WWE Royal Rumble 2022: Competitors for women’s Royal Rumble match announced- The 35th annual Royal Rumble PPV event is going to be epic as it will be taking place at the biggest venue in the show’s history. What makes the show even more interesting are the matches announced so far, and one of those matches would be the 30-women Royal Rumble match.
WWE Royal Rumble 2022: There were rumors that due to the crisis of women’s superstars on the WWE roster, particularly on Smackdown, the company is finding it tough to ensemble 30 ladies in the women’s Royal Rumble match. However, on tonight’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, 19 ladies were announced for the bout, including the current superstars and former legends. These names include,
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WWE Royal Rumble 2022: Check out the competitors announced so far for the 30-women Royal Rumble match
Nikki A.S.H., Rhea Ripley, Tamina, Dana Brooke, Zelina Vega, Carmella, Aliyah, Natalya, Naomi, Shotzi Blackheart, Shayna Baszler, Charlotte Flair, Mickie James, Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Lita, Michelle McCool, Kelly Kelly, Summer Rae.
🗣 LET'S GO!!!#RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/W5F7c0mSil
— WWE (@WWE) January 8, 2022
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WWE Royal Rumble 2022: Mickie James announced among the 19 competitors
The announcement of 18 competitors was announced in a video package during the show when Charlotte was addressing the WWE Universe. Impact Wrestling’s knockout champion Mickie James was also announced for the match, and it would be the first time WWE will allow an active superstar on another promotion to compete in a WWE ring.
Impact Knockouts World Champion @MickieJames will be in the #RoyalRumble Match! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/TXH0jm6QgE
— WWE (@WWE) January 8, 2022
Mickie has been a former WWE Superstar and one of the veterans of the company. She was released from the company in 2021 as part of the budget cuts and joined Impact Wrestling after serving her 90-day non-competing clause. Now she will defend her title against Deonna Purrazzo at Impact’s Hard To Kill pay-per-view this Saturday.
WWE Royal Rumble 2022: Match card
Below are the matches announced so far for the Royal Rumble PPV event,
- WWE Championship- Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Bobby Lashley
- 30-Man Royal Rumble match- Announced so far: Angelo Dawkins, Montez Ford, Rey Mysterio, Dominik Mysterio, Austin Theory, Johnny Knoxville, Sheamus
- 30-Women Royal Rumble match- Announced so far: Nikki A.S.H., Rhea Ripley, Tamina, Dana Brooke, Zelina Vega, Carmella, Aliyah, Natalya, Naomi, Shotzi Blackheart, Shayna Baszler, Charlotte Flair, Mickie James, Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Lita, Michelle McCool, Kelly Kelly, Summer Rae
- Mix Tag Team Match- Edge and Beth Phoenix vs. The Miz and Maryse
