lasted 16 minutes & 13 seconds & eliminated 0 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant # 4, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Ivy Nile in 16:13 at # 2] (2/1/25)

Since no other Participants have been announced, here are the Rumble Records for everyone on the active WWE Roster. Also included are wrestlers on the NXT Roster that have wrestled in past Royal Rumble Matches. Also listed are injured wrestlers that are currently inactive that could possibly return, as well as wrestlers that have never wrestled at the Royal Rumble in case they make their Rumble debut. Any legends or rumored entrants that have wrestled in past Royal Rumbles are not included, but check out darrenswinloss.wordpress.com/wwerr2 for their Complete Rumble History. If someone returns, I will include their Rumble History in my Rumble Stats Update after the Royal Rumble, which will be included in my Weekly Records & Facts & Stats next week.

Bravo Americano (0-0-0)

This will be Bravo Americano’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match in his Career. He would be the 2nd year in a row that a Mexican wrestler made their Royal Rumble debut after Penta in 2025.

Rayo Americano (0-0-0)

This will be Rayo Americano’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match in his Career. He would be the 2nd year in a row that a Mexican wrestler made their Royal Rumble debut after Penta in 2025.

Angel (0-0-0)

This will be Angel’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match. He will join his Uncle Hector Garza as the 5th Uncle & Nephew after Natalya & Bret & Owen Hart, Chavo & Eddie Guerrero, Cody Rhodes & Tugboat, & The Usos & Solo Sikoa & Tama & Umaga to wrestle at the Royal Rumble & will join Humberto as the 3rd pair of Cousins to both wrestle at the Royal Rumble after Carlito & Epico, The Honky Tonk Man & Jerry Lawler, & all of the Anoai’ Family. He will be the 2nd year in a row that a Mexican wrestler made their Royal Rumble debut after Penta in 2025.

Axiom (0-0-0)

This will be Axiom’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match in his Career, making him the 1st Spanish wrestler to make their Royal Rumble debut.

Finn Balor (0-5-0)

This will be Finn Balor’s 6th Royal Rumble PPV & 4th in a row. This will be his 5th Royal Rumble & 4th in a row. In his 4 Appearances, he lasted 1 hour, 27 minutes, & 55 seconds & eliminated 8 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Shinsuke Nakamura [As Entrant #2, eliminated (4) Baron Corbin, Aiden English, Rey Mysterio, & Dolph Ziggler, & was eliminated by John Cena in 57:39 at #27] (1/28/18)
2. Lost to WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar (1/27/19)
3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #20, eliminated (2) Edge & Johnny Gargano, & was eliminated by Edge (after he was already eliminated) in 7:45 at #18] (1/28/23)
4. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #14, eliminated (1) Carmelo Hayes, & was eliminated by Bron Breakker in 11:21 at #13] (1/27/24)
5. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant #18, eliminated (1) Penta, & was eliminated by John Cena in 11:10 at #18] (2/1/25)

Tyler Bate (0-0-0)

This will be Tyler Bate’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match. He will be the 1st British wrestler to make their Royal Rumble debut since Pete Dunne in 2019.

Bianca Belair (2-4-0)

This will be Bianca Belair’s 7th Royal Rumble PPV & 7th in a row. This will be her 6th Royal Rumble Match & 3rd in a row. In her 5 Appearances, she won once, lasted 3 hours, 54 minutes, & 49 seconds & eliminated 15 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant #2, eliminated (8) Alexa Bliss, Dana Brooke, Nikki Cross, Sonya Deville, Candice LeRae, Mighty Molly, Mandy Rose, Tamina, & was eliminated by Charlotte Flair in 33:23 at #17] (1/26/20)

2. Won the 30-Woman Royal Rumble [As Entrant #3, eliminated (3) Charlotte Flair (w/Rhea Ripley), Natalya, & Rhea Ripley, in 56:53] (1/31/21)

3. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Ronda Rousey [As Entrant #8, eliminated (1) Natalya, & was eliminated by Charlotte Flair in 47:30 at #27] (1/29/22)

4. Defeated Alexa Bliss to retain the WWE Raw Women’s Championship (1/28/23)

5. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bayley [As Entrant #10, eliminated (1) Jordynne Grace, & was eliminated by Bayley in 47:46 at #26] (1/27/24)

6. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant #10, eliminated (1) Zoey Stark (w/Naomi), & was eliminated by Nia Jax in 49:17 at #23] (2/1/25)

Nikki Bella (4-2-0)

This will be Nikki Bella’s 8th Royal Rumble PPV & 2nd in a row. This will be her 4th Royal Rumble Match & 2nd in a row. In her 3 Appearances, she lasted 27 minutes & 57 seconds & eliminated 7 wrestlers.

1. With Brie Bella as The Bella Twins, Kelly Kelly, Gail Kim, & Eve Torres defeated Katie Lea Burchill, Alicia Fox, Jillian Hall, Maryse, & Natalya in a 10-Diva’s Tag Team Dark Match prior to the PPV (1/31/10)
2. With Brie Bella as The Bella Twins, Natalya, & WWE Diva’s Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Alicia Fox, Kelly Kelly, Tamina Snuka, & Eve Torres in an 8-Diva’s Tag Team Match (1/29/12)
3. With Brie Bella as The Bella Twins defeated Natalya & Paige (1/25/15)
4. With Becky Lynch & Naomi defeated WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, & Natalya in a 6-Women’s Tag Team Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (1/29/17)
5. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Asuka [As Entrant #27, eliminated (4) Sasha Banks (w/Brie Bella), Brie Bella, Carmella, Nia Jax (w/Asuka, Bayley, Brie Bella, Natalya, & Trish Stratus), & was eliminated by Asuka in 16:13 at #29] (1/28/18)
6. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Ronda Rousey [As Entrant #24, eliminated (2) Alicia Fox, Sarah Logan (w/Nikki Bella), & was eliminated by Brie Bella in 8:40 at #21] (1/29/22)
7. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant #30, eliminated (1) Bayley, & was eliminated by Nia Jax in 3:04 at #27 (2/2/25)

Berto/Humberto/Humberto Carrillo (0-1-0)

This will be Humberto’s 2nd Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2020. This will be his 1st Royal Rumble Match in his Career. This will be the 2nd year in a row that a Mexican wrestler made their Royal Rumble debut after Penta in 2025.

1. (As Humberto Carrillo) Lost to WWE United States Champion Andrade in a Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (1/26/20)

B-Fab (0-2-0)

This will be B-Fab’s 3rd Royal Rumble PPV & 2nd in a row. This will be her 3rd Royal Rumble Match & 2nd in a row. In her 2 Appearances, she lasted 7 minutes & 56 seconds, which is the 3rd Shortest Time for a Woman & eliminated 0 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Rhea Ripley [As Entrant #7, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Rhea Ripley in 0:36 at #1] (1/28/23)

2. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant #6, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Chelsea Green in 7:20 at #1] (2/1/25)

Aleister Black (0-2-0)

This will be Aleister Black’s 3rd Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2020. This will be his 3rd Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2020. In his 2 Appearances, he lasted 11 minutes & 14 seconds & eliminated 1 wrestler.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Seth Rollins [As Entrant #21, eliminated (1) Dean Ambrose, & was eliminated by Baron Corbin in 6:09 at #16] (1/27/19)
2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Drew McIntyre [As Entrant #28, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Seth Rollins in 5:05 at #23] (1/26/20)

Matt Cardona/Zack Ryder (0-4-0)

This will be Matt Cardona/Zack Ryder’s 5th Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2015. This will be his 5th Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2015. In his 4 Appearances, he lasted 4 minutes & 23 seconds & eliminated 0 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Edge [As Entrant #7, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by CM Punk in 0:32 at #6] (1/31/10)
2. Lost the 40-Man Royal Rumble to Alberto Del Rio [As Entrant #4, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Daniel Bryan in 0:43 at #2] (1/30/11)
3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to John Cena [As Entrant #25, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Randy Orton in 2:34 at #17] (1/27/13)
4. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Roman Reigns [As Entrant #9, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Bray Wyatt in 0:34 at #7] (1/25/15)

Brutus Creed (0-0-0)

This will be Brutus Creed’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match. He & Julius will be the 15th pair of siblings to wrestle at the Royal Rumble.

