Following is the updated card for the Royal Rumble, coming live on pay-per-view Sunday, January 27, 2008, from Madison Square Garden in NYC.
ROYAL RUMBLE
30 superstars from RAW, Smackdown and ECW compete in an over-the-top-rope battle royale for a shot at the RAW, SD or ECW World Championship at Wrestlemania.
24 (or 27?) of 30 confirmed thus far:
RAW
Umaga (won qualifying match vs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan on RAW, 12/31/07)
Snitsky (beat Drew McIntrye at 1/4/08 White Plains, NY house show)
Hardcore Holly (beat Trevor Murdoch at 1/5/08 Poughkeepsie, NY house show)
Mick Foley (with Hornswoggle, beats The Highlanders on RAW, 1/7/08)
Cody Rhodes (beat William Regal at 1/11/08 Jacksonville, FL house show)
Carlito (with Santino Marella, beat DH Smith and Drew McIntyre at 1/12/08 Tallahassee, FL house show)
Santino Marella (see above)
Shawn Michaels (beat Trevor Murdoch on RAW, 1/15/08)
Ken Kennedy (added by William Regal, announced on WWE.com on 1/21/08)
HHH (beat Snitsky, Mark Henry and William Regal on RAW, 1/21/08)
Smackdown
Jimmy Wang Yang (with Shannon Moore, beat The Miz & John Morrison at 1/5/08 Canton, OH house show, although WWE.com has yet to recognize this one)
Shannon Moore (see above)
Hornswoggle (with Mick Foley, beats The Highlanders on RAW, 1/7/08)
Batista (added on WWE.com week of 1/7/08)
The Undertaker (added on WWE.com week of 1/7/08)
Kane (added on WWE.com week of 1/7/08)
Finlay (added by Mr. McMahon on 1/11/08 to protect Hornswoggle)
Jamie Noble (beat Chuck Palumbo on Smackdown, 1/11/08)
Great Khali – (added on WWE.com on 1/15/08)
Mark Henry – (added on WWE.com on 1/15/08)
Chuck Palumbo – (added on WWE.com on 1/22/08)
ECW
John Morrison (with Miz, beat Yang & Moore at 1/6/08 Johnstown, PA house show)
The Miz (see above)
Shelton Benjamin (beat Tommy Dreamer at 1/12/08 Jonesboro, AK house show)
Big Daddy V (announced by Matt Striker on Smackdown, 1/18/08)
Tommy Dreamer (added on WWE.com on 1/22/08)
CM Punk (beat Chavo Guerrero in a non-title match at 1/26/08 Providence, RI house show, although WWE.com has yet to post it)
WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
Champ Randy Orton vs. Intercontinental Champ Jeff Hardy
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Champ Edge vs. Rey Mysterio
Chris Jericho vs. John Bradshaw Layfield
RIC FLAIR’S POSSIBLE LAST MATCH
United States Champ Montel Vontavious Porter vs. Ric Flair
We’ll have more updates as they are available.
