Latest odds: Who will win the WWE men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches?

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WWE men's Royal Rumble odds

The WWE are gearing up to make their first stop on the road to Wrestlemania 41 next weekend, with their 37th annual Royal Rumble event. 

Taking place on 1 February, and live on Netflix in the UK, the world will be watching in anticipation to see who will guarantee their spot at the main event in Las Vegas. 

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With 30 men and women competing, the list of potential winners is long, but the WWE have used their TV shows, Smackdown and Raw, to hint at who is leading the charge to come out on top in Indiana. 

According to BetMGM, John Cena is currently the clear favourite to win the men’s Royal Rumble, coming in at 13/20. With it being his last full-time year in the WWE, many expect him to win the match and go on to Wrestlemania to challenge either Cody Rhodes or Gunther and go for a record-breaking 17th world championship title.  

At 2/1, CM Punk slots in as a second favourite, although there has been a lot of speculation that he will do a battle with Roman Reigns in Las Vegas; with that match not requiring a title.

That opens up the potential opportunity for the man he beat on 6 January, Seth Rollins (5/2). With WWE world heavyweight champion Gunther without an obvious plan for Wrestlemania, the promotion may want to thank the former champion for taking the loss to Punk, and reunite him with the title he lost last year.

Roman Reigns (5/2), Drew McIntyre (11/1), Randy Orton (14/1) and Logan Paul (17/1) all seem unlikely to win the match, with Orton only having a potential chance if Kevin Owens defeats Rhodes in their ladder match earlier in the show. The Rock comes in at a decent price at 6/1, but his appearance on the premiere show has dented plenty of people’s hopes for another ‘Final Boss’ run. 

WWE women's Royal Rumble odds 

The women’s Royal Rumble aspiring champions are more open-field, although that comes down to the fact that two of the three favourites are yet to officially return to WWE TV.  

Charlotte Flair (7/10) is the leader of the pack, having been announced as set to return through a vignette on Smackdown last week, and a match with WWE women’s champion Tiffany Stratton is seeming like the next Wrestlemania move considering the comparisons between the two. 

Iyo Sky (2/1) is the highest active competitor listed, and having been a highlight of the women’s division for the past year, the WWE may reward her with a match against the women’s world champion, Ripley.  

Becky Lynch (16/5) has not been announced to return, as of yet, but after a long absence from the WWE, a surprise return could see her go ahead and win the Rumble, setting up a rematch of last year’s event against Rhea Ripley. 

Jade Cargill (6/1), Liv Morgan (17/1) and previous winner Bayley (20/1) are in the top half of the odds, but Cargill has a storyline awaiting her with Naomi (11/1) and Bianca Belair (6/1) upon her return. Morgan has just come off a long reign as champion and Bayley is feuding with NXT women’s champion Roxanne Perez, so expect that to be furthered in this Rumble match. 

Odds via BetMGM and were correct at the time of writing.