WWE News & Rumor Roundup – Big talks in progress with AEW, interpromotional match teased for Roman Reigns, possible title switch (January 9th, 2022)

#2. Paige trends after WWE's Royal Rumble announcements, several stars react

The announced return of former stars for the WWE Women's Royal Rumble match has resulted in Paige's name making it to Twitter's trending section.

While Paige was not part of the confirmed entrants, many fans shared their desire to see the retired wrestler make a comeback. Paige is least surprised by the social media hype as her name often comes up during Royal Rumble season:

The former Divas champion has not wrestled since 2017 after being forced to retire due to a neck injury. Paige has since dropped many hints about an in-ring return and has drawn inspiration from the likes of Edge and Daniel Bryan.

Paige has also received much support as a few top female stars reacted to her name trending on social media.

The 29-year-old has mentioned in the past that she would ideally want her return to be her surprise if it ever happened. Could Paige be one of the hidden surprises for the Royal Rumble?

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#1. WWE pitched a different name for Liv Morgan

Liv Morgan revealed that the company initially had another name for her when she joined the company in 2014.

While speaking on Wrestling Inside The Ropes, Liv Morgan recalled the experience of building her character during her early days at the Performance Center. Wrestlers were supposed to send a list of names to the officials, and Liv Morgan wasn't too convinced with her creations:

"The real background [of my on-screen name] is that, you know, when you arrive to the Performance Center when it's time to create your character, you send in like a list of names, right? And I must've sent in like three different lists of names, and I thought, 'All my names are so terrible.' All the names that I picked, they thought it was so bad," revealed Morgan.

The RAW superstar was given two options - "Liv Gallows" and "Liv Morgan" - and she instantly picked the latter despite initially not being a fan of the second name.

The former NXT star said she loves her current moniker and spontaneously mentioned a few puns using 'Liv.'

"So literally, I show up to TV one day at Full Sail for an NXT taping, and they pulled me aside, and they were like, 'All right, you're either Liv Morgan, or you're Liv Gallows' and I was like… 'I guess I pick Liv Morgan' and I always liked the name Liv. I didn't really like 'Morgan,' you know? But I grew to love it, I grew to love it all, and I found so many little puns to use 'Liv' for and fun little things I can use, so I grew to really — SmackDown Liv, You Only Liv Once, Liv is Life, Watch Me Liv, I mean I can go on and on. [It says on my titantron right now], 'Liv is the best," Morgan added. H/t POST Wrestling

Liv Morgan's star power has increased tremendously ever since she began her feud with Becky Lynch. While Morgan has been unsuccessful in winning her maiden women's title, the 27-year-old star is quite over with the fans and is still involved in the championship picture.

Will Liv Morgan become a women's champion in 2022? Do you see it happening before WrestleMania 38? Share your thoughts in the comments section.