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Some WWE Superstars have reunited with friends and old teammates at the Royal Rumble.
The Royal Rumble event is usually full of surprises. It also sometimes witnesses a few reunions. One of the most emotional reunion moments in the past few years came at last year's Royal Rumble between Edge and Christian.
The 2022 Royal Rumble premium live event also saw a few emotional reunions during the Rumble matches. Some best friends finally shared a WWE ring for the first time. Meanwhile, former tag teams reunited after years of their disbanding.
Here are six reunions that happened at the Royal Rumble.
#6. WWE Superstars Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre
In mid-2019, Drew McIntyre allied himself with Shane McMahon becoming his enforcer. Hence, The Scottish Warrior helped Shane O'Mac defeat Roman Reigns at the 2019 Super ShowDown event.
However, the alliance between the two superstars did not last long. Nearly a month later, McIntyre ended his association with the former SmackDown commissioner.
Nevertheless, McMahon and McIntyre briefly reunited during the 2022 Men's Royal Rumble match. The two exchanged a few words after Shane O'Mac entered the bout at number 28. The 52-year-old then started punching his former enforcer.
Neither McMahon nor McIntyre succeeded in winning the Royal Rumble match as Brock Lesnar eliminated both of them.
The Scottish Warrior's return at the Royal Rumble came as a surprise to many fans. According to reports, he was going to be out for several months.
Meanwhile, McMahon's return was also a surprise. Before appearing at the Royal Rumble, the former SmackDown Tag Team Champion had not competed for nearly a year. His last singles match came against Braun Strowman at WrestleMania 37.
#5. WWE Superstars Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler
Ronda Rousey returned to Vince McMahon's company to win the Women's Royal Rumble match. She also reunited with one of her best friends, Shayna Baszler.
Despite being close friends outside the squared circle, Rousey and Baszler never worked together inside the wrestling ring. In a previous interview with the New York Post, the former NXT Women's Champion disclosed that she did not want WWE to use her friendship with Rousey on-screen for no purpose.
"I am glad that it’s not something that WWE has like forced down people’s throats, I’m not afraid. It’s not that I want to hide the fact that Ronda’s my friend. I don’t. But at the same time, I busted my a** just as hard as anyone else to do this, so I’m glad that people can see it," she said.
Despite this, the two friends finally got the chance to work together inside the ring when they participated in this year's Women's Royal Rumble match. The former RAW Women's Champion entered the bout at number 28. Baszler then joined her in the ring after entering at number 30.
The two ladies had a brief face-off during the match, but it was quickly interrupted when Charlotte Flair attacked Baszler.
While Rousey went on to win the Women's Royal Rumble match, her friend got eliminated by the SmackDown Women's Champion.
#4. WWE Superstars Naomi and Cameron
Cameron kicked off her WWE career in 2011. In her televised debut, she accompanied Naomi to ringside during her match against Leah West. Since then, the two have become a team. The two ladies even made their main roster debut together as Brodus Clay's valets, The Funkadactyls.
The two friends shared the ring as teammates many times between 2011 and 2016. They also faced each other a few times in tag team and singles action. However, in May 2016, Vince McMahon's company released Cameron from her contract.
After nearly six years of absence, Cameron returned to the company to participate in this year's Women's Royal Rumble match. She entered the bout at number 13 but lasted only 51 seconds before Sonya Deville eliminated her.
Seconds later, Naomi entered at number 14 and went directly to check on her friend at ringside before getting into the ring, giving the fans a brief Funkadactyls reunion moment.
#3. WWE SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair and Summer Rae
In 2013, Summer Rae and Sasha Banks joined forces to form the BFFs (Beautiful Fierce Females) on NXT. Nearly a year later, Charlotte Flair joined the group. However, later in 2014, the stable disbanded.
Although Summer Rae left Vince McMahon's company in 2017, she recently returned to participate in the 2022 Women's Royal Rumble match. Rae entered the bout at number 23 and went directly after Natalya. However, she was later attacked by her former BFFs partner, Charlotte Flair.
Rae lasted only 52 seconds in the Rumble before she was eliminated by Natalya. After the elimination of Rae, Flair mocked her former partner with a BFFs gesture.
#2. WWE Hall of Famers The Bella Twins and Alicia Fox
In mid-2015, Alicia Fox joined forces with WWE Hall of Famers Brie and Nikki Bella to form a tag team, Team Bella.
The alliance lasted for nearly a year, during which they feuded with several top superstars, including Paige, Naomi, and Tamina. They also squared off against Team B.A.D and Team PCB. Nevertheless, Team Bella quietly disbanded in April 2016.
Although both The Bella Twins and Fox have stepped away from the squared circle in the past few years, all three returned to Vince McMahon's company last Saturday to compete in the Women's Royal Rumble match.
During the match, Fox and The Bellas had a brief reunion. Nevertheless, Nikki eliminated her former Team Bella teammate. The two-time Divas Champion also later got eliminated by her sister.
#1. WWE Superstars Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan
Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan are very close friends and former teammates. The two ladies were members of The Riott Squad between 2017 and 2019.
Morgan and Logan shared the ring many times in WWE before Vince McMahon's company released Logan from her contract in April 2020. After nearly two years of absence, the 28-year-old recently returned to participate in the Women's Royal Rumble match, where she and Morgan reunited for a few seconds inside the ring.
After Logan entered the bout at number 25, she and Liv had brief eye contact before getting attacked by The Bella Twins. The Bellas then eliminated both ladies from the match. After their elimination, Liv and Morgan hugged at ringside.
