PWInsider has provided some backstage notes from Saturday’s WWE Royal Rumble, which took place from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
-SmackDown Director Lee Lipschulz served at the director for the Royal Rumble. Lipschulz also is the director for WWE’s countdown and post-show broadcasts.
-It was noted that Marty Miller, who usually directs WWE’s major events and WWE Raw, wasn’t in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and he instead stayed in the US to direct TKO’s Zuffa Boxing 02 event slated for February 1.
-Brie Bella was much hidden away until a few hours before the show. The WWE Hall of Fame entered the Women’s Royal Rumble match at #29, teaming up with her twin sister Nikki to eliminate Bayley and Lyra Valkyria before Lash Legend tossed them both from the match.
-This was Brie’s first WWE match since the 2022 Royal Rumble and her first outside that event since 2018.
For those who missed the show you can check out our complete WWE Royal Rumble Results (1/31/2026) here at Prowrestlenew.com.
