WIW World War (2026)
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| World War (2026) | ||
| Promotional poster featuring various WIW wrestlers | ||
| Promotion | WIW | |
| Brand(s) | Rage ShowDown | |
| Date | January 31, 2026 | |
| City | Charming, California | |
| Venue | King Teller Financial District | |
| Pay-per-view event chronology | ||
| ← Previous Saturday Night's Prime Event XII | Next → Steel Roulette | |
| World War chronology | ||
| ← Previous 2026 | Next → — | |
| WIW in The Golden State chronology | ||
| ← Previous Night of Champions | Next → SuperBrawl X | |
The 2026 Royal Rumble, also promoted as Royal Rumble: Charming is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American company WIW. It will be the 39th annual World War and will take place on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at the King Teller Financial District in Charming, California, as part of California Season, and will be held for wrestlers from the Rage and ShowDown brand divisions.
The event is based around the World War Rumble match, and the winner traditionally receives a world championship match at that year's SuperBrawl. For the 2026 event, the men's and women's winners receive a choice of which championship to challenge for at SuperBrawl X8. The men's winner can choose to challenge for either Rage's World Heavyweight Championship or SmackDown's Unified WIW World Championship, while the women have the choice between Rage's Women's World Championship and ShowDown's WIW Women's Championship.
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[edit] Production
[edit] Background
The World War is an annual professional wrestling event that is traditionally held in January by the American company WIW since 1988. It is one of the promotion's five biggest events of the year, along with SuperBrawl, SummerBash, Soul Survivor, and Money in the Bank, referred to as the "Big Five". The concept of the event is based around the World War Rumble match, a modified battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time.
[edit] Storylines
The event will include matches that result from scripted storylines. Results are predetermined by WIW's writers on the Rage and ShowDown brands, while storylines are produced on WIW's weekly television shows, Wednesday Night Rage and Friday/Saturday Night ShowDown.
[edit] Results
| No. | Results | Stipulation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1D | The Scooby Gang (Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan) defeated Margaret Lamoreux and Erica Gudmundsen | Women's Tag team match | |
| 2 | Sarah Grobel won by last eliminating Brianna Fisher | 30-woman World War Rumble match for a World Championship match at SuperBrawl X8 | |
| 3 | Kevin McAlmond (c) defeated Kyle Spires | Triple Cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship This was the first match in the Triple Threat Theater | |
| 4 | Clay Bignell defeated Kevin Hunter by disqualification | Singles match If Hunter loses, he can no longer compete in WIW. | |
| 5 | Eric Stevens (c) defeated Jared Hunt | Singles match for the Unified WIW World Championship | |
| 6 | Kevin McAlmond (c) defeated Michael McClaskey | Texas Death match for the World Heavyweight Championship This was the second match in the Triple Threat Theater | |
| 7 | Caeleb Dressel won by last eliminating Clay Bignell and Kevin Hunter at the same time | 30-man World War Rumble match for a World Championship match at SuperBrawl X8 | |
| 8 | Kevin McAlmond (c) defeated Scott Smith (with Heavenlee Mcguire) | Cell Block from Hell for the World Heavyweight Championship This was the final match in the Triple Threat Theater | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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[edit] Women's Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations
| Draw | Entrant | Brand/Status | Order | Eliminated by | Time | Elimination(s) |
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[edit] Men's Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations
| Draw | Entrant | Brand/Status | Order | Eliminated by | Time | Elimination(s) |
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
| ← 2025 • 2026 WIW pay-per-view events • 2027 → | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| WIW | Saturday Night's Prime Event XII • World War • Steel Roulette • SuperBrawl X8 • Retaliation • Saturday Night's Prime Event XIII • Bash in Italy • Night of Champions • SummerBash • Saturday Night's Prime Event XIV • Money in the Bank | ||
| NGW | Punishment Day • Rise & Extricate | ||
