Asuka’s Challenger For The Rumble Set, New Entrant, Updated Card

Becky Lynch vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Asuka is now official for The WWE Royal Rumble PPV Event.
Lynch defeated Carmella & Charlotte Flair in a Triple Threat Match on last night’s SmackDown to become The New #1 Contender. This will be just The Second-Ever Singles Match with Asuka & Lynch. Asuka retained her NXT Women’s Title over Lynch at The July 2016 Live Event from Tokyo, Japan.
In other news for The Royal Rumble PPV Event, Naomi is now official for The 30-Woman Royal Rumble Match. There are now 17 spots left for The Women’s Royal Rumble Match and 11 spots open for The 30-Man Royal Rumble Match.
The 2019 WWE Royal Rumble PPV Event takes place on January 27th from Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Below is the updated card coming out of last night’s SmackDown:
WWE Universal Title Match
– Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Braun Strowman
WWE Title Match
– Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles
RAW Women’s Title Match
– Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Sasha Banks
SmackDown Women’s Title Match
– Asuka (c) vs. Becky Lynch
SmackDown Tag Team Titles Match
– The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro) (c) vs. The Miz & Shane McMahon
Fatal 4 Way Match For The WWE Cruiserweight Title
– Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Kalisto vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Hideo Itami or Cedric Alexander
30-Woman Royal Rumble Match
– Carmella (at #30), Zelina Vega, Natalya, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Ember Moon, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Liv Morgan, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Alicia Fox, Naomi & Others TBA
30-Man Royal Rumble Match
– R-Truth (at #30), Rey Mysterio, Mustafa Ali, John Cena, Andrade “Cien” Almas, Apollo Crews, Elias, Baron Corbin, Jinder Mahal, WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe, Finn Balor, Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods, Jeff Hardy, Bobby Lashley & Others TBA