Julius Creed (0-0-0)

This will be Julius Creed’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match. He & Brutus will be the 15th pair of siblings to wrestle at the Royal Rumble.

Apollo Crews (0-3-0)

This will be Apollo Crews’ 4th Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2019. This will be his 4th Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2019. In his 3 Appearances, he lasted 16 minutes & 42 seconds & eliminated 0 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Randy Orton [As Entrant #22, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Luke Harper in 5:47 at #15] (1/29/17)
2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Shinsuke Nakamura [As Entrant #13, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Cesaro in 5:10 at #6] (1/28/18)
3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Seth Rollins [As Entrant #20, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Baron Corbin in 5:45 at #15] (1/27/19)

Nikki Cross/Nikki A.S.H. (0-5-0)

This will be Nikki Cross’ 6th Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2023. This will be her 6th Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2023. In her 5 Appearances, she lasted

1. (As Nikki Cross) Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Becky Lynch [As Entrant #8, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Billie Kay & Peyton Royce in 9:01 at #3] (1/27/19)
2. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant #4, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Bianca Belair in 15:05 at #5] (1/26/20)
3. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bianca Belair [As Entrant #20, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Carmella, in 7:38 at #17] (1/31/21)
4. (As Nikki A.S.H.) Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Ronda Rousey [As Entrant #22, eliminated (1) Mighty Molly, & was eliminated by Ronda Rousey in 12:13 at #20] (1/29/22)
5. (As Nikki Cross) Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Rhea Ripley [As Entrant #29, eliminated (1) Nia Jax (w/Asuka, Sonya Deville, Lacey Evans, Michelle McCool, Liv Morgan, Piper Niven, Raquel Rodriguez, Rhea Ripley, Shotzi, & Mia Yim), & was eliminated by Liv Morgan in 9:16 at #27] (1/28/23)

Bo Dallas (0-1-0)

This will be Bo Dallas’ 2nd Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2013. This will be his 2nd Royal Rumble & 1st since 2013. In his 1 Appearance, he lasted 21 minutes & 42 seconds & eliminated 1 wrestler.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to John Cena [As Entrant #16, eliminated (1) Wade Barrett, & was eliminated by Wade Barrett, who was already eliminated in 21:42 at #21] (1/27/13)

Angelo Dawkins (0-2-0)

This will be Angelo Dawkins’ 3rd Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2023. This will be his 3rd Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2023. In his 2 Appearances, he lasted 4 minutes & 43 seconds & eliminated 0 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Brock Lesnar [As Entrant #10, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Omos in 2:15 at #5] (1/29/22)

2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #11, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Brock Lesnar in 2:28 at #6] (1/28/23)

 

Cruz Del Toro (0-0-0)

This will be Cruz Del Toro’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match. This will be the 2nd year in a row that a Mexican wrestler made their Royal Rumble debut after Penta in 2025.

Pete Dunne (0-1-0)

This will be Pete Dunne’s 2nd Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2019. This will be his 2nd Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2019. In 1 Appearance, he lasted 11 minutes & 18 seconds & eliminated 0 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Seth Rollins [As Entrant #18, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Drew McIntyre in 11:18 at #17] (1/27/19)

 

Santos Escobar (0-3-0)

This will be Santos Escobar’s 4th Royal Rumble PPV in a row. This will be his 4th Royal Rumble Match in a row. In his 3 Appearances, he lasted 17 minutes & 15 seconds & eliminated 0 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #10, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Brock Lesnar in 4:56 at #5] (1/28/23)
2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #7, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Carlito in 6:37 at #2] (1/27/24)
3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 5, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Bron Breakker in 5:42 at # 2] (2/1/25)

Erik (0-0-0)

This will be Erik’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match, making him & Valhalla the 13th married couple to both be in Royal Rumble Matches after Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella, Aleister Black & Zelina Vega, Edge & Beth Phoenix, Johnny Gargano & Candice LeRae, Eddie & Vickie Guerrero, Tyson Kidd & Natalya, Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch, Zack Ryder & Chelsea Green, Rusev & Lana, Jimmy Uso & Naomi, & The Undertaker & Michelle McCool.

Rey Fenix (0-0-0)

This will be Rey Fenix’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match, making him the 2nd year in a row that a Mexican wrestler made their Royal Rumble debut after Penta in 2025.

 

Montez Ford (0-2-0)

This will be Montez Ford’s 3rd Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2023. This will be his 3rd Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2023. In his 2 Appearances, he lasted 9 minutes & 54 seconds & eliminated 0 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Brock Lesnar [As Entrant #6, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Omos in 09:10 at #6] (1/29/22)

2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #23, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Damian Priest in 0:44 at #16] (1/28/23)

Nathan Frazer (0-0-0)

This will be Nathan Frazer’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match in his Career, making him the 1st British wrestler to make his Royal Rumble debut since Pete Dunne in 2019.

Alba Fyre (0-1-0)

This will be Alba Fyre’s 2nd Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2024. This will be her 2nd Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2024. In her 1 Appearance, she lasted 6 minutes & 21 seconds & eliminated 0 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bayley [As Entrant #22, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Naomi in 6:21 at #16] (1/27/24)

Chad Gable/Shorty G (1-5-0)

This will be Chad Gable’s 7th Royal Rumble PPV & 2nd in a row. This will be his 3rd Royal Rumble Match & 2nd in a row. In his 3 Appearances, he lasted 38 minutes & 38 seconds & eliminated 1 wrestler.

1. (As Chad Gable) With Shelton Benjamin lost to WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) in a 2 Out of 3 Falls Match (1/28/18)
2. With Bobby Roode as WWE Raw Tag Team Champions defeated Scott Dawson & Rezar in a Non-Title Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (1/27/19)
3. (As Shorty G) Lost to Sheamus in a Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (1/26/20)
4. (As Chad Gable) Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Brock Lesnar [As Entrant #13, eliminated (1) Omos (w/Ridge Holland, Dominik Mysterio, AJ Styles, & Austin Theory), & was eliminated by Rick Boogs in 8:18 at #13] (1/29/22)
5. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #8, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Brock Lesnar in 8:42 at #7] (1/28/23)
6. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 3, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Jacob Fatu in 21:38 at # 5] (2/1/25)

Joe Gacy (0-0-0)

This will be Joe Gacy’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match in his Career.

