Roman Reigns won the 2026 WWE men’s Royal Rumble within the foremost event of Saturday’s show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Reigns made his return as entrant 26, his first appearance since losing alongside Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, and the Usos at Survivor Series: WarGames in November. Within the ring, he met with Jey Uso and gestured for his cousin to run his entrance back, but because the music began he blindsided him and got underway. Reigns and Rhodes then faced off before renewing their rivalry within the ring. Jacob Fatu joined the combination along with his rival and his cousin, just for Reigns to eliminate him.
The ultimate 4 saw Reigns joined by Gunther, Logan Paul, and Randy Orton, with Gunther and Orton stepping into a brawl while Reigns and Paul paired off. Reigns sent Paul crashing to the ground, only to receive an RKO from Orton; Orton was then eliminated by Gunther, leaving the “Ring General” and the “Tribal Chief” because the last two.
Gunther cinched within the sleeper and looked to have Reigns incapacitated in the midst of the ring, primed for elimination, before getting speared and dumped excessive rope for Reigns to win.
Reigns wins his second Royal Rumble 11 years since winning his first in 2015. He used that subsequent WrestleMania opportunity to challenge Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 31, though he didn’t walk out the winner on that night.
This incumbent opportunity stands to be his seventh consecutive WrestleMania foremost event, having headlined each Saturday and Sunday’s events in 2024.