{"id":150111,"date":"2026-01-07T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=150111"},"modified":"2026-01-07T04:16:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:16:05","slug":"every-wwe-womens-royal-rumble-match-runner-up-ranked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/07\/every-wwe-womens-royal-rumble-match-runner-up-ranked\/","title":{"rendered":"Every WWE Women&#8217;s Royal Rumble Match Runner-Up, Ranked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Royal Rumble is one of the most beloved PPVs on the WWE calendar. The prize is huge, as the winner of the Royal Rumble match guarantees themselves a world championship match at WrestleMania. Nevertheless, up until 2018, that honor was exclusive to men until women finally had a Royal Rumble match. The women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match has provided some excellent drama over the years, with some iconic winners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hrbsxDB6GO\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/06\/the-5-best-wwe-royal-rumble-runner-ups-ranked\/\" target=\"_self\">The 5 Best WWE Royal Rumble Runner-Ups, Ranked<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;The 5 Best WWE Royal Rumble Runner-Ups, Ranked&#8221; &#8212; Last Word on Pro Wrestling\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/06\/the-5-best-wwe-royal-rumble-runner-ups-ranked\/embed\/#?secret=5at8l2ImRv#?secret=hrbsxDB6GO\" data-secret=\"hrbsxDB6GO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The likes of Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, and Bayley are among the household names that have triumphed in a Royal Rumble match. However, being the runner-up is heartbreaking, as you are one elimination away from winning the women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match. Someone has to be the bridesmaid, and several major names have found themselves finishing as the runner-up with contrasting performances.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Nikki Bella<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Asuka wins first Women&#039;s Royal Rumble Match: Royal Rumble 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c2uMgGXX9vw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Nikki Bella was a surprise entrant in the inaugural women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match in 2018. She entered 27th, and the longest-reigning Divas Champion in WWE history lasted 16 minutes and 30 seconds. Bella wasn&#8217;t there to make up the numbers as she was determined to challenge for a world championship at WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst Bella&#8217;s performance was decent as she eliminated four competitors, she shouldn&#8217;t have been in the final two. Bella eliminated her twin sister Brie Bella, who also featured in the Rumble. Inevitably, when it came down to Nikki Bella and Asuka as the final two competitors, it was obvious that the Empress of Tomorrow was going over.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145080\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145080\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-145080\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/Nikki_Bella_RR25_1-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/Nikki_Bella_RR25_1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/Nikki_Bella_RR25_1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/Nikki_Bella_RR25_1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/Nikki_Bella_RR25_1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/Nikki_Bella_RR25_1-1639x2048.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/Nikki_Bella_RR25_1-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: By Diego Serrano &#8211; WWE Royal Rumble 2025, CC BY 2.0,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>5. Roxanne Perez<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Roxanne Perez has made her mark: Royal Rumble 2025 exclusive\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UlgQc7OxSvE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For the third women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match in succession, Roxanne Perez featured in the 2025 women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match. She had a prominent role as she entered third, and broke Bayley&#8217;s record by spending one hour, seven minutes, and 47 seconds, which is the longest time spent by a woman in a women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match. However, Perez was reeling from losing the NXT Women&#8217;s Championship to Giulia.<\/p>\n<p>She got her revenge by eliminating Giulia from the 2025 women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match. For sure, it was an impressive outing for Perez to last as long as she did, but only one elimination for that time spent is disappointing. Nevertheless, Perez came unstuck by Charlotte Flair, who became the first two-time winner of the women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>4. Liv Morgan<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EVERY entrant in the 2024 Women&#039;s Royal Rumble: Royal Rumble 2024 highlights\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xWhE6pJLaYo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Liv Morgan is one of two women, alongside Natalya, to feature in every edition of the women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match. However, it&#8217;s only a matter of time before the two-time Women&#8217;s World Champion wins a Rumble. She&#8217;s come tantalizingly close twice. Morgan started the 2023 women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match alongside Rhea Ripley. The pair started and finished the Rumble, becoming the fourth pair in WWE history to start and finish a Rumble.