This is the most excited I’ve been for a Royal Rumble in a long time. Unlike most recent years in which there were, at best, a small handful of wrestlers with even remote chances of winning, the 2025 version is wide open.

Apparently, former rivals can become friends, as WWE's John Cena and CM Punk have shown. The former has become a Hollywood movie star, and he has a project idea for his former rival.

Let's take a look at the list of male superstars, who have announced their arrival in this year's WWE Royal Rumble.

The Royal Rumble is just a few weeks away, and I am fired up. With all due respect to WrestleMania, the Rumble is the most exciting night of the year for me as a wrestling fan, and it’s particularly exciting this year because I have no idea what is going to happen.

After nearly two decades as the face of WWE, Cena will hang it up at the end of 2025. That means he will compete at the Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber, and WrestleMania for the final time. There is a chance that he will also compete at SummerSlam as well in August.

Huge stars like Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, and John Cena are set to be at Lucas Oil Stadium for the event, with Reigns and Cena both competing in the Men’s Royal Rumble match. Now, WWE Shop is celebrating Cena’s farewell stop in Indianapolis with a new collection of merch themed after the city and its football team, the Indianapolis Colts.

John Cena has been absent from WWE due to filming 'Matchbox' in Hungary. However, he is set to return for the 2025 Royal Rumble with hopes of winning and competing at Wrestlemania 41. Predictions for the Royal Rumble include Charlotte Flair winning the Women's match and John Cena potentially taking the Men's title.

John Cena would be interested in starring opposite CM Punk in a movie role. While speaking with Cena for an interview published on Thursday, Collider asked which WWE wrestler he’d most like to work with in an action-comedy film. Cena named Punk as his answer, saying he thinks fans would like to see their dynamic play out on screen.

WWE veteran Bubba Ray Dudley has made a bold statement regarding Seth Rollins. He believes Rollins is in the worst position of his career.

John Cena, a 16-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion, is set to compete at WWE Royal Rumble 2025. The January 6th episode of RAW, which also marked the Netflix premiere of the show, witnessed John Cena officially kicking off his retirement tour.