17 Royal Rumble Names Confirmed, Updated Card Inside

R-Truth, Carlito and The Brian Kendrick have just been added to the Royal Rumble match, bringing the total to 17. Others scheduled to participate in the match include The Miz, John Morrison, Kane, Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, Santino Marella, Rey Mysterio, Undertaker, Kofi Kingston, Randy Orton, Vladimir Kozlov, Shelton Benjamin, Triple H and Big Show. Chris Jericho was previously announced for the Rumble match, but he was removed when Stephanie McMahon "fired" him on Monday's Raw.

Here is the updated WWE Royal Rumble card, which takes place Sunday, January 25th. As always, we will be providing live free coverage of the PPV as well as the latest breaking news and spoilers leading to the PPV.

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Here is the current card:

World Heavyweight Championship
John Cena (c) vs. JBL

WWE Womens Championship
Beth Phoenix (c) vs. Melina

WWE Championship
Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Edge

30-Man Royal Rumble Match
Competitors currently are The Miz, John Morrison, Kane, Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, Santino Marella, Rey Mysterio, Undertaker, Kofi Kingston, Randy Orton, Vladimir Kozlov, Shelton Benjamin, Triple H and Big Show.