WWE Royal Rumble 2026: Predicting Literally EVERYTHING!

6. Most Eliminations (Women’s)

WWE Raw Rhea Ripley
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It's about time WWE repped Rhea Ripley properly again and made 'Mami' look like a standalone force. Sure, her tag-team act with IYO SKY is already producing the goods in-ring, but let's not forget how dominant Rhea is capable of being when she's booked as a wrecking ball alpha female. Saturday's Rumble might well remind a few who seem to have forgotten.

That's why Ripley is down for the most eliminations in the women's match.

2025 saw Nia Jax lead the way with a massive 9 exits. You wouldn't find many people grumbling if Rhea bested that with 10+ over in Saudi Arabia. Shooting down most of the chasing pack vying for her Women's Tag Titles would almost reach that number alone, and that includes Jax. There are certainly worse ideas on the table than making Ripley look like a mauler again.

Both Rumbles will require one of those spring cleaning passages somewhere in the mix. There will be a glut of wrestlers wandering around doing nothing, and agents will want to clear the decks before someone major comes through the curtain and they move towards the conclusion. Enter Rhea, enter her muscles, and bye bye to a good few names who were making the place look messy.

Everyone from Nia, Lash Legend, Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair to Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, Roxanne Perez and more could fall victim to the Riptide. Just a guess, of course, but it'd be sweet if Triple H rubber stamped a creative bid to reassert Ripley's status as a true threat.

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