 

Johnny Gargano (1-2-0)

This will be Johnny Gargano’s 4th Royal Rumble PPV & 2nd in a row. This will be his 3rd Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2023. In his 2 Appearances, he lasted 43 minutes & 48 seconds & eliminated 1 wrestler.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Seth Rollins [As Entrant #6, eliminated (1) Jinder Mahal, & was eliminated by Dean Ambrose in 13:51 at #9] (1/27/19)
2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #5, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Finn Balor & Dominik Mysterio in 29:57 at #14] (1/28/23)
3. With Tommaso Ciampa as WWE Tag Team Champions #DIY defeated The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) in a 2 Out of 3 Falls Match to retain the titles (2/1/25)

El Grande Americano (0-0-0)

This will be El Grande Americano’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match. He would be the 2nd year in a row that a Mexican wrestler made their Royal Rumble debut after Penta in 2025.

Carmelo Hayes (0-2-0)

This will be Carmelo Hayes’ 3rd Royal Rumble PPV in a row & 3rd Royal Rumble Match in a row. In his 2 Appearances, he lasted 24 minutes & 5 seconds & eliminated 1 wrestler.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #5, eliminated (1) Grayson Waller, & was eliminated by Finn Balor in 17:06 at #6] (1/27/24)

2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 4, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Bron Breakker in 6:59 at # 1] (2/1/25)

Joe Hendry (0-1-0)

This will be Joe Hendry’s 2nd Royal Rumble PPV in a row. This will be his 2nd Royal Rumble Match in a row. In his 1 Appearance, he lasted 3 minutes & 35 seconds & eliminated 0 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 15, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Roman Reigns in 3:35 at # 11] (2/1/25)

Uncle Howdy (0-0-0)

This will be Uncle Howdy’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match in his Career.

Ivar (0-1-0)

This will be Ivar’s 2nd Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2024. This will be his 2nd Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2024. In his 1 Appearance, he lasted 4 minutes & 57 seconds & eliminated 0 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #19, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Bron Breakker in 4:57 at #15] (1/27/24)

Kiana James (0-0-0)

This will be Kiana James’ 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match in his Career.

Ludwig Kaiser (0-2-0)

This will be Ludwig Kaiser’s 3rd Royal Rumble PPV in a row. This will be his 3rd Royal Rumble Match in a row. In his 2 Appearances, he lasted 10 minutes & 35 seconds.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #12, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Kofi Kingston in 0:09:29 at #10] (1/27/24)
2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 13, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Penta in 0:06 at # 8] (2/1/25)

 

Kofi Kingston (1-16-0)

This will be Kofi Kingston’s 16th Royal Rumble PPV, & 4th in a row, but 18th match since he competed twice in 2015 & 2016. This will be his 16th Royal Rumble Match, & 4th in a row. In his 15 Appearances, he lasted 2 hours, 35 minutes, & 04 seconds & eliminated 8 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Randy Orton [As Entrant #22, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by The Brian Kendrick in 6:58 at #12] (1/25/09)
2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Edge [As Entrant #27, eliminated (2) R-Truth & Jack Swagger, & was eliminated by John Cena in 3:51 at #25] (1/31/10)
3. Lost the 40-Man Royal Rumble to Alberto Del Rio [As Entrant #26, eliminated (1) Alex Riley (w/John Cena), & was eliminated by Randy Orton in 26:04 at #31] (1/30/11)
4. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Sheamus [As Entrant #11, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Sheamus in 17:55 at #18] (1/29/12)
5. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to John Cena [As Entrant #4, eliminated (2) Tensai & Darren Young, & was eliminated by Cody Rhodes in 22:18 at #9] (1/27/13)
6. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Batista [As Entrant #8, eliminated (1) Alexander Rusev (w/CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, & Seth Rollins), & was eliminated by Roman Reigns in 12:32 at #7] (1/26/14)
7. With Big E as The New Day lost to Cesaro & Tyson Kidd in the Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (1/25/15)
8. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Roman Reigns [As Entrant #17, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Rusev in 2:51 at #13] (1/25/15)
9. With Big E as WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day defeated The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) to retain the titles (1/24/16)
10. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Triple H [As Entrant #10, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Chris Jericho in 8:15 at #6] (1/24/16)
11. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Randy Orton [As Entrant #14, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Cesaro & Sheamus in 16:12 at #10] (1/29/17)
12. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Shinsuke Nakamura [As Entrant #16, eliminated (1) Jinder Mahal, & was eliminated by Andrade Almas in 5:23 at #11] (1/28/18)
13. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Seth Rollins [As Entrant #12, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Drew McIntyre in 8:53 at #11] (1/27/19)
14. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Drew McIntyre [As Entrant #6, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Brock Lesnar in 5:06 at #7] (1/26/20)
15. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Brock Lesnar [As Entrant #24, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Kevin Owens in 0:21 at #18] (1/29/22)
16. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #4, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by GUNTHER in 14:51 at #4] (1/28/23)
17. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #17, eliminated (1) Ludwig Kaiser, & was eliminated by GUNTHER in 3:34 at #11] (1/27/24)

LA Knight (0-3-0)

This will be LA Knight’s 3rd Royal Rumble PPV in a row. This will be his 2nd Royal Rumble Match in a row. In his 1 Appearance, he lasted 5 minutes & 6 seconds & eliminated 1 wrestler.

1. Lost to Bray Wyatt in a Mountain Dew Pitch Black Match (1/28/23)
2. Lost to Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns along with Randy Orton & AJ Styles in a Fatal 4-Way Match (1/27/24)
3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 29, eliminated (1) Damian Priest, & was eliminated by AJ Styles in 5:06 at # 23] (2/1/25)

Candice LeRae (0-5-0)

This will be Candice LeRae’s 6th Royal Rumble PPV & 4th in a row. This will be her 6th Royal Rumble Match & 4th in a row. In her 5 Appearances, she lasted 50 minutes & 32 seconds & eliminated 0 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Becky Lynch [As Entrant #17, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Ruby Riott in 9:34 at #14] (1/27/19)
2. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant #9, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Bianca Belair in 9:03 at #9] (1/26/20)
3. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Rhea Ripley [As Entrant #12, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by IYO SKY in 5:11 at #7] (1/28/23)
4. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bayley [As Entrant #4, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Asuka, Bayley, & Kairi Sane in 0:15:23 at #2] (1/27/24)
5. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant # 23, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Trish Stratus in 16:32 at # 17] (2/1/25)

Tonga Loa (0-0-0)

This will be Tonga Loa’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV, making him the 15th or 16th father & child to both be Royal Rumble Participants & the 1st member of his family since his father Haku in 2001. This will be his 1st Royal Rumble Match.

JC Mateo (0-0-0)

This will be JC Mateo’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match in his Career.

