Current Internal Favourite To Win 2026 WWE Men's Royal Rumble Revealed

Discussions about who is going to win the 2026 men's Royal Rumble are already well underway in WWE and the current favourite within the company has been revealed.

WWE ultimately map out their creative plans on a whiteboard, and the current favourite on that whiteboard is Bron Breakker, according to WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select. WWE are still looking at their options for the Rumble, but Breakker is the favourite as of now.

This report comes only days after it emerged that WWE have major plans in place for Bron Breakker at WrestleMania 42 that will see him face CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship. They will first go one-on-one for the belt on the January 5 episode of Raw.

Bron Breakker has been prominently pushed by WWE since making his televised debut in September 2021. He is a two-time NXT Champion, one-time NXT Tag Team Champion, and two-time Intercontinental Champion.

Royal Rumble 2026 will emanate from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, January 31. It will be the first time the Royal Rumble has taken place outside of North America.