With the Royal Rumble 2026 set for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 31, there could be winners from WWE Raw.
From odds on favorites to others that would seem like unlikely victors who could challenge for unique titles with their victory, there are some fascinating options for winners from the Monday night brand.
Here are six WWE Raw stars that could win the Royal Rumble 2026.
6. Liv Morgan
With a notably positive history of wins in Saudi Arabia, Liv Morgan could take her momentum into this year’s Royal Rumble to pick up a big win.
Having captured a big win at Crown Jewel 2024 to become the first Crown Jewel Women’s Champion, Morgan also defeated Becky Lynch in Jeddah to become Women’s World Champion at King & Queen of the Ring earlier that year.
With some betting sites placing Morgan at the top of the odds to win the Royal Rumble 2026 on the women’s side, there are others trailing closely behind her.
With odds favorable for the returning Tiffany Stratton as well, it could be a toss-up as to who ends up the women’s Royal Rumble winner.
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5. Chad Gable
One star that could make a massive return to action at the Royal Rumble 2026 is Chad Gable.
With the opportunity to kick off a big program headed into WrestleMania 42 with any number of the top talent in WWE, it might end up fascinating if Gable used the victory to challenge for a non-traditional title.
Possibly looking to take on talent from AAA or even NXT, Gable might use his Royal Rumble victory to feud with someone entirely unexpected.
With the Creed Brothers and Ivy Nile likely still to support, Gable could end up using the victory to do something totally original.
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4. Bianca Belair
While Bianca Belair has been out of in-ring action since WrestleMania 41, there is some speculation that Royal Rumble 2026 could see her return.
After picking up an injury during a bout against Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY at last year’s event that ended up more complex than initially thought, Belair could be headed back into action soon.
Able to make a major return to action and capture victory in the bout, Belair remains an odds on favorite to win the women’s Royal Rumble, tied with Liv Morgan at time of writing.
Potentially using her Royal Rumble victory to challenge old friend turned foe Jade Cargill for the WWE Women’s Championship, it could be that the former WWE Raw star Belair returns and heads straight for SmackDown.
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3. Bron Breakker
A fascinating choice for the winner of the Royal Rumble would be the Vision’s Bron Breakker.
While the group remains a united front in that Bronson Reed and Logan Paul have pledged to work together in the match to secure Breakker’s victory — Austin Theory seems less than enthused about the commitment.
Possibly leading to a swerve betrayal from Theory or even the surprise return of Seth Rollins, there could be a fascinating series of events that ends up still seeing Breakker still come out on top.
Setting Breakker up for a major WrestleMania 42 moment, it could be that this year in Las Vegas, Bron Breakker will play a major role.
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2. Penta
Another potential winner who could spend time ramping up anticipation as to who they might challenge, Penta could go a number of ways.
Making a huge impression on audiences since joining WWE, Penta would be a beloved Royal Rumble winner who didn’t necessarily have designs on targeting any of the world champions.
Instead looking to challenge for any number of other titles, the win could end up triggering an entire cascade of events as every other champion on the roster was subject to facing off against the dynamic Penta.
Possibly joining forces with Rey Fenix to bring the Lucha Bros to WWE main roster for the first time or taking aim at Dominik Mysterio’s Intercontinental Championship — there could be some interesting choices ahead if PENTA won.
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1. Bayley
A WWE Raw star that could wildly benefit from capturing a major win like the Royal Rumble is Bayley.
With Bayley’s Road to WrestleMania 42 not entirely clear, perhaps a Royal Rumble win is the perfect solution.
Able to spend several weeks teasing what direction she might go with her choice of opponent for Las Vegas, she could end up making an unexpected choice.
Maybe looking to enter an era of reclamation, she could look to target the NXT Women’s Champion, Jacy Jayne.
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