Pat McAfee (0-1-0)

This will be Pat McAfee’s 2nd Royal Rumble PPV & 2nd Royal Rumble Match. In his 1st Appearance, he lasted 38 seconds & eliminated 0 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #22, eliminated himself, when he didn’t want to get beat up by Bron Breakker & Omos in 00:38 at #16] (1/27/24)

JD McDonagh (0-1-0)

This will be JD McDonagh’s 2nd Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2024. This will be his 2nd Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2024. In his 1 Appearance, he lasted 3 seconds & eliminated 0 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #23, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Jey Uso in 00:03 at #19] (1/27/24)

Dominik Mysterio (0-5-0)

This will be Dominik Mysterio’s 6^th Royal Rumble PPV in a row & 6^th Royal Rumble Match in a row. In his 5 Appearances, he lasted 1 hour, 8 minutes, & 57 seconds & eliminated 4 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Edge [As Entrant #21, eliminated (1) King Corbin, & was eliminated by Bobby Lashley, in 2:01 at #16] (1/31/21)

2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Brock Lesnar [As Entrant #14, eliminated (1) Omos (w/Chad Gable, Ridge Holland, Ricochet, AJ Styles, & Austin Theory), & was eliminated by Happy Corbin in 3:44 at #10] (1/29/22)

3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #18, eliminated (1) Johnny Gargano (w/Finn Balor), & was eliminated by Cody Rhodes in 25:44 at #23] (1/28/23)

4. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #9, eliminated (1) Bron Breakker, & was eliminated by CM Punk in 33:19 at #21] (1/27/24)

5. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 26, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Damian Priest in 4:09 at # 19] (2/1/25)

Shinsuke Nakamura (2-6-0)

This will be Shinsuke Nakamura’s 8th Royal Rumble PPV, but 9th match as he wrestled twice in 2019 & 3rd in a row. This will be his 8th Royal Rumble Match & 2nd in a row. In his 7 Appearances, he won once, lasted 1 hour, 54 minutes, & 30 seconds & eliminated 4 wrestlers.

1. Won the 30-Man Royal Rumble [As Entrant #14, eliminated (3) John Cena, Roman Reigns, & Sami Zayn in 44:26] (1/28/18)
2. Defeated WWE United States Champion Rusev to win the title in a Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (1/27/19)
3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Seth Rollins [As Entrant #3, eliminated (1) Kurt Angle, & was eliminated by Mustafa Ali in 17:45 at #8] (1/27/19)
4. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Drew McIntyre [As Entrant #11, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Brock Lesnar in 0:18 at #10] (1/26/20)
5. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Edge [As Entrant #7, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by King Corbin, in 22:02 at #13] (1/31/21)
6. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Brock Lesnar [As Entrant #2, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by AJ Styles in 5:51 at #2] (1/29/22)
7. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #6, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Cody Rhodes in 20:51 at #9] (1/27/24)
8. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 19, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Jey Uso in 3:17 at # 15] (2/1/25)

Natalya (1-12-0)

This will be Natalya’s 15th Royal Rumble PPV, which is the most Royal Rumble Matches for a woman. This will be her 9th Royal Rumble Match in a row, making her & Liv Morgan the only women to be in every Women’s Royal Rumble Match. In her 8 Appearances, she lasted 2 hours, 56 minutes, & 26 seconds & eliminated 7 wrestlers.

1. With Katie Lea Burchill, Alicia Fox, Jillian Hall, & Maryse lost to The Bella Twins (Brie & Nikki Bella), Kelly Kelly, Gail Kim, & Eve Torres in a 10-Diva’s Tag Team Dark Match prior to the PPV (1/31/10)
2. Lost the WWE Diva’s Championship to Eve Torres along with Layla & Michelle McCool in a Fatal 4-Way Match (1/30/11)
3. With The Bella Twins (Brie & Nikki Bella) & WWE Diva’s Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Alicia Fox, Kelly Kelly, Tamina Snuka, & Eve Torres in an 8-Diva’s Tag Team Match (1/29/12)
4. With Paige lost to The Bella Twins (Brie & WWE Diva’s Champion Nikki Bella) (1/25/15)
5. With WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss & Mickie James lost to Nikki Bella, Becky Lynch, & Naomi in a 6-Women’s Tag Team Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (1/29/17)
6. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Asuka [As Entrant #18, eliminated (3) Nia Jax (w/Asuka, Bayley, The Bellas, & Trish Stratus), Michelle McCool, & Beth Phoenix, & was eliminated by Trish Stratus in 25:13 at #25] (1/28/18)
7. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Becky Lynch [As Entrant #2, eliminated (2) Sarah Logan (w/Kairi Sane) & Liv Morgan, & was eliminated by Nia Jax in 56:01 at #23] (1/27/19)
8. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant #23, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Beth Phoenix in 14:44 at #28] (1/26/20)
9. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bianca Belair [As Entrant #30, eliminated (1) Lana, & was eliminated by Bianca Belair, in 2:52 at #27] (1/31/21)
10. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Ronda Rousey [As Entrant #12, eliminated (2) Summer Rae, Tamina, & was eliminated by Bianca Belair in 36:17 at #24] (1/29/22)
11. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Rhea Ripley [As Entrant #11, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Bayley, Dakota Kai, & IYO SKY in 3:08 at #5] (1/28/23)
12. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bayley [As Entrant #1, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Tegan Nox in 20:57 at #3] (1/27/24)
13. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant # 18, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Liv Morgan in 17:14 at # 11] (2/1/25)

Ivy Nile (0-2-0)

This will be Ivy Nile’s 3^rd Royal Rumble PPV in a row & 3rd Royal Rumble Match in a row. In her 2 Appearances, she lasted 39 minutes & 56 seconds & eliminated 1 wrestler.

1. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bayley [As Entrant #8, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Nia Jax in 0:23:27 at #10] (1/27/24)
2. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant # 7, eliminated (1) Lyra Valkyria, & was eliminated by Maxxine Dupri in 16:29 at # 3] (2/1/25)

Otis (0-4-0)

This will be Otis’ 5th Royal Rumble PPV & 2^nd in a row & 5th Royal Rumble Match & 2^nd in a row. In his 4 Appearances, he lasted 22 minutes & 36 seconds & eliminated 2 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Edge [As Entrant #20, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by King Corbin, in 0:53 at #14] (1/31/21)

2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Brock Lesnar [As Entrant #25, eliminated (1) Rey Mysterio, & was eliminated by Randy Orton & Riddle in 8:52 at #24] (1/29/22)

3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #16, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Drew McIntyre & Sheamus in 3:08 at #12] (1/28/23)

4. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 6, eliminated (1) IShowSpeed (after he was already eliminated), & was eliminated by Bron Breakker & IShowSpeed in 9:43 at # 3] (2/1/25)

Jaida Parker (0-1-0)

This will be Jaida Parker’s 2nd Royal Rumble PPV in a row. This will be her 2nd Royal Rumble Match in a row. In 1 Appearance, she lasted 6 minutes & 54 seconds & eliminated 0 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant # 16, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Jordynne Grace in 6:54 at # 10] (2/1/25)

Seth Rollins (2-8-0)

This will be Seth Rollins’ 11th Royal Rumble PPV & 3rd in a row. This will be his 8th Royal Rumble Match & 2nd in a row. In his 7 Appearances, he won once, lasted 2 hours, 58 minutes, & 35 seconds, & eliminated 16 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Batista [As Entrant #2, eliminated (3) The Great Khali (w/Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns), Rey Mysterio & Alexander Rusev (w/Kofi Kingston, CM Punk, & Cody Rhodes), & was eliminated by Roman Reigns in 48:31 at #25] (1/26/14)
2. Lost to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar along with John Cena in a Triple Threat Match (1/25/15)
3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Shinsuke Nakamura [As Entrant #18, eliminated (2) Cesaro & The Miz (w/Roman Reigns), & was eliminated by Roman Reigns in 18:48 at #22] (1/28/18)
4. With Jason Jordan lost the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship to Cesaro & Sheamus (1/28/18)
5. Won the 30-Man Royal Rumble [As Entrant #10, eliminated (3) Elias, Bobby Lashley, & Braun Strowman in 43:02] (1/27/19)
6. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Drew McIntyre [As Entrant #30, eliminated (3) Aleister Black, Samoa Joe, Kevin Owens, & was eliminated by Drew McIntyre in 4:52 at #26] (1/26/20)
7. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Edge [As Entrant #29, eliminated (3) Christian, Daniel Bryan, & Riddle, & was eliminated by Edge, in 8:50 at #29] (1/31/21)
8. Defeated WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns by Disqualification (1/29/22)
9. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #15, eliminated (2) Baron Corbin & Bobby Lashley, & was eliminated by Logan Paul in 37:18 at #27] (1/28/23)
10. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 25, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by CM Punk in 17:14 at # 26] (2/1/25)

