Club Benefits
With an exciting four-match card put together, WWE Royal Rumble 2026 has two over-the-top-rope Rumble contests, a WWE Championship match, and the legendary AJ Styles puts his career on the line. Here's how to watch WWE Royal Rumble online and on TV, and from anywhere with a VPN.
• Date: Saturday, 31 January
• Start time: 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT / 7 p.m. GMT / 5 a.m. AEDT (Sunday)
• U.S. — Watch on ESPN Unlimited
• RoW — Watch on Netflix
• Watch anywhere — try NordVPN 100% risk-free
So, with that said, here's our full guide to where to watch WWE Royal Rumble 2026 live streams online and on TV around the world.
How to watch WWE Royal Rumble 2026 live streams from anywhere
While ESPN is available all across the U.S. and Netflix is now the standard around the world, WWE Royal Rumble 2026 live streams can get a bit confusing. You might want to check out a VPN if you're abroad and can't watch with the service you normally use.
We've tested many different VPN services and our favorite is NordVPN; it offers superb speeds, excellent customer service and a no-questions-asked 30-day money-back guarantee, so you can try it out first to see if it's right for you. But you've got other VPN options too, so check out our full list of the best VPN services.
How to watch WWE Royal Rumble 2026 live stream in the U.S.
WWE Premium Live Events like WWE Royal Rumble 2026 are now exclusively streamed on ESPN in the United States.
ESPN prices range from $12.99 per month for the ESPN Select Plan to $29.99 per month for the ESPN Unlimited Plan.
For this event you will need the ESPN Unlimited Plan, although some Hulu+ Live TV, DIRECTV and Fubo customers have the ESPN Unlimited Plan included as part of their standard package.
Subscribed to ESPN but traveling over the weekend? You can use a VPN such as NordVPN to access your domestic streaming services from anywhere.
How to watch WWE Royal Rumble 2026 live streams in U.K., Canada and Australia
For wrestling fans in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and various other countries outside of the U.S. they can watch WWE Royal Rumble 2026 live on Netflix, the home of WWE around the world.
The cheapest Netflix prices in select countries are as follows:
- Australia - AU$9.99/month
- Canada - CA$7.99/month
- New Zealand - NZD$17.99/month
- U.K. - £5.99/month
Traveling in the U.S. and don't want to pay for ESPN? You can use NordVPN to access your Netflix subscription from anywhere in the world.
WWE WWE Royal Rumble 2026 predictions and storylines
- Singles Match: AJ Styles vs. Gunther
- WWE Championship Match: Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Sami Zayn
- 30-Woman Royal Rumble Match
- 30-Man Royal Rumble Match
Taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Financial District, WWE Royal Rumble 2026 has the potential to be one of the standout events of the pro wrestling year.
As is ever the case with this annual Premium Live Event, the two Royal Rumble matches immediately grab the attention, with the winners of those bouts earning themselves a World Title shot at WrestleMania 42.
Where the women's Rumble is concerned, names like Rhea Ripley, Iyo Sky, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Asuka, and Becky Lynch are amongst some of those to have already been confirmed for that match. Of course, as is ever the case at the Royal Rumble, it could well be that we'll see a few surprises play out, be that shocking returns, NXT appearances, or long-absent grapplers making their way back from injury.
Over on the men's side of things, Cody Rhodes was the first person to announce himself for the Royal Rumble match, and the American Nightmare has been joined by, amongst others, Roman Reigns, Gunther, Jacob Fatu, the Vision, and Oba Femi in attempting to earn that spot at WrestleMania 42. And when it comes to surprises, there are plentiful rumblings that the iconic Chris Jericho may return to WWE for the first time since WWE Raw's 25th anniversary special back in January 2018.
Speaking of iconic, AJ Styles certainly fits that bill and then some, and the Phenomenal One's illustrious career may well come to an end at WWE Royal Rumble 2026. With AJ desperate for a rematch against Gunther - who'll be pulling double-duty at this PLE - following the Ring General's underhanded tactics to beat Styles on Raw earlier this month, P1 was goaded into putting his career on the line at the Royal Rumble. Simply put, if AJ Styles loses against Gunther this weekend, he will be forced to retire.
Elsewhere, the four-match WWE Royal Rumble 2026 line-up is rounded out by the small matter of WWE Champion Drew McIntyre defending his gold against Sami Zayn. As is always the case, Sami is guaranteed a hero's welcome in Riyadh, but McIntyre will clearly be doing his best to make sure that he walks into WrestleMania 42 with the WWE Title around his waist.
More from Tom's Guide
We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example: 1. Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service). 2. Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad. We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing.
You must confirm your public display name before commenting
Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.
