#20 Karl Anderson
Karl Anderson was the 20th entrant at last year's Royal Rumble match. He was let go by WWE last year and the former RAW Tag Team champion is currently a part of IMPACT Wrestling. He debuted at the Slammiversary show. Anderson is the current IMPACT World Tag Team Champion alongside Doc Gallows.
#21 Edge
Edge made a surprising return to WWE at last year's Royal Rumble pay-per-view. He made three eliminations in the match, two of which were AJ Styles and Randy Orton. Having been on the sidelines due to an injury, Edge is set to return to the ring at this year's Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
#22 King Corbin
King Corbin was eliminated by Drew McIntyre at last year's Royal Rumble. He is currently a part of SmackDown and is in a feud with Rey and Dominik Mysterio on the Blue brand.
#23 Matt Riddle
Matt Riddle was the second NXT Superstar to participate in last year's Royal Rumble match. Riddle was eventually called up to the main roster last year and he is now a part of RAW.
#24 Luke Gallows
Luke Gallows, like his tag team partner, Karl Anderson, was released by WWE last year. He, too, debuted in IMPACT's Slammiversary show and is currently one-half of the Impact World Tag Team Champions.