{"id":152033,"date":"2026-01-31T15:35:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T20:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=152033"},"modified":"2026-01-31T17:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:46:34","slug":"wwe-royal-rumble-2026-the-nxt-and-aaa-talents-who-competed-in-the-rumble-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/31\/wwe-royal-rumble-2026-the-nxt-and-aaa-talents-who-competed-in-the-rumble-matches\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Royal Rumble 2026: The NXT and AAA Talents Who Competed in the Rumble Matches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The WWE Royal Rumble is always the moment for NXT talents to make their first statement in a WWE PLE. In 2025, five NXT women&#8217;s wrestlers graced the Rumble ring. Over the years, since NXT&#8217;s creation, many male and female talents have graced the Royal Rumble matches. As <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/04\/19\/wwe-announces-acquisition-of-lucha-libre-aaa-worlds-collide-event-in-june\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WWE acquired Lucha Libre AAA<\/a><\/span> last year, some AAA talents could also appear. Which NXT and AAA talents participated in the 2026 edition of the Royal Rumble matches?<\/p>\n<h2>Lola Vice<\/h2>\n<p>Vice was told to be in the match, but with a title match on Tuesday, her participation was not certain. Lola Vice made her entrance at #6. She eliminated no one. Jordynne Grace eliminated her.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lolavicewwe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@lolavicewwe<\/a> is wasting no time! \ud83d\udc4a<\/p>\n<p>Watch Royal Rumble LIVE on the <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@espn<\/a> app: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jKAIj8nxxt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/jKAIj8nxxt<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q0gq1OTwwV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/q0gq1OTwwV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2017680716595687925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 31, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Sol Ruca<\/h2>\n<p>Three days before a <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/28\/wwe-nxt-preview-02-03-26-who-will-leave-the-new-nxt-champion\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship chance on NXT<\/a><\/span>, with her teammate Zaria, Sol Ruca made her entrance at number 10. She eliminated Jacy Jayne. Sol Ruca was eliminated by Liv Morgan.<\/p>\n<p>The former Speed and NXT Women&#8217;s North American Champion has impressed the NXT fans since 2024. Last\u00a0 December, John Cena selected Sol Ruca as one of the participants of the Women\u2019s Iron Survivor Challenge at NXT Deadline. He also chose her to wrestle in Cena\u2019s final event at Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event XLII against Bayley.<\/p>\n<p>Her win led us to think she could be called up to the main roster. She may want to win the NXT Women&#8217;s Championship. She would then become one of the most decorated NXT Women&#8217;s Superstars in the brand&#8217;s history before joining the main roster.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacyjaynewwe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@jacyjaynewwe<\/a> got a little too confident \ud83d\ude2c<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SolRucaWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SolRucaWWE<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vWZiGSZV8M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/vWZiGSZV8M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2017693156402237474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 31, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Jacy Jayne<\/h2>\n<p>Lola Vice made her entrance at #24. She eliminated Kelani Jordan. Sol Ruca eliminated her. The NXT Women&#8217;s Champion seemed to have found in Sol Ruca her next contender.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NXT Women&#39;s Champion <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacyjaynewwe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@jacyjaynewwe<\/a> is ready for action! \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>Watch Royal Rumble LIVE on the <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@espn<\/a> app: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jKAIj8nxxt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/jKAIj8nxxt<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sQ30xD4kDm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/sQ30xD4kDm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2017688920377491528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 31, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Kelani Jordan<\/h2>\n<p>Kelani Jordan made her entrance at number 27. Jacy Jayne eliminated her.<\/p>\n<p>The former TNA Knockouts World Champion was recently feuding with one of the NXT Women&#8217;s North American Championship challengers, Lola Vice. As a former NXT Women&#8217;s North American Champion, Jordan could find the main roster door with the Royal Rumble.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kelani_wwe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@kelani_wwe<\/a> did not come to play \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q9I0PZ8GI6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Q9I0PZ8GI6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2017690203121446974?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 31, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>AAA&#8217;s Mr. Iguana<\/h2>\n<p>Mr. Iguana made his entrance at number 9. He eliminated no one, but Trick Williams eliminated him.<\/p>\n<p>The green-painted-faced Superstar has become a fan favorite thanks to his puppet, La Yesca. The former AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champion is extremely unique, with his offense and mannerisms that enhance a hilarious gimmick.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOT LA YESCA!! \ud83d\ude2d <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pcj1HSAAoU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Pcj1HSAAoU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2017722420749054196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 31, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>AAA&#8217;s La Parka<\/h2>\n<p>The shaking skeleton, La Parka, made his entrance at number 18. He eliminated no one, but Austin Theory and Bronson Reed eliminated him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Parka_AAA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Parka_AAA<\/a> is just showing off \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h9DEcoIZ40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/h9DEcoIZ40<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2017726145643315209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 31, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a> for more on the <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE<\/a> PLE schedule and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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As WWE acquired Lucha Libre AAA last year, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5457,"featured_media":151471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12,2192,5,3],"tags":[157,8023,8692,8660,8121,8820,8760,8696,7214],"class_list":["post-152033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news","category-wrestling","category-nxt","category-wwe-universe","tag-ethan-page","tag-jacy-jayne","tag-kelani-jordan","tag-lola-vice","tag-mr-iguana","tag-sol-ruca","tag-tatum-paxley","tag-thea-hail","tag-wwe-royal-rumble"],"modified_by":"Steph Franchomme","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5457"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152033"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152338,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152033\/revisions\/152338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}