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Report: Bron Breakker Is WWE’s Internal Favorite to Win Royal Rumble 2026

His surge follows a Survivor Series pin over CM Punk, with a World Heavyweight title challenge set for Raw in Brooklyn.

Overview

  • WrestleVotes via Fightful Select reports Breakker as the current "whiteboard favorite" to win the Men's Royal Rumble, indicating a working plan that is not finalized.
  • The Royal Rumble is scheduled for January 31 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the event’s first staging outside North America.
  • Breakker is booked to face CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship on Raw on January 5 in Brooklyn, a result that could alter Rumble plans.
  • He earned the title shot by pinning Punk at Survivor Series: WarGames and has risen quickly since his 2024 main-roster debut, including two Intercontinental reigns.
  • A Royal Rumble win would guarantee a WrestleMania 42 championship opportunity, with WWE’s planning known to change close to show day on its creative "whiteboard."