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The WWE Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal is back and will once again return to the SmackDown go-home show for WrestleMania. For the past couple of years, this yearly Battle Royal was taken off of WrestleMania cards and moved to the last SmackDown before the big event starting back in 2021.
WrestleMania 35 was the last WrestleMania to have the Battle Royal on the actual event, with that tradition starting at WrestleMania 30. WrestleMania 36 did not have the match at all, due to the COVID pandemic. But, the match was officially moved to the special “WrestleMania Edition” of SmackDown ahead of WrestleMania 37, and has been that way every year since.
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Now, again, WWE has announced that the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal will take place on next week’s edition of SmackDown and RAW superstars will be apart of the show. It’s not yet known who will participate in the match itself.
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In years past, the winners included WWE superstars Cesaro, who won the inaugural match, followed by Big Show, Baron Corbin, Mojo Rawley, Matt Hardy, Braun Strowman, Jey Uso, Madcap Moss, Bobby Lashley, Bronson Reed and most recently last year, Carmelo Hayes.
With names like Ilja Dragunov, Carmelo Hayes, Rey Fenix, Danhausen, The Miz, Kit Wilson & even the recent debutant Royce Keys not being on the WrestleMania card, we can probably expect a few, if not all of them to be in next weeks bout. The question is, who will take home the trophy as the 2026 WWE Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal winner? Let us know your predictions!
