REVEALED: Expected Winner Of 2026 Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal

WWE WrestleMania SmackDown is taking place tonight from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada with one of the headline matches set to be the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.

Who exactly will be competing in the battle royal has not been revealed, but Bodyslam has reported the expected winner of the match as of last week is Royce Keys.

Keys made his televised SmackDown debut on April 10, defeating Berto in a squash match in San Jose, California. Keys, who previously performed in All Elite Wrestling as Powerhouse Hobbs, made his WWE debut in the men's Royal Rumble match back in January, but he was only booked in dark matches ahead of Raw and SmackDown tapings before he was finally utilised on SmackDown proper last week.

Tonight will be the 12th Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, with the match being an annual tradition with the exception of 2020 when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The match previously took place at WrestleMania but has been held on the go-home episode of SmackDown before WrestleMania since 2021.

Past winners of the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal are Cesaro, The Big Show, Baron Corbin, Mojo Rawley, Matt Hardy, Braun Strowman, Jey Uso, Madcap Moss, Bobby Lashley, Bronson Reed, and Carmelo Hayes.