Referee Assignments Revealed for WWE Royal Rumble 2026

The list of planned referee assignments for today’s WWE Royal Rumble 2026 Premium Live Event in Riyadh has been revealed, giving fans a rare behind-the-scenes look at who’s calling the action in each match.

According to PWInsider Elite, WWE has mapped out officiating duties across all six matches on today’s stacked card—including both Rumble matches and the two pre-show bouts that were added earlier. Here’s how the current referee lineup breaks down:

• Motor City Machine Guns & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. New Day & Grayson Waller (Pre-Show)
  Referee: Danilo Anfibio
• The Wyatt Sicks vs. The MFTs (Pre-Show)
  Referee: Eddie Orengo
• Undisputed WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Sami Zayn
  Referee: Charles Robinson
• Career Threatening Match: AJ Styles vs. GUNTHER
  Referee: Dan Engler

Both Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumble Matches will have four referees at ringside to manage the chaos:

• Danilo Anfibio
• Eddie Orengo
• Jessika Carr
• Ryan Tran

Anfibio and Orengo will be working double duty after officiating the pre-show matches, further emphasizing the scale and complexity of today’s production. With high-stakes bouts like AJ Styles fighting for his career and two unpredictable 30-person Rumble matches on the schedule, WWE is stacking the event with experienced officials across the board.

Be sure to tune in live and follow along with Ringside News for full play-by-play coverage over in our Royal Rumble coverage hub.

Which match are you watching most closely—and do you think any of these assignments hint at how things could unfold? Sound off in the comments.