Retired professional wrestler and former two times WWE Women’s champion Michelle McCool who is the wife of WWE legend The Undertaker recently talked about the women’s Royal Rumble match of this year and revealed how she ended up being a part of this year’s Royal Rumble.
This year’s Royal Rumble pay per view event will be quite different from from the recent Royal Rumble events. The first time since 1997 WWE is opening the forbidden door during the Royal Rumble match. A lot of entrants have already been announced for both men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches.
Michelle McCool Reveals How She Became A Part Of Royal Rumble
For the women’s Royal Rumble match, some of the surprise entrance have already been announced, they are not surprise anymore. A lot of wrestlers and wrestling personnel given some former wrestlers have expressed their disappointments for WWE announcing women’s Royal Rumble entrants early.
Among the surprise entrants, the biggest surprise entrants that is going to enter the Royal Rumble match has to be the Impact Knockout Champion Mickie James. This is the first time WWE is going to work with Impact wrestling in spite of being their rival.
About 9 wrestlers are yet to be revealed. We can expect some big names including legends and definitely some more forbidden door entrants. It has been reported that WWE was trying to bring in the IInspiration but they rejected the deal. There are rumours that there will be forbidden door entrance in the men’s Royal Rumble as well.
Here are the participants that have already been announced for the women’s Royal Rumble match; Charlotte Flair, Rhea Ripley, Nikki A.S.H., WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella, WWE Hall of Famer Brie Bella, Shotzi, Natalya, Michelle McCool, WWE 24/7 Champion Dana Brooke, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Carmella, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Queen Zelina Vega, Impact Knockouts Champion Mickie James, Tamina Snuka, Kelly Kelly, Aliyah, Summer Rae, Naomi, Shayna Baszler, WWE Hall of Famer Lita, Liv Morgan, Bianca Belair.
Michelle McCool who is the wife of WWE legend The Undertaker recently spoke to Busted Open where she talked about the women’s Royal Rumble match of this year and revealed how she ended up being a part of this year’s Royal Rumble. She said;
“I got a phone call from talent relations right about Christmas time. John Cone called and said, ‘We’re doing the Rumble and we’re just wanting to see if you have any interest in doing it?’ I thought, ‘We’re about to go to Colorado for 10 days which sets me back in my training.’ I said, ‘Let me think about it. I’m very honored and flattered. Let me see.
“I talked it over with Mark (The Undertaker). I was like, ‘You know what? You don’t get this opportunity too much. I’m super grateful for it, and it gives me a chance to really show my daughter and my son that I’m a little scared, but we can be scared and still go out there and be brave, do things, and overcome challenges.’ That was the motivation behind it.
“I was like, ‘I’m going to need your help. I’m going to need your motivation, but Mommy’s a little scared. Mommy knows she can do this, so I have to train hard. I have to put in the work, so let’s do it.” So that was my motivation behind doing it.”
H/T to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription