Chris Jericho Isn’t The Only Former AEW Star Expected In The WWE Royal Rumble
Chris Jericho isn’t the only former AEW star rumored to appear at the WWE Royal Rumble.
On his Notsam Wrestling podcast, Sam Roberts shared his predictions for the Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumble matches. The WWE analyst picked Bron Breakker and Liv Morgan as the winners of the over-the-top-rope elimination bouts. He also predicted the appearance of not just one, but two AEW stars at the 2026 Royal Rumble.
“I think in terms of possibilities and rumors, I think you could be looking at a Chris Jericho return possibly. Maybe I think you could be looking at a Will Hobbs Royal Rumble debut. There’s a big part of me that thinks that Will Hobbs is gonna end up straight on the main roster if he is indeed signed to WWE, as rumors would suggest.” [H/T TJR Wrestling]
Chris Jericho and Powerhouse Hobbs’ status ahead of WWE Royal Rumble
Despite persistent rumors that he is WWE-bound, Chris Jericho is still listed on the official AEW roster page at the time of this writing. However, he has been absent from All Elite Wrestling programming since dropping the ROH World Championship to Bandido nearly nine months ago.
As for Powerhouse Hobbs, the former TNT Champion reportedly signed with WWE after competing in his final AEW contract match on Collision last week. In that bout, he teamed with Samoa Joe and Katsuyori Shibata, but they lost their trios titles to Hangman Page and JetSpeed.
A new report from Fightful Select noted that Hobbs was scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia this week. He did not travel with the rest of the roster following WWE RAW. His WWE debut is reportedly set to take place under the ring name Royce Keyes.
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