WWE Women's Royal Rumble 2023: Predicting All 30 Entrants

28. Iyo Sky

Nia Jax
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Sooner or later Triple H will pull the trigger on a main roster singles run for Iyo Sky.

He explored a babyface one in her initial NXT run before a heel turn clicked so well that a return to the virtuous side of the divide was quickly too inevitable for its own good. At 32, she's theoretically only entering her wrestling prime right now, and there are fewer stages more effective at elevating performers into prime spots in WWE than the Royal Rumble.

Could be there just to do Bayley's grunt work, or could surprise a few with a run that changes the conversation around the iconic former NXT Champion.

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