WWE Women's Royal Rumble 2026: Predicting All 30 Entrants
Major returns and big surprises await WWE fans during the 2026 women's Royal Rumble.
Groans could be heard worldwide when Charlotte Flair tossed Roxanne Perez out to win the women's Royal Rumble match last year. That marked Flair's second Rumble win (her other happened in 2020), and it lined up a bout vs. Tiffany Stratton for WrestleMania 41. Almost 12 months on, Charlotte has somehow become a bonafide babyface and Stratton is nowhere to be seen.
What a difference a year makes.
Triple H and his army of creative minds will be scurrying around the place offering up 'what if' scenarios a-go-go for both Rumble matches on 31 January. We've already predicted what might happen on the men's side, so now it's time to analyse the women's division. What a division it is - WWE has some of the best performers on the planet across Raw, SmackDown and NXT.
As always, a legend or 2 will be expected to pop up out of nowhere, and WWE know they can pull from good buddies TNA if they need to. However, as the 30 entrants jotted down here prove, the company don't actually need to look out a crusty old phone book and dial up loads of faces from yesteryear just to fill the full 30.
There's more than enough talent on hand to make this a must-see Rumble without 5-ish spots going to nostalgia pops, which is magic. Still, blockbuster comebacks, developmental stars laying down a marker for the main roster, and a return win for the ages to set up one of 2026's biggest bouts will carry the show.
Here's who's entering the women's Rumble, when they're doing it, and who's winning the whole thing.
30. Becky Lynch (#1)
Being honest, Becky Lynch is likely killing time from now until WrestleMania and a showdown with nemesis AJ Lee. The latter's part-time schedule means she isn't rattling around TV as much as Lynch, which makes build harder to come by. There's time for that. For now, seeing Becks roll into the Rumble as #1 sounds like a good idea.
Lynch regained the Women's Intercontinental Title by beating Maxxine Dupri on the 5 January Raw, so she'll be in a triumphant mood come Saudi Arabia. That'll be dampened somewhat by her status as first out the curtain for the 30-woman match, but it's who's #2 that could have Becks screaming conspiracy like she's heel Sami Zayn from several years back.
It's always a solid plan to kick off these bouts with star power.