Royal Rumble 2022: Top WWE Superstar possibly returning for Women’s Rumble

We
can
now
consider
another
top
name
to
added
to
the
returning
list,
as
per
the
recent
reports.
It
appears
that
Asuka
could
be
a
surprise
entrant
in
the
upcoming
Women’s
Royal
Rumble
Match.

According
to
the
updates
from
Andrew
Zarian
of
The
Mat
Men
podcast,
the
three-time
Women’s
Champion
“should
be
cleared
now”
for
a
return
to
the
company
and
hence
her
name
should
be
added
as
one
of
the
Rumble
match
participants.

Asuka
has
been
kept
off
WWE
TV
since
the
Women’s
Money
in
the
Bank
Ladder
Match,
last
July.
It
was
reported
in
late
August
that
she’s
not
injured
but
lack
of
plans
from
WWE
creative
is
the
reason
behind
her
absence.

The
Empress
of
Tomorrow
then
ruled
out
the
same
reason,
stating
that
her
absence
was
“completely
different”
from
what
was
being
reported.
A
month
later,
she
was
spotted
sporting
an
arm
brace
thereby
confirming
that
she
had
been
out
of
action
due
to
injury.

Earlier
in
2021,
Shayna
Baszler
kicked
Asuka
in
the
mouth
during
a
tag
team
match
on
the
February
22
episode
of
RAW
forcing
her
to
go
through
dental
surgery.
It
was
during
the
summer
that
the
top
superstar
from
Raw
“got
new
teeth”
during
this
ongoing
hiatus.

At
this
point,
WWE
Women’s
division
is
dealing
with
a
lack
of
prominent
names
on
both
Raw
and
Smackdown.
The
likes
of
Bayley
and
Sasha
Banks
are
on
the
injury
list
and
the
reigning
champions
Becky
Lynch
and
Charlotte
Flair
are
in
need
of
formidable
opponents.

Hence,
the
return
of
Asuka
would
benefit
the
WWE
women’s
division
to
a
big
extent.
It
should
also
be
noted
that
the
Japanese
star
is
also
the
winner
of
the
inaugural
Women’s
Royal
Rumble
match
in
2018.

As
noted
above,
only
9
spots
are
open
for
the
30-Woman
Royal
Rumble
match.
The
confirmed
participants
are:

•
Rhea
Ripley

•
Nikki
A.S.H.

•
Hall
of
Famer
Nikki
Bella

•
Hall
of
Famer
Brie
Bella

•
Shotzi

•
Natalya

•
Michelle
McCool

•
Dana
Brooke

•
Women’s
Tag
Team
Champion
Carmella

•
Women’s
Tag
Team
Champion
Queen
Zelina
Vega

•
IMPACT
Wrestling
Knockouts
Champion
Mickie
James

•
Tamina

•
Kelly
Kelly

•
Aliyah

•
Summer
Rae

•
Naomi

•
Shayna
Baszler

•
Hall
of
Famer
Lita

•
SmackDown
Women’s
Champion
Charlotte
Flair

•
Bianca
Belair

•
Liv
Morgan

Rumoured
names
for
The
Rumble:
Melina,
Cameron,
Asuka
and
Paige