Cross-promotional surprise rumored for women’s WWE Royal Rumble match

The following is a rumored spoiler regarding the women’s Rumble match at the WWE Royal Rumble.

According to PWInsider, current TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace will make her WWE debut at tonight’s Royal Rumble in the women’s Rumble match.

Grace regained the Knockouts title from Trinity (the former Naomi in WWE) at this month’s Hard to Kill. Trinity’s name has also come up as a possible surprise entrant as news came out this month that she was expected to return to WWE following her TNA deal ending.

In a post to X Saturday, Grace showed that she was home with her dog:

If the Grace debut happens, it wouldn’t be the first time a current Knockouts Champion has appeared in the women’s Rumble match as Mickie James made her surprise return to WWE in the 2022 edition.

After hitting free agency last summer, Grace returned to then-Impact Wrestling at last September’s Victory Road after signing a reported two-year deal that included a “substantial pay increase” according to Fightful. Thus, tonight’s possible appearance would likely be a one-off surprise.

As of Saturday morning, only eight women were official for the 30-participant Rumble match.

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Josh Nason
Josh Nason

Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.