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A third women’s match has been added to Sunday’s Royal Rumble event!
On top of the kick-off match between Sasha Banks and Nia Jax and the Raw Women’s Title match between Charlotte Flair and Bayley, SmackDown has now added a six-women’s tag match featuring the team of Becky Lynch, Naomi and Nikki Bella taking on the team of Alexa Bliss, Mickie James and Natalya.
JUST ANNOUNCED for #RoyalRumble: Nikki @BellaTwins, @BeckyLynchWWE & @NaomiWWE vs. @AlexaBliss_WWE, @MickieJames & @NatByNature! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/ErCL7zRTcK
— WWE (@WWE) January 25, 2017
The updated card for this year’s Royal Rumble is now as follows:
Kickoff Pre-Show:
- Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax.
- Raw Tag Team Title Match: Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. Cesaro and Sheamus (c)
Royal Rumble PPV:
- SmackDown Women’s Tag Team Match: Nikki Bella, Naomi and Becky Lynch vs. Mickie James, Natalya and Alexa Bliss.
- WWE Cruiserweight Title Match: Neville vs. Rich Swann (c)
- RAW Women’s Title Match: Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Bayley
- WWE Title Match: AJ Styles (c) vs. John Cena
- No DQ Match for the WWE Universal Title: Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens (c)
- 30-Man Royal Rumble Match
WWE’s Royal Rumble Kickoff Show airs live January 29th at a special start time of 5 ET/2 PT on the WWE Network.
Which women’s match are you most excited to see? Which SmackDown team are you rooting for? Let us know in the comments below!
