Potential Spoiler On WWE NXT Wrestlers Scheduled For The Royal Rumble

Several WWE NXT wrestlers are seemingly planned for Royal Rumble 2026, based on WWE's current advertising for the pay-per-view in Saudi Arabia.

The Royal Rumble is scheduled to take place outside of North America for the first time ever on Saturday, January 31 when the event emanates from a new venue being constructed in the King Abdullah Financial District of Riyadh.

NXT wrestlers Thea Hail, Tatum Paxley, Ethan Page, and Lola Vice are all featured on the billboard outside of the venue promoting the Royal Rumble, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer has reported. Oba Femi is also featured on the Royal Rumble billboard amid plans for the former NXT Champion to move to the main roster.

The likes of Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar are on the billboard too, although their inclusion will not come as a surprise since they are featured prominently on the poster for the event. Both Reigns and Lesnar have been off WWE TV since Survivor Series 2025 when they competed inside WarGames.

NXT talents have often appeared in the Royal Rumble matches for the past several years. In 2025, the likes of Roxanne Perez, Lash Legend, Jaida Parker, Stephanie Vaquer, and Giulia appeared in the Women's Rumble. Roxanne Perez, Tiffany Stratton, Carmelo Hayes, and Bron Breakker represented NXT across the two Rumble matches in 2024.