The road to Wrestlemania 35 begins with the 2019 Royal Rumble. The Royal Rumble takes place this Sunday, Jan. 27 in Phoenix, Arizona. Wrestlemania 35 will be held on April 7 in New Jersey. Like last year, the 2019 Royal Rumble will actually have two battle royals, one each for the women and men. Check out the times and dates as well as the full match card below.

Times and dates

The Royal Rumble 2019 takes place in Phoenix Arizona on Sunday, Jan. 27. The show starts at 4 p.m. PT. If you're a WWE Network subscriber -- at $9.99 per month, but free this month for new subscribers -- you can watch it live for free. Otherwise you'll need to contact your local cable provider and pay separate fee to watch. There will also be a kickoff show to stream live starting at 2 p.m. PT on WWE's YouTube channel and the WWE Network before the show proper starts. 

Match card

• Raw Women's Championship match: Sasha Banks vs. Ronda Rousey
  
• Smackdown Women's Championship match: Becky Lynch vs. Asuka
  
• Smack Tag-Team Championship match: The Bar vs. Shane and Miz
• WWE Universal Championship match: Finn Balor vs. Brock Lesnar
  
• WWE Championship match: Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles
  
• United States Championship match: Rusev vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
  
• Cruiserweight Championship Fatal 4-way match: Buddy Murphy vs. Kalisto vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Hideo Itami
• Women's Royal Rumble
  
• Men's Royal Rumble

Confirmed Rumble participants

Each Royal Rumble match consists of 30 superstars. The match starts with two combatants and another entrant enters the match every two minutes. This list of confirmed entrants will be updated as the event approaches. 

Women's Royal Rumble match

1. Natalya
   
2. Bayley
   
3. Ember Moon
   
4. Lacey Evans
   
5. Alexa Bliss
   
6. Ruby Riott
   
7. Sarah Logan
   
8. Liv Morgan
   
9. Mickie James
   
10. Alicia Fox
    
11. Mandy Rose
    
12. Sonya Deville
    
13. Zelina Vega
    
14. Charlotte Flair
    
15. Naomi
    
16. Tamina
    
17. Peyton Royce
    
18. Billie Kay
    
19. Dana Brooke
    
20. Lana
    
21. Nia Jax
    
22. Nikki Cross
    
23. Carmella (confirmed for the No. 30 spot)
    

Men's Royal Rumble match

1. John Cena
   
2. Dean Ambrose
   
3. Seth Rollins
   
4. Samoa Joe
   
5. Drew McIntyre
   
6. Kofi Kingston
   
7. Big E
   
8. Xavier Woods
   
9. Apollo Crews
   
10. Baron Corbin
    
11. Elias
    
12. Jinder Mahal
    
13. Jeff Hardy
    
14. Bobby Lashley
    
15. Andrade
    
16. Rey Mysterio
    
17. Mustafa Ali
    
18. Randy Orton
19. R-Truth (confirmed for the No. 30 spot)