Erick Rowan (0-3-0)

This will be Erick Rowan’s 4th Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2020. This will be his 4th Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2020. In his 3 Appearances, he lasted 8 minutes & 58 seconds & eliminated 2 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Batista [As Entrant #25, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Batista in 4:47 at #18] (1/26/14)
2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Triple H [As Entrant #21, eliminated (2) Mark Henry (w/Luke Harper & Braun Strowman) & Brock Lesnar (w/Luke Harper & Braun Strowman, after they were already eliminated), & was eliminated by Brock Lesnar in 4:14 at #17] (1/24/16)
3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Drew McIntyre [As Entrant #3, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Brock Lesnar in 0:07 at #2] (1/26/20)

R-Truth/K-Kwik (1-9-0)

This will be R-Truth’s 11th Royal Rumble PPV & 1^st since 2024 & his 10th Royal Rumble Match & 1^st since 2024. In his 10 Appearances, he lasted 39 minutes & 35 seconds & eliminated 2 wrestlers.

1. (As K-Kwik) Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Steve Austin [As Entrant #19, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by The Big Show in 7:53 at #16] (1/21/01)
2. (As R-Truth) Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Randy Orton [As Entrant #24, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by The Big Show in 12:06 at #17] (1/25/09)
3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Edge [As Entrant #25, eliminated (2) The Big Show & Mark Henry, & was eliminated by Kofi Kingston in 5:22 at #24] (1/31/10)
4. Defeated Curt Hawkins in a Dark Match prior to the PPV (1/30/11)
5. Lost the 40-Man Royal Rumble to Alberto Del Rio [As Entrant #18, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by CM Punk in 1:02 at #14] (1/30/11)
6. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Sheamus [As Entrant #3, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by The Miz in 4:57 at #2] (1/29/12)
7. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Batista [As Entrant #13, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Dean Ambrose in 0:28 at #4] (1/26/14)
8. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Roman Reigns [As Entrant #2, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Bubba Ray Dudley in 4:14 at #2] (1/25/15)
9. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Triple H [As Entrant #12, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Kane in 0:37 at #5] (1/24/16)
10. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #24, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Damian Priest in 2:56 at #20] (1/27/24)

Rusev/Alexander Rusev (0-6-0)

This will be Rusev’s 7th Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2019. This will be his 6th Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2018. In his 5 Appearances, he lasted 1 hour, 36 minutes, & 33 seconds & eliminated 6 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Batista [As Entrant #6, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Kofi Kingston, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, & Cody Rhodes in 6:42 at #3] (1/26/14)
2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Roman Reigns [As Entrant #15, eliminated (6) Big E, Fandango, Kofi Kingston, Diamond Dallas Page, Adam Rose, & Damien Sandow, & was eliminated by Roman Reigns in 35:17 at #28] (1/25/15)
3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Triple H [As Entrant #2, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Roman Reigns in 1:30 at #1] (1/24/16)
4. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Randy Orton [As Entrant #18, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Goldberg in 22:37 at #20] (1/29/17)
5. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Shinsuke Nakamura [As Entrant #1, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt in 30:27 at #12] (1/28/18)
6. Lost the WWE United States Championship to Shinsuke Nakamura in a Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (1/27/19)

Chris Sabin (0-1-0)

This will be Chris Sabin’s 2nd Royal Rumble in a row. This will be his 1st Royal Rumble Match in his Career.

1. With Alex Shelley as The Motor City Machine Guns lost to WWE Tag Team Champions #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) in a 2 Out of 3 Falls Match (2/1/25)

Kairi Sane (0-4-0)

This will be Kairi Sane’s 5th Royal Rumble PPV & 1^st since 2024 & her 5th Royal Rumble Match & 1^st since 2024. In her 4 Appearances, she lasted 31 minutes & 42 seconds & eliminated 2 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Asuka [As Entrant #6, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Dana Brooke in 4:29 at #4] (1/28/18)
2. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Becky Lynch [As Entrant #19, eliminated (1) Sarah Logan (w/Natalya), & was eliminated by Ruby Riott in 16:55 at #15] (1/27/19)
3. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant #11, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Bianca Belair in 5:18 at #10] (1/26/20)
4. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bayley [As Entrant #11, eliminated (1) Candice LeRae, & was eliminated by Kayden Carter in 5:00 at #5] (1/27/24)

Sheamus/King Sheamus (4-12-0)

This will be Sheamus’ 15th Royal Rumble PPV & 2^nd in a row but 15th match since he competed twice in 2017 & 2018. This will be his 12th Royal Rumble Match & 2^nd in a row. In his 11 Appearances, he has won once, lasted 3 hours, 43 minutes, & 16 seconds & eliminated 16 wrestlers.

1. (As Sheamus) Defeated Randy Orton by Disqualification to retain the title (1/31/10)
2. (As King Sheamus) Lost the 40-Man Royal Rumble to Alberto Del Rio [As Entrant #28, eliminated (1) Hornswoggle, & was eliminated by Randy Orton in 21:49 at #32] (1/30/11)
3. (As Sheamus) Won the 30-Man Royal Rumble [As Entrant #22, eliminated (3) Chris Jericho, Kofi Kingston, & Jack Swagger (w/The Big Show), in 22:21] (1/29/12)
4. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to John Cena [As Entrant #11, eliminated (4) Brodus Clay (w/Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Heath Slater, & Darren Young), Jinder Mahal, David Otunga, & Dolph Ziggler, & was eliminated by Ryback in 37:23 at #28] (1/27/13)
5. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Batista [As Entrant #17, eliminated (1) Big E, & was eliminated by Roman Reigns in 28:11 at #28] (1/26/14)
6. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Triple H [As Entrant #29, eliminated (1) Bray Wyatt (w/Triple H), & was eliminated by Roman Reigns in 8:45 at #27] (1/24/16)
7. With Cesaro lost the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship to Gallows & Anderson (Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) in a Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (1/29/17)
8. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Randy Orton [As Entrant #16, eliminated (3) Big E (w/Cesaro), Kofi Kingston (w/Cesaro), & Xavier Woods (w/Cesaro), & was eliminated by Chris Jericho in 12:17 at #14] (1/29/17)
9. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Shinsuke Nakamura [As Entrant #11, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Heath Slater in 0:02 at #3] (1/28/18)
10. With Cesaro defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Jason Jordan & Seth Rollins to win the titles (1/28/18)
11. With Cesaro as The Bar lost the WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship to Shane McMahon & The Miz (1/27/19)
12. Defeated Shorty G in a Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (1/26/20)
13. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Edge [As Entrant #27, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Braun Strowman, in 6:22 at #23] (1/31/21)
14. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Brock Lesnar [As Entrant #17, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Bad Bunny in 17:55 at #19] (1/29/22)
15. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #2, eliminated (3) Elias (w/Drew McIntyre), The Miz, Otis (w/Drew McIntyre), & was eliminated by GUNTHER & Drew McIntyre in 52:33 at #21] (1/28/23)
16. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Jey Uso [As Entrant # 9, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Roman Reigns in 15:38 at # 10] (2/1/25)

Alex Shelley (0-1-0)

This will be Alex Shelley’s 2nd Royal Rumble PPV in a row. This will be his 1st Royal Rumble Match in his Career.

