Brie Bella, Tiffany Stratton among surprises in women’s WWE Royal Rumble match
Brie Bella was among the notable names in this year’s women’s Royal Rumble end.
Bella entered at number 29, making her first appearance in a WWE ring since 2022 when she competed in that year’s Royal Rumble. She reunited with her sister Nikki Bella, who has been on television for most of the last year, but both ended up being eliminated by Lash Legend.
Another notable return was Tiffany Stratton, who had been off television since losing the WWE Women’s Championship to Jade Cargill last fall. She entered at number 30 and made it to the final two.
NXT stars in this year’s match included Lola Vice, Sol Ruca, Kelani Jordan, and NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne. A sequence toward the end of the match had Jayne eliminate Jordan. Ruca immediately followed with a sol snatcher on Jayne and eliminated her.
The final three participants in the match were Ruca, Stratton, and Liv Morgan. Stratton eliminated Ruca as all three were on the apron, but Morgan used the opening to hit oblivion on Stratton, eliminating her to win the Rumble match.
Natalya’s alter ego, Nattie, also had her in-ring debut on Saturday. Coming out to a new theme, she went after Maxxine Dupri but also confronted Becky Lynch, who she ended up eliminating in a surprise. She was eventually eliminated by Morgan.
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