WWE Women's Royal Rumble 2026: Predicting All 30 Entrants

15. Maxxine Dupri (#16)

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Breakout underdog Maxxine Dupri no longer carries that Women's IC Title draped across her left shoulder in the pic above, but she's definitely gone up in the world due to winning then holding the belt. Her near 2-month reign as champ resulted in several fascinating scraps with Becky Lynch that are a real credit to Becky's leadership and Dupri's own improvements in-ring.

It'd be lovely, lovely stuff if Maxxine was the one who ousted a bullying Nia Jax from this year's Rumble, and it'd be even sweeter if she had another face to face with Lynch. Some fans online have been complaining about the brevity of Dupri's reign, but...nah. She was never holding it for 6 months, or something like that.

She's a star on the rise, and deserves huge plaudits for how hard she's worked. This is just the beginning.

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