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

26. Kairi Sane (#5)

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A bruising Women's Tag-Team Title loss alongside Asuka to Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY on the 5 January Raw sums up Kairi Sane's place in modern WWE. She's better as a duo or as part of a faction. Singles success will continue to elude Kairi in 2026, presumably. She'll still have fun out there come the Rumble, at least.

Sane always looks like she's having a blast inside the ring no matter what she's doing, and that's something she can be proud of. Not everybody can be the focal point of their division, so it's nice to have enthusiastic workers spread across the place who are both skilled and reliable.

There's no denying the truth though: Kairi is in here to make up the numbers more than anything else.

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