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UPDATEDx2: Women’s Royal Rumble Surprise Entrants and Debuts: Santina Marella Returns, Shayna Baszler Debuts (Pics, Video)

January 26, 2020 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris
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UPDATE 2: Yes, Santino Marella, or rather his female alter-ego “Santina Marella,” was back tonight at the Royal Rumble. Santina Marella entered at No. 29 for the match.

Former NXT women’s champion Shayna Baszler also made her Rumble debut tonight. She entered in at No. 30 for the match.

UPDATE: We had even more returns and debuts in the women’s Royal Rumble match tonight. Former WWE Superstar Kelly Kelly (aka Barbi Blank) was back tonight was No. 21 for the match. WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix was back in action tonight at No. 19. Beth Phoenix and Kelly Kelly both previously wrestled in the first women’s Rumble match back in 2018.

Other returns for tonight included Tamina Snuka, who entered at No. 14. She’s been out of action since last November. Naomi also returned tonight and entered at No. 18. This was her first WWE in-ring appearance since last July.

Other debuts for tonight included NXT UK Superstar Toni Storm, NXT Superstar Chelsea Green, Shotzi Blackheart, and Dakota Kai.

ORIGINAL: The women’s Royal Rumble match is well under way at today’s WWE Royal Rumble 2020. Alexa Bliss started things off at No. 1 along with No. 2 entrant Bianca Belair, who made her Rumble debut at today’s event. Former WWE Superstar Molly Holly made her return at No. 3. Molly Holly previously competed in the 2018 women’s Rumble match, which was the first women’s Royal Rumble match.

Mercedes Martinez also made her Rumble match debut tonight. She came in at No. 6 The Ravishing Lana came in at No. 5 this year to make up for what happened last year. However, Lana was quickly eliminated by No. 7 entrant, Liv Morgan.

You can check out some photos and clips from the women’s Rumble match posted on Twitter below. You can also check out 411’s live, ongoing coverage and results RIGHT HERE.


https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1221596453493182465

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