Rumours are running wild since the news broke that WWE has signed four of the top NJPW stars including AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows.
Many fans are believing that all or some of these stars can make a surprise appearance at Royal Rumble event. Dave Meltzar also reported that WWE is planning big surprise for the event.
However the rumours are getting more hard to believe as we are getting new details on the situation. First of all PWInsider is reporting that WWE has not yet signed any of these superstars officially.
The current official status is that WWE is in negotiation with all four of these stars. It's almost confirmed that WWE will be signing these stars as they are being mentioned at the official WWE website, the question only remains of when.
The first two AJ Styles and Doc Gallows can still appear at Royal Rumble as their contract is over with NJPW and they are free now. It was also noted that the money offered to AJ for the contract is way too high for a NXT wrestler. That means most likely he will be a main roster player.
However the other two stars Shinsuke Nakamura and Karl Anderson are still under the contract with NJPW, with Nakamura being their current Intercontinental Champion. That means they will have to wait till their contract expires. They are bound with their contract so they can not make a Royal Rumble appearance even if it's for one night only.
