Nia Jax surprised everyone tonight and made history by competing in two Royal Rumble matches in the same night, as she was the 30th entrant in the men’s Rumble match.
Earlier in the night, Nia had entered the women’s match in the 29th spot, and was the 28th participant eliminated. R-Truth made his way out to the arena as the 30th and final entrant in the men’s match, but Nia attacked him from behind on the ramp and ended up taking his place. She surprised the competitors that were already standing in the ring with her appearance alone, but showed off her power by taking a few people down and ended up eliminating Mustafa Ali from the match. Her time in the match was short lived, however, as it took a superkick from Dolph Ziggler, followed by a 619 from Rey Mysterio and a RKO from Randy Orton, before finally being kicked out of the ring by Mysterio.
Nia Jax was the fourth woman to ever compete in a men’s Royal Rumble match; Chyna, Kharma and Beth Phoenix preceded her. Check out highlights from the match, including Nia’s entry and exit from the men’s Royal Rumble match below:
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She's not like most Men's #RoyalRumble Match entrants…
WHAT'S UP, @NiaJaxWWE?! pic.twitter.com/9nY2f0H95K
— WWE (@WWE) January 28, 2019
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ATTENTION: @NiaJaxWWE is IN the Men's #RoyalRumble Match, and she just ELIMINATED @MustafaAliWWE! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/Zp7hRAkUiS
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 28, 2019
.@NiaJaxWWE is OFFICIALLY #3️⃣0️⃣ in the Men's #RoyalRumble Match! pic.twitter.com/pmGQNILSeS
— WWE (@WWE) January 28, 2019