WWE Royal Rumble 2023 Entrant Says Her WWE Return Was "Rushed"

WWE officials didn't give this wrestler a lot of notice before the 2023 Royal Rumble.

WWE Royal Rumble 2023 Nia Jax
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Nia Jax has revealed that she wasn't given advance notice about her spot in the 2023 women's Royal Rumble match.

The WWE returnee revealed, via a Highspots virtual signing on Facebook, that she was "rushed" when getting some new ring gear made for the pay-per-view ahead of time. Why? Well, company officials didn't really give her much of a heads up that they planned to book Nia in the match at all.

Fans wanted to know if Jax knew she was Rumble-bound a month or so before appearing. Some also asked if she'd been aware of a comeback when chortling at questions about a long-term return on social media before the supershow.

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In a word, "no" - Nia wasn't told a month or so out that she was wanted for the Rumble, and she wasn't kidding when she previously told fans there were zero plans for an in-ring return. That was all legit, but then WWE came calling and she decided to go for it.

Jax entered as #30 in the Rumble, but only worked less than two minutes before being eliminated by pretty much everyone else left in the match.

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