SUMMARY
- Royal Rumble 2024 is all set to take place on January 27, 2024, and recently, a former WWE Champion gave an update on her role in the match.
- During that, she stated that WWE won't be inviting her anytime soon to participate in the Women's Royal Rumble match.
The Royal Rumble 2024 is all set to take place on January 27, 2024, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. However, now that WWE’s upcoming pay-per-view event is nearing, a former WWE champion has given an update on her role in the match.
The former WWE Champion is none other than Gail Kim, who recently appeared in an interview with ‘Ring the Belle‘. During that, she stated that WWE won’t be inviting her anytime soon to participate in the Women’s Royal Rumble match.
Kim laughed and said that she didn’t think WWE would ask her, which is “okay” according to her. She then added, “You saw Mickie, and what a great relationship. Scott D’Amore, as our leader in IMPACT, has done some amazing things”. However, finally, the former WWE Champion mentioned, “Whatever happens happens”.
Gail Kim doesn’t think WWE would ask her to be in the Royal Rumble pic.twitter.com/y5HZnXGQgb
— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) January 11, 2024
With that, it remains to be seen if WWE will actually invite her to become a participant in the Royal Rumble match or not. It is also mentionable that, until now, only four participants have been announced for the Women’s Royal Rumble match in 2024. Now, only time will tell what lies ahead for Gail Kim in the Stamford-based promotion in the upcoming days.
Know more about Gail Kim’s last WWE run
Gail Kim is currently a part of Impact Wrestling. However, she was previously a part of WWE and made a name for herself while being a part of the promotion. Previously, Kim walked into the Stamford-based promotion in 2002.
Following that, she made history as she became the WWE Women’s Champion in her debut match. However, in November 2004, she was released by the Triple H-led promotion as a result of cost-cutting.
After her release, Gail Kim became a part of TNA, where she performed until 2008. After leaving TNA, Kim once again became a part of WWE. During her second stint with the Stamford-based promotion, Gail became a part of several storylines and participated in many matches.
However, in 2011, Kim took to her ‘X’ handle to announce that she was no longer a part of WWE and had quit the Stamford-based promotion. Later, it was highlighted that her contract with the Triple-H-led promotion had expired. Following that, she once again made her return to TNA.
Meanwhile, it’s been a long time since Gail Kim left WWE. Now, with WWE’s several pay-per-view events upcoming, it remains to be seen if Kim will once again make her return to the largest wrestling promotion in the world to continue with her third stint. Whatever the case, her fans will look forward to more updates about her future.