Following tonight’s episode of WWE Smackdown Live, you can officially add both “The Viper” Randy Orton and “The Artist” Shinsuke Nakamura to the 2018 Royal Rumble match.
Both Orton and Nakamura have been gravitating around each other for the past few months, mixed up in tag team matches and situations caused by the drama between Shane McMahon and Kevin Owens. “The Viper” cut a promo stating that he was done meddling in other people’s business, and that his only focus going forward would be winning the Royal Rumble match and going on to the main event of WrestleMania.
Orton and Nakamura are the first two names from the Smackdown brand confirmed for the men’s Rumble match. Elias has been confirmed on the Raw side, with many more names expected to be announced in the coming weeks.