Report: Three surprises confirmed for WWE women’s Royal Rumble match
Three surprise entrants have been confirmed for Saturday’s WWE women’s Royal Rumble match, according to reports.
PW Insider reports that former 3-time WWE Women’s Champion and 2-time Divas Champion Melina, Cameron (Ariane Andrew), and Aksana are in St. Louis and are currently scheduled to take part in the Royal Rumble match.
Melina last appeared on WWE programming at Legends Night on Raw in January 2021. Cameron appeared for AEW in 2020, but has not appeared in WWE since 2016. For Aksana, it has been since June 2014 since her last WWE appearance.
WWE has officially announced 21 of the 30 competitors for the women’s Rumble, while announcing 22 of 30 competitors in the men’s Rumble.
Here is the lineup:
WWE Royal Rumble, Saturday, January 29, kickoff show 7 p.m. Eastern time, main card 8 p.m. Eastern time —
WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Bobby Lashley
WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Seth “Freakin” Rollins
WWE Raw Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Doudrop
Edge & Beth Phoenix vs. The Miz & Maryse
- WWE women’s Royal Rumble match:
- Bianca Belair
- Liv Morgan
- Rhea Ripley
- Nikki A.S.H.
- Carmella
- Queen Zelina
- Dana Brooke
- Tamina
- Charlotte Flair
- Natalya
- Shayna Baszler
- Naomi
- Aliyah
- Shotzi
- Michelle McCool
- Kelly Kelly
- Summer Rae
- Mickie James
- Lita
- Brie Bella
- Nikki Bella
- WWE men’s Royal Rumble match:
- Johnny Knoxville
- Big E
- Damian Priest
- AJ Styles
- Kevin Owens
- Rey Mysterio
- Dominik Mysterio
- Randy Orton
- Riddle
- Omos
- Austin Theory
- Angelo Dawkins
- Montez Ford
- Chad Gable
- Otis
- Dolph Ziggler
- Robert Roode
- Sheamus
- Kofi Kingston
- Sami Zayn
- Happy Corbin
- Madcap Moss