1. With Chris Sabin as The Motor City Machine Guns lost to WWE Tag Team Champions #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) in a 2 Out of 3 Falls Match (2/1/25)

Tiffany Stratton (0-1-0)

This will be Tiffany Stratton’s 2nd Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2024. This will be her 2nd Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2024. In 1 Appearance, she lasted 6 minutes & 52 seconds & eliminated 1.

1. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bayley [As Entrant #29, eliminated (1) Roxanne Perez, & was eliminated by Bayley in 06:52 at #27] (1/27/24)

Talla Tonga (0-0-0)

This will be Talla Tonga’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV, making him the 15th or 16th father & child to both be Royal Rumble Participants & the 1st member of his family since his father Haku in 2001. This will be his 1st Royal Rumble Match.

 

Tama Tonga (0-0-0)

This will be Tama Tonga’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV, making him the 15th or 16th father & child to both be Royal Rumble Participants & the 1st member of his family since his father Haku in 2001. This will be his 1st Royal Rumble Match.

Akira Tozawa (0-1-0)

This will be Akira Tozawa’s 2nd Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2019 & 1st Royal Rumble Match in his Career.

1. Lost to WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy along with Hideo Itami & Kalisto in a Fatal 4-Way Match (1/27/19)

 

Zelina Vega/Queen Zelina (0-6-0)

This will be Zelina Vega’s 7th Royal Rumble PPV & 5th in a row. This will be her 7th Royal Rumble Match & 5th in a row. In her 5 Appearances, she lasted 1 hour, 28 minutes & 15 second, & eliminated 2 wrestlers.

1. (As Zelina Vega) Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Becky Lynch [As Entrant #20, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Rhea Ripley in 11:44 at #18] (1/27/19)
2. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant #25, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Shayna Baszler in 9:32 at #23] (1/26/20)
3. (As Queen Zelina) Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Ronda Rousey [As Entrant #7, eliminated (1) Sasha Banks, & was eliminated by Rhea Ripley in 17:25 at #9] (1/29/22)
4. (As Zelina Vega) Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Rhea Ripley [As Entrant #21, eliminated (1) Xia Li, & was eliminated by Lacey Evans in 11:30 at #17] (1/28/23)
5. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Bayley [As Entrant #17, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark in 0:20:00 at #17] (1/27/24)
6. Lost the 30-Woman Royal Rumble to Charlotte Flair [As Entrant # 22, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Nia Jax in 18:04 at # 16] (2/1/25)

Grayson Waller (0-1-0)

This will be Grayson Waller’s 2nd Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2024. This will be his 2nd Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2024. In his 1 Appearance, he lasted 4 minutes & 5 seconds & eliminated 0 wrestlers.

1.Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #3, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Carmelo Hayes in 4:05 at #1] (1/27/24)

Joaquin Wilde (0-0-0)

This will be Joaquin Wilde’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match.

Kit Wilson (0-0-0)

This will be Kit Wilson’s 1st Royal Rumble PPV & 1st Royal Rumble Match in his Career, making him the 1st British wrestler to make his Royal Rumble debut since Pete Dunne in 2019.

Xavier Woods (0-5-0)

This will be Xavier Woods’ 6th Royal Rumble PPV & 1st since 2023. This will be his 6th Royal Rumble Match & 1st since 2023. In his 5 Appearances, he lasted 32 minutes & 3 seconds & eliminated 0 wrestlers.

1. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Randy Orton [As Entrant #20, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Cesaro & Sheamus in 4:48 at #11] (1/29/17)
2. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Shinsuke Nakamura [As Entrant #12, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Jinder Mahal in 8:13 at #7] (1/28/18)
3. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Seth Rollins [As Entrant #17, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by Drew McIntyre in 0:51 at #12] (1/27/19)
4. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Edge [As Entrant #9, eliminated (1) Sami Zayn (w/ Big E), & was eliminated by Mustafa Ali, in 7:42 at #3] (1/31/21)

5. Lost the 30-Man Royal Rumble to Cody Rhodes [As Entrant #6, eliminated 0 wrestlers, & was eliminated by GUNTHER in 10:29 at #3] (1/28/23)

Like I do every month, I decided to write a special blog looking at NXT Deadl1ne. To see the entire history of Deadl1ne, visit the Deadl1ne History HERE. And for any feedback or comments about this, comment below or tweet me (@hbkid718).

The only wrestler to wrestle on all previous Deadl1ne events was Axiom, therefore no one has now wrestled on all 4 Deadl1ne events. This will be the 1st PPV since Great American Bash on 7/12 to not have an NXT Women’s Championship Match & it has never been defended at Deadl1ne. This will be the 1st PPV since No Mercy on 9/27 to not have an NXT Tag Team Championship Match & the 1st Deadl1ne since 2023 to not have one. This will be the 1st PPV since No Mercy on 9/27 to not have a Women’s North American Championship Match & it has never been defended at Deadl1ne. This will be the 2nd PPV in a row to not have a Women’s Speed Championship Match & it has never been defended at Deadl1ne. The Men’s Speed Championship has never been defended on NXT PPV or at Deadl1ne. For the 1st time in Deadl1ne History, Je’Von Evans, Kelani Jordan, & Sol Ruca will be wrestling in their 2nd Iron Survivor Challenge Matches, as no one has wrestled in multiple matches until now.

NXT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: NXT CHAMPION RICKY SAINTS VS OBA FEMI

FACTS: This will be the 15th NXT Championship Match of 2025, making it the 2nd Most Defended Championship in NXT after the North American Championship (16 as of Deadl1ne), the 1st since Ricky Saints defeated Trick Williams on NXT on 11/11, & & 8th PPV in a row, making it the only Championship to be defended on every PPV in 2025. This will be the 4th NXT Championship Match at Deadl1ne in a row after Bron Breakker defeated Apollo Crews (2022), Ilja Dragunov defeated Baron Corbin (2023), & Trick Williams defeated Ridge Holland (2024), making it the only Championship to be defended on 4 Deadl1ne events. This will be Ricky Saints’ 1st Deadl1ne, making him the 1st wrestler since Ilja Dragunov in 2023 to make his Deadl1ne debut defending the NXT Championship. This will be his 5th PPV of 2025 & 3rd in a row after he defeated Oba Femi at No Mercy on 9/27 & Trick Williams at Halloween Havoc on 10/25, 1st match against a foreign wrestler & 1st match against a Nigerian wrestler since he defeated Oba Femi at No Mercy on 9/27. This will be Ricky Saints’ 3rd NXT Championship Defense, so if he loses, he will be the 1st since Dolph Ziggler who lost to Bron Breakker on Raw on 4/4/22 to lose in his 3rd Defense. As of Deadl1ne, Ricky Saints’ NXT Championship Reign has lasted 67 Days, so if he loses, he will be the 1st to lose in 67 Days, which is the 10th Shortest Reign of All-Time & the 29th Reign over 50 Days. This will be Oba Femi’s 2nd Deadl1ne in a row, after he won the Iron Survivor Challenge Match in 2024, making him the 1st wrestler in Deadl1ne history to win an Iron Survivor Challenge Match & then challenge for the NXT Championship at consecutive Deadl1ne events. This will be Oba Femi’s 7th PPV of 2025, & 1st PPV & 1st match overall since he lost to Ricky Saints at No Mercy on 9/27. If Oba Femi wins, he will be the 8th 2-time NXT Champion after Finn Balor, Bron Breakker, Tommaso Ciampa, Samoa Joe, Karrion Kross, & Trick Williams, & 1st since Williams in 2025. This will be the 2nd 1-on-1 match between them after No Mercy on 9/27, which was won by Saints, making it the 1st match to be re-matched from No Mercy. The NXT Championship has changed hands twice in 2025, with the last title change taking place at No Mercy on 9/27 when Saints defeated Oba Femi. It has changed hands 34 times in History. It has never changed hands at Deadl1ne.

