18 women have been announced for the 2023 women's Royal Rumble match, leaving plenty of room for surprises.
Fightful will keep a running list of surprise entrants throughout the women's Royal Rumble match. Fans can see the announced lineup by clicking here.
- B-Fab, who is part of the WWE SmackDown roster but did not declare for the Rumble, entered at number seven. She was quickly tossed by Rhea Ripley.
- Roxanne Perez, the reigning NXT Women's Champion, entered at number eight. She was eventually eliminated by Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai, Bayley, & IYO Sky)
- Natalya, who is part of the SmackDown roster, returned from a broken nose and entered at number 11. She was eliminated by Damage CTRL.
- Zoey Stark, part of the NXT roster, entered at number 13. She was later eliminated by Sonya Deville.
- Asuka, who is part of the Raw roster but did not declare for the Rumble and hasn't wrestled since December, entered at number 17. She debuted her Murder Clown persona in WWE.
THE MURDER CLOWN IS HERE!@WWEAsuka IS BACK!!!!#RoyleRumble pic.twitter.com/TtP2hWLZeo
— WWE on BT Sport (@btsportwwe) January 29, 2023
- Piper Niven, not Doudrop, entered at number 18. She is part of the Raw roster. She wrestled under the name Piper Niven in NXT UK before her name was changed to Doudrop on the main roster. She was eliminated by Raquel Rodriguez.
- Tamina, who is part of the Raw roster but did not declare for the Rumble, entered at number 19.
- Chelsea Green returned to WWE, entering at number 20. She was eliminated in five seconds by Rhea Ripley.
2️⃣0️⃣: @ImChelseaGreen #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/iEbOsoMGNh
— WWE (@WWE) January 29, 2023
- Michelle McCool, who was sitting ringside, entered at number 25. She was later eliminated by Rhea Ripley.
- Indi Hartwell, who is part of NXT, entered at number 26. She was later eliminated by Sonya Deville.
- Shotzi, who is part of the SmackDown roster but did not declare for the Rumble, entered at number 28. She was later eliminated by Michin.
- Nia Jax, who was released by WWE in November 2021, entered at number 30. She was eliminated by multiple women after being hit with the Riptide by Rhea Ripley.
3️⃣0️⃣: Nia Jax #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/PlQp8XJeHp
— WWE (@WWE) January 29, 2023
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