WWE will look to hit the ground running in 2024 by kicking off the road to WrestleMania 40 with the Royal Rumble.
The annual over-the-top-rope extravaganza is the company’s first major event of the new calendar year and it’s one to remember.
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Kofi Kingston has a long streak of highlight Royal Rumble savesCredit: WWE
The Royal Rumble pay-per-view is so named after the modified battle royal in which 30 competitors continuously enter at timed intervals.
Modern stars and returning icons compete in the men’s and women’s showpiece matches in a bid to get a title shot at WrestleMania.
Royal Rumble 2024: How to follow
The 37th annual Rumble will take place on Saturday, January 27.
It is being held at Tropicana Field in St Petersburg, Florida.
The action will get going with WWE’s kick-off show from midnight in the UK and is available to stream for free on WWE’s YouTube channel.
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TNT Sports Box Office will then screen the main show on UK TV, with their coverage starting at 1am on Sunday morning and more details can be found here.
It will also be live streamed on the WWE Network – it costs £9.99 per month for subscribers, and can be cancelled at any time.
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Logan Paul was involved in his own highlight moment last yearCredit: Getty
Royal Rumble 2024: Fight card
More to follow
Men’s Royal Rumble match – Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre
Women’s Royal Rumble match – Bayley, Nia Jax, Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair
Roman Reigns (c) vs Randy Orton vs AJ Styles vs LA Knight – for Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
Logan Paul (c) vs Kevin Owens – for WWE United States Championship
Royal Rumble 2024: What has been said?
Bayley became the first woman to be declared for the Rumble.
Explaining her reasons, she said: “Because now is the time for Damage CTRL to hold all the gold. And that starts with the most dangerous tag team in the division, The Kabuki Warriors, winning the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles.
“And me entering the 2024 Royal Rumble, winning, and taking Rhea Ripley’s championship. And finally, my dream will become a reality.”
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