Ricky Saints (0-0-0)

This will be Ricky Saints’ 1st Deadl1ne

Oba Femi (1-0-0)

1. Defeated Je’Von Evans, NXT Tag Team Champion Nathan Frazer, Wes Lee, & Ethan Page in a 5-Way NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Iron Survivor Challenge Match (12/7/24)

5-WAY NXT CHAMPIONSHIP #1 CONTENDER’S IRON SURVIVOR CHALLENGE MATCH: MYLES BORNE VS JE’VON EVANS VS JOE HENDRY VS DION LENNOX VS TNA X-DIVISION CHAMPION LEON SLATER

FACTS: This will be the 1st or 2nd Iron Survival Challenge Match of 2025 & the 7th or 8th at Deadl1ne & 4th year in a row. It will be the 1st or 2nd Fatal 5-Way Match of 2025, the 1st overall & 1^st for NXT since Deadl1ne on 12/7/24, & 7th & 8th at Deadl1ne & 4th year in a row. This will be Myles Borne’s 2nd Deadl1ne in a row after he & Tavion Heights lost to Axiom & Nathan Frazer in 2024 & 1st Iron Survivor Challenge Match at Deadl1ne. This will be his 2nd PPV of 2025 & 1st since he lost to Oba Femi at Battleground on 5/25 & 1st 5-Way Match & 1st Iron Survivor Challenge Match in his Career. This will be Je’Von Evans’ 2nd Deadl1ne in a row & 1st since he lost the Iron Survivor Challenge Match to Oba Femi in 2024, making him the 1st wrestler to wrestle in consecutive Iron Survivor Challenge Matches at Deadl1ne. This will be his 5th PPV in a row in 2025 after he defeated Jasper Troy at Great American Bash on 7/12, lost to Oba Femi at Heatwave on 8/24, defeated Josh Briggs at No Mercy on 9/27, & he & Leon Slater defeated Mr. Iguana & La Parka at Halloween Havoc on 10/25, & 2nd 5-Way Match & 2nd Iron Survivor Challenge Match in his Career & 1st since he lost to Oba Femi at Deadl1ne on 12/7/24, making him the only male wrestler to wrestle in 2 Iron Survivor Challenge Matches in NXT History, giving him a 5-Way Match & an Iron Survivor Challenge Match Record of 0-1-0. This will be Joe Hendry’s 1st Deadl1ne & 1st Iron Survivor Challenge Match at Deadl1ne, making him the 1st Scottish wrestler to make their Deadl1ne debut & to wrestle in an Iron Survivor Challenge Match. This will be his 2nd PPV of 2025 & 1st since he lost to Trick Williams at Battleground on 5/25, 1st 5-Way Match & 1st Iron Survivor Challenge Match in his Career. This will be Dion Lennox’s 1st Deadl1ne & 1st Iron Survivor Challenge Match at Deadl1ne. This will be his 4th PPV of 2025 & 2nd in a row after he & Osiris Griffin defeated The Hardy Boyz at Halloween Havoc on 10/25, 1st 5-Way Match & 1st Iron Survivor Challenge Match in his Career. This will be Leon Slater’s 1st Deadl1ne & 1st Iron Survivor Challenge Match at Deadl1ne, making him the 1st TNA X-Division Champion to make his Deadl1ne debut in an Iron Survivor Challenge Match & the 3rd year in a row a British wrestler made their Deadl1ne debut in an Iron Survivor Challenge Match after Tyler Bate (2023) & Nathan Frazer (2024). This will be his 2nd PPV of 2025 & 2nd in a row after he & Je’Von Evans defeated Mr. Iguana & La Parka at Halloween Havoc on 10/27, making him the 1st TNA wrestler to wrestle on 2 consecutive NXT PPVs in 2025.

Myles Borne (0-1-0)

1. With Tavion Heights as No Quarter Catch Crew lost to NXT Tag Team Champions Axiom & Nathan Frazer (12/7/24)

Je’Von Evans (0-1-0)

1. Lost to Oba Femi along with NXT Tag Team Champion Nathan Frazer, Wes Lee, & Ethan Page in a 5-Way NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Iron Survivor Challenge Match (12/7/24)

Joe Hendry (0-0-0

This will be Joe Hendry’s 1st Deadl1ne

Dion Lennox (0-0-0)

This will be Dion Lennox’s 1st Deadl1ne

Leon Slater (0-0-0)

This will be Leon Slater’s 1st Deadl1ne

5-WAY NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP #1 CONTENDER’S IRON SURVIVOR CHALLENGE MATCH: JORDYNNE GRACE VS WWE EVOLVE WOMEN’S CHAMPION KENDAL GREY VS KELANI JORDAN VS SOL RUCA VS LOLA VICE

FACTS: This will be the 1st or 2nd Iron Survival Challenge Match of 2025 & the 7th or 8th at Deadl1ne & 4th year in a row. It will be the 1st or 2nd Fatal 5-Way Match of 2025, the 1st overall & 1^st for NXT since Deadl1ne on 12/7/24, & 7th & 8th at Deadl1ne & 4th year in a row, & 1st Women’s Fatal 5-Way Match since Giulia VS Sol Ruca VS Wren Sinclair VS Stephanie Vaquer VS Zaria at Deadl1ne on 12/7/24. This will be Jordynne Grace’s 1st Deadl1ne & 1st Iron Survivor Challenge Match at Deadl1ne. This will her 6th PPV of 2025 & 1st since she defeated Blake Monroe in a Weaponized Steel Cage Match at No Mercy on 9/27, 1st 5-Way Match & 1st Iron Survivor Challenge Match in her Career. This will be Kendal Grey’s 1st Deadl1ne & 1st Iron Survivor Challenge Match, making her the 1st Evolve Champion to make their Deadl1ne debut & to wrestle in an Iron Survivor Challenge Match. This will be her 1st PPV of 2025 & in her Career, making her the 1st Evolve Champion to wrestle on NXT PPV, the 1st to wrestle on Evolve & NXT PPV in the same week & the 1st Evolve Champion to make their NXT PPV in an Iron Survivor Challenge Match. This will be Kelani Jordan’s 2nd Deadl1ne & 2nd Iron Survivor Challenge Match at Deadl1ne & 1st since she lost to Blair Davenport in 2023. This will be her 4th PPV of 2025 & 1st since she lost to Lola Vice along with Jaida Parker at Heatwave on 8/24, 2nd 5-Way Match & 2nd Iron Survivor Challenge Match in her Career & 1st since she lost to Blair Davenport at Deadl1ne on 12/9/23, giving her a 5-Way Match & Iron Survivor Challenge Match Record of 0-1-0. This will be Sol Ruca’s 2nd Deadl1ne in a row & 2nd Iron Survivor Challenge Match at Deadl1ne & 1st since she lost to Giulia in 2024, making her the 1st woman to wrestle in 2 consecutive Iron Survivor Challenge Matches & she & Kelani Jordan are the 1st women to wrestle in 2 Iron Survivor Challenge Matches in their Career. This will be her 5th PPV of 2025 & 1st since she defeated Jaida Parker at No Mercy on 9/27, the 1st time she will be on PPV in a match that wasn’t for a Championship, 1st 5-Way Match & 1st Iron Survivor Challenge Match since she lost to Giulia at Deadl1ne on 12/7/24, giving her a 5-Way Match & Iron Survivor Challenge Match Record of 0-1-0. This will be Lola Vice’s 2nd Deadl1ne in a row after she defeated Jaida Parker in an NXT Underground Match in 2024 & 1st Iron Survivor Challenge Match at Deadl1ne, making her the 1st wrestler to wrestle in an NXT Underground Match & an Iron Survivor Challenge Match in Deadl1ne History. This will be her 4th PPV of 2025 & 1st since she lost to Jacy Jayne at No Mercy on 9/27 & 1st 5-Way Match & 1st Iron Survivor Challenge Match in her Career. Grace & Grey will be the 4th year in a row someone made their Deadl1ne debut in an Iron Survivor Challenge Match.

