Natalya to enter WWE women’s Royal Rumble at number 30
Natalya will be the final wrestler to enter this Sunday’s women’s Royal Rumble match.
On Saturday’s WWE Backstage Royal Rumble preview special, a match aired where Natalya faced Tamina to determine who will be the 30th entrant in Sunday’s women’s Royal Rumble match. Natalya rolled up Tamina to get the win after moving out of the way of a charge in the corner.
The wrestlers who will be entering the men’s Royal Rumble match at numbers one and two were also revealed on the WWE Backstage preview special.
Thirteen of the 30 entrants for the women’s Royal Rumble match have been announced. They are: Nia Jax, Women’s Tag Team Champion Charlotte Flair, Bianca Belair, Bayley, Mandy Rose, Dana Brooke, Peyton Royce, Alexa Bliss, Shayna Baszler, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Tamina, and Natalya.
Charlotte, Jax, and Baszler will all be pulling double duty at the Royal Rumble, with Charlotte & Raw Women’s Champion Asuka defending their Women’s Tag Team titles against Jax & Baszler on the show.
The Royal Rumble main card begins at 7 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday. The pre-show is starting at 6 p.m. Eastern.
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