The excitement for the WWE Royal Rumble is growing as more people are confirmed to join the match. So far, only Roman Reigns and John Cena have been confirmed. But in this week’s Monday Night Raw on Netflix, three more athletes have personally announced they will be part of the special 30-man Royal Rumble match.
During the show, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, and Drew McIntyre all announced their intentions to compete in the 30-man Royal Rumble match during the Raw Kickoff promo. The promo has set the tone of the show, and each of them has shared their logical reason to be part of the rumble match.
CM Punk wants to fulfill his dream of main-eventing WrestleMania. After his victory over Seth Rollins on Raw’s debut episode on Netflix, Punk declared his intention to win the Royal Rumble and challenge for championship gold.
But Seth Rollins is full on his mission to guard down Punk by any means. He declared that he would also be in the boat driven by a desire for redemption. He called his loss to CM Punk the worst defeat of his career and vowed to crush Punk’s WrestleMania dreams by pushing “The Best in The World” from the ring.
ROMAN REIGNS.
— 𝙎𝙖𝙢 (@RhodesKotaEra) January 14, 2025
JOHN CENA.
CM PUNK.
SETH ROLLINS.
DREW MCINTYRE.
LA KNIGHT.
JEY USO.
JIMMY USO.
THIS MIGHT BE THE MOST STACKED ROYAL RUMBLE OF ALL TIME 🤯#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/MlzqbpcOdM
Then all of a sudden Drew McIntyre’s music hits, and McIntyre declares his intention to enter the Royal Rumble to challenge Reigns. McIntyre made it clear that his primary focus is on dismantling Roman Reigns and The Bloodline.
John Cena’s Royal Rumble winning hopes in serious danger
John Cena’s biggest challenge for a Royal Rumble win might be Drew McIntyre. Drew recently appeared on the “Babyface” podcast and warned Cena. Even though they’ve never faced each other one-on-one in WWE, Drew made it clear he wants to fight Cena, both in the ring and on the mic.
On the podcast, Drew didn’t hold back. He warned Cena about what could happen if they face off in the Royal Rumble, reminding everyone about last year when he injured CM Punk’s tricep during their match.
He said, ” I tore his tricep off the bone. I’ll maybe ask Cena to pick the muscle or pick the bone because I’m tearing it or breaking it.”