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan endured one hour, one minute, and eight seconds. A year later, Morgan returned as the 30th entrant in the 2024 women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match. Although she spent significantly less time in the Rumble, she eliminated Zoey Stark and the debuting Jade Cargill. Morgan made unwanted history by becoming the first woman to be a runner-up in consecutive women&#8217;s Royal Rumble matches after Bayley eliminated her to win the Rumble.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>3. Shayna Baszler<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shayna Baszler On Her Dominant Royal Rumble Appearance\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eaMniPKndX0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Queen of Spades&#8221; Shayna Baszler competed in the 2020 women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match for the first time in her career, and it was one of the best debut performances in a women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match. Baszler wreaked havoc as soon as she entered the match. Baszler wasted no time in eliminating\u00a0 Xia Li, Tegan Nox, Zelina Vega, and Shotzi Blackheart.<\/p>\n<p>Carmella, Toni Storm, Naomi, and WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix also felt the wrath of Baszler. The Queen of Spades&#8217; eight eliminations was a joint record that she achieved on the same night as Bianca Belair, which stood for five years until Nia Jax broke it in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite Baszler&#8217;s short four-minute and 27-second cameo, it wasn&#8217;t enough to win the Rumble. She should&#8217;ve won the Rumble, but Charlotte Flair brought an end to her dominance to win her first women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>2. Charlotte Flair<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Becky Lynch wins Women&#039;s Royal Rumble Match: Royal Rumble 2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j-AXAV6rZm8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>14-time Women&#8217;s World Champion Charlotte Flair is the GOAT, and she won the 2020 women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match. However, the Queen has a couple of runner-up finishes in women&#8217;s Royal Rumble matches to her resume.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2019 women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match, Charlotte entered 13th and was unquestionably one of the favorites to win. She eliminated five wrestlers, including Bayley, and she lasted 50 minutes. However, her former best friend Becky Lynch got the last laugh by eliminating her from the Rumble.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Charlotte Flair was the reigning SmackDown Women&#8217;s Champion, but shocked the world by declaring that she&#8217;d compete in the 2022 women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match. Charlotte racked up some strong eliminations by seeing off Aliyah, WWE Hall of Famer Lita, 2023 winner Rhea Ripley, Shayna Baszler, and 2021 winner Bianca Belair.<\/p>\n<p>However, Charlotte failed to win her second women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match in three years as she was eliminated by the returning Ronda Rousey. Ironically, both times Charlotte was a runner-up in women&#8217;s Royal Rumble matches, she faced the winner in some capacity in title matches at WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>1. Rhea Ripley<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FULL MATCH: Women&#039;s Royal Rumble Match: Royal Rumble 2021\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/49TO1FmwI7I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the 2021 women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match is the only Rumble not to have an audience because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, Rhea Ripley, representing NXT, was the 14th entrant, and she looked right at home in the Rumble.<\/p>\n<p>The Nightmare had a stellar performance, and as the further she went on, it looked likely that she was going to win the Rumble and punch her ticket to a world championship match at WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p>The likes of Toni Storm, Santana Garrett, Dana Brooke, Dakota Kai, Mandy Rose, Alexa Bliss, and the winner a year prior in 2020, Charlotte Flair, were eliminated by Ripley. However, Ripley and Bianca Belair were the final two participants.<\/p>\n<p>The pair had several battles in NXT, and their mini-match in the 2021 women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match was good to watch. It was a valiant effort from Ripley, but she was unable to dislodge the EST of WWE, who lastly eliminated Ripley to win her first women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><i>Header photo \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Shayna_Baszler_-_34085446014.jpg#\/media\/File:Shayna_Baszler_-_34085446014.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WikiMedia Creative Commons<\/a> \u2013 Stay tuned to the <\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><u><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0for more on WWE Royal Rumble and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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