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

13. Natalya (#18)

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A Royal Rumble berth would represent Natalya's first televised WWE match since doing the honours for Becky Lynch on the 18 August 2025 episode of Raw. Since then, Nattie has been more at home in AAA, but the stalwart may always have a sizeable chip on her shoulder/something to prove despite being around since 2008.

It'd be sweet to see Natalya return over in Saudi. She's sort of in the same category as Nikki Bella or Asuka in that Nattie's never winning but carries enough credibility with the fanbase to be taken seriously as a threat. Speaking of serious, the character she's been cultivating off WWE TV is worth bringing to the main roster ASAP.

This isn't the same happy-to-be-here Natalya of a few years back. There's no good reason she shouldn't be involved.

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