Jordynne Grace (0-0-0)

This will be Jordynne Grace’s 1st Deadl1ne

Kendal Grey (0-0-0)

This will be Kendal Grey’s 1st Deadl1ne

Kelani Jordan (0-1-0)

1. Lost to Blair Davenport along with Fallon Henley, Lash Legend, & Tiffany Stratton in a 5-Way NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Iron Survivor Challenge Match (12/9/23)

Sol Ruca (0-1-0)

1. Lost to Giulia along with Wren Sinclair, Stephanie Vaquer, & Zaria in a 5-Way NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Iron Survivor Challenge Match (12/7/24)

Lola Vice (1-0-0)

1. Defeated Jaida Parker in an NXT Underground Match (12/7/24)

NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: MR. IGUANA VS NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION ETHAN PAGE

FACTS: This will be the 16th North American Championship Match of 2025, which is the most Defended Championship in NXT in 2025, 1st since Ethan Page defeated El Hijo De Dr. Wagner Jr at Halloween Havoc on 10/25, 3rd NXT PPV in a row after Ethan Page defeated Tavion Heights at No Mercy on 9/27 & Halloween Havoc on 10/25, & 2nd at Deadl1ne & 1st since Dragon Lee defeated Dominik Mysterio in 2023. This was Mr. Iguana’s 1st Deadl1ne, making him the 1st Mexican wrestler since Dragon Lee in 2023 to make his Deadl1ne debut challenging for the North American Championship. This will be his 2nd PPV in a row in 2025 after he & La Parka lost to Je’Von Evans & Leon Slater, making him the 1st AAA wrestler to wrestle on 2 PPVs in a row, 1st 1-on-1 match in NXT & on PPV & 1st 1-on-1 match against a fellow foreign wrestler & against a Canadian wrestler in his Career. If Mr. Iguana wins, he will be the 6th 1st-time Champion in a row, the 1st since Ricky Saints in 2025 to win the North American Championship has their 1st Championship in their WWE Career, the 2nd former AAA Mixed Tag Team Champion to become North American Champion & 2nd in a row after Ethan Page, the 6th foreign wrestler to become North American Champion after Oba Femi, Dragon Lee, Ethan Page, Bronson Reed, & Shawn Spears & 2nd in a row, making it the 1st time since Dragon Lee & Oba Femi in 2023 & 2024 that there were 2 foreign Champions in a row, & the 2nd Mexican wrestler to become North American Champion & 1st since Dragon Lee in 2023. This will be Ethan Page’s 2nd Deadl1ne in a row after he lost to Oba Femi in an Iron Survivor Challenge Match in 2024, & 1st 1-on-1 match & 1st Championship Match at Deadl1ne. This will be his 7th PPV of 2025 & 5th in a row after he defeated Ricky Saints at Great American Bash on 7/12, he & Chelsea Green defeated Tavion Heights & Tyra Mae Steele at Heatwave on 8/24, defeated Tavion Heights at No Mercy on 9/27, & defeated El Hijo De Dr. Wagner Jr. at Halloween Havoc on 10/25, 1st match overall & 1st match against a fellow foreign wrestler & against a Mexican wrestler since he defeated El Hijo De Dr. Wagner Jr. at Halloween Havoc on 10/25. This will be Ethan Page’s 9th North American Championship Defense, so if he loses, he will be the 1st to lose in his 9th Defense, which is the 3rd Most Defenses of All-Time after Wes Lee (12) & Oba Femi (11). As of Deadl1ne, Ethan Page’s North American Championship Reign has lasted 192 Days, so if he would have lost, he would have been the 1st to lose in 192 Days, which is the 8th Reign over 150 Days & the 4th Longest Reign of All-Time below Oba Femi (1/9/24-10/8/24, 273 Days), Wes Lee (10/22/22-7/18/23, 269 Days), & The Velveteen Dream (2/20/19-9/18/19, 210 Days). This was the 2nd North American Championship Match in a row between 2 foreign wrestlers & between a Mexican & a Canadian wrestler. The North American Title has changed hands twice in 2025, with the last title change taking place on NXT on 5/27, when Page defeated Ricky Saints. It has changed hands 27 times in History. It has changed hands once at Deadl1ne when Dragon Lee defeated Dominik Mysterio in 2023.

Mr. Iguana (0-0-0)

This will be Mr. Iguana’s 1st Deadl1ne

Ethan Page (0-1-0)

1. Lost to Oba Femi along with Je’Von Evans, NXT Tag Team Champion Nathan Frazer, & Wes Lee in a 5-Way NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Iron Survivor Challenge Match (12/7/24)

TATUM PAXLEY VS IZZI DAME

FACTS: This will be the 1st Non-Title Non-Gimmick Women’s Match on NXT PPV since Jordynne Grace VS Blake Monroe at Heatwave on 8/24/25 & 1st at Deadl1ne since Isla Dawn VS Alba Fyre in 2022. This will be Tatum Paxley’s 1st Deadl1ne. This will be her 2nd PPV in a row in 2025 after she defeated Jacy Jayne at Halloween Havoc on 10/25. This will be Izzi Dame’s 1st Deadl1ne. This will be her 3rd PPV in a row & 1st since she lost to Sol Ruca at Great American Bash on 7/12, 1st match overall since she, Tatum Paxley, & Lola Vice lost to Fatal Influence on 11/4, & only her 4th 1-on-1 match in 2025 after she defeated Wren Sinclair (4/8 NXT), defeated Zaria (6/17 NXT), & lost to Sol Ruca (7/12 Great American Bash). This was the 2nd 1-on-1 match between them after NXT on 7/16/24, which was won by Paxley.

Tatum Paxley (0-0-0)

This will be Tatum Paxley’s 1st Deadl1ne

Izzi Dame (0-0-0)

This will be Izzi Dame’s 1st Deadl1ne