Nikki Cross, Former WWE Women’s Champion And More Announced For ‘Royal Rumble’ Match

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The list of participants in this year’s Women’s WWE Royal Rumble match continues to grow, as WWE has announced Nikki Cross will be competing in the match taking place on January 27th. Also set for the bout, and making her Royal Rumble match debut, is former Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair.

Flair did not compete in last year’s inaugural Women’s Royal Rumble match as she was the reigning Smackdown Live Women’s Champion, but she will get her opportunity to compete this year. Additionally, Alexa Bliss did not compete in the Rumble match last year, as she was the Raw Women’s Champion, but with her concussion status currently keeping her out of the ring, it is unknown whether or not Bliss will be able to compete this year.

WWE is slowly rolling out all the participant names in this year’s Royal Rumble match, and below is the updated list of confirmed entrants in this year’s match:

Natalya
Bayley
Ember Moon
Ruby Riott
Sarah Logan
Liv Morgan
Mickie James
Alicia Fox
Mandy Rose
Sonya Deville
Zelina Vega
Charlotte Flair
Naomi
Tamina
Peyton Royce
Billie Kay
Dana Brooke
Lana
Nia Jax
Nikki Cross
Carmella, who will enter the match at #30.

The Women’s Rumble match joins the following bouts which have been announced for the WWE Royal Rumble PPV:

Universal Championship Match:
-Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Finn Balor

WWE Championship Match:
-Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles

WWE Cruiserweight Championship Fatal 4-Way Match:
Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Kalisto vs. Hideo Itami

Raw Women’s Championship Match:
-Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Sasha Banks

Smackdown Women’s Title Match:
-Asuka (c) vs Becky Lynch

WWE Smackdown Tag Team Title Match:
-The Bar (c’s) vs Shane McMahon and The Miz

United States Title Match:
-Rusev (c) vs Shinsuke Nakamura

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Men’s Royal Rumble Match, featuring:

John Cena
Dean Ambrose
Seth Rollins
Samoa Joe
Finn Bálor
Drew McIntyre
Kofi Kingston
Big E
Xavier Woods
Apollo Crews
Baron Corbin
Elias
Jinder Mahal
Jeff Hardy
Bobby Lashley
Andrade “Cien” Almas
R-Truth, who will enter the match at #30.

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