WWE Royal Rumble 2026: Predicting Literally EVERYTHING!

8. Iron Woman

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Former TNA standout Jordynne Grace is about to cradle that bottom rope like she's doing her best impression of the Road Dogg in the 2000 Rumble, or Jerry Lawler in 1996. The 'King' favoured hiding under the ring all those years ago, to be fair, but he did his fair share of rope clutching as well.

2026 has been good to Grace thus far. She's been elevated from NXT > SmackDown, and Jordynne has been getting right up in the face of Jade Cargill on blue brand episodes. They'll clash for the Women's Title at some point in the near future; Grace probs won't win on that occasion, but she can still take something from the feud/match.

Before meeting Cargill, Jordynne should ready herself by showing how much mettle she has. Last year, she went a shade over 22 minutes in the match before being tossed by Giulia. 12 months on, it's easy to see Grace running hard for well over double that duration, although she'd have to go some to beat Roxanne Perez's whopping 1:07:47 stint in the 2025 bout.

Liv Morgan came right in behind her Judgment Day buddy at 1:07:00, and IYO SKY was a mere 15 seconds behind that record. Can Grace beat all of those numbers? Maybe, but she'd need to come out super early this Saturday. Booking her in the #1 slot might not be a bad idea. Jade can look on backstage or from the crowd if she's in the house for the show.

A few camera cuts of her looking disgusted then impressed by Jordynne can't hurt.

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