WWE Royal Rumble: What time does it start, where can I watch it, full match card, odds and who's in it?

A look ahead to this weekend's WWE Royal Rumble event

Roman Reigns defends his WWE World Heavyweight title at the Royal Rumble (WWE.com)

The 2016 Royal Rumble will be the first in its 28-year history that the WWE World Heavyweight championship will be defended in the 30-man over-the-top-rope itself, with Vince McMahon set to punish current title-holder Roman Reigns for his recent attacks on the WWE chairman.

As if facing 29 other men for his title wasn’t hard enough, Reigns will enter the ring first after being drawn out of a rigged tombola to decide who would start of this year’s Rumble – once again held by Vince and Stephanie McMahon.

The Rumble has grown into one of the pinnacle events of the WWE calendar, and signals the start of the Road to WrestleMania where under normal circumstances the Rumble winner meets the WWE World Heavyweight champion in the main event.

But with Reigns entered into the Rumble itself this year, the 2016 edition is set to be an historic event.

Here, we look at everything you need to know ahead of the Royal Rumble.

What time does it start?

For viewers in the United Kingdom, the Royal Rumble begins at 1am on Monday morning and will run to around 4am, so you better be prepared for a late one.

Where can I watch it?

The Royal Rumble will be available on Sky Sports Box Office for the price of £19.95 (€24.95 for viewers in the Republic of Ireland) and will also be live on the WWE Network.

Alternatively, you can follow all the action live on The Independent with our through-the-night live blog from Sunday night.

Who will be in it?

So far, the confirmed entrants include: Roman Reigns; Brock Lesnar; Chris Jericho; Sheamus; Dolph Ziggler; Ryback; Big Show; Bray Wyatt; Braun Strowman; Luke Harper; Erick Rowan; Stardust; Curtis Axel

Full match card

Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Royal Rumble qualifier match - The Dudley Boyz vs The Ascension vs Mark Henry & Jack Swagger vs Darren Young & Damien Sandow

Alberto Del Rio vs Kalisto (United States Championship)

Charlotte vs Becky Lynch (Divas Championship)

The New Day vs The Usos (Tag Team Championship)

Dean Ambrose vs Kevin Owens (Intercontinental Championship)

30-man Royal Rumble

Who is the favourite to win and what are their odds?

Triple H – 11/10

Roman Reigns – 12/5

Brock Lesnar – 3/1

Bray Wyatt – 5/1

Daniel Bryan – 16/1

Dean Ambrose – 16/1

Kevin Owens – 22/1

AJ Styles – 25/1

Sheamus – 25/1

The Undertaker – 25/1

Big E – 33/1

Braun Strowman – 33/1

CM Punk – 33/1

Finn Balor – 33/1

Rusev – 33/1

The Rock – 33/1

Dolph Ziggler – 40/1

Ryback – 40/1

Alberto Del Rio – 50/1

Chris Jericho – 50/1

Kane – 50/1

Randy Orton – 50/1

Sami Zayn – 50/1

Vince McMahon – 66/1

Big Show – 66/1

Seth Rollins – 80/1

(Odds provided by Sky Bet)