5 WWE Superstars who rejected a spot in the Royal Rumble

#2 Nia Jax refused to return to WWE for the 2022 women's Royal Rumble match

Having just been released by WWE in November 2021, Nia Jax still hadn't managed to get the company to return all her personal belongings when she was asked if she'd like to be considered for a spot in this year's Women's Royal Rumble match.

Speaking during a recent appearance on Renee Pacquette's The Sessions podcast, the former RAW Women's Champion revealed she was far from impressed with the offer or the way it was presented to her.

"I'm in the middle of getting my stuff back, they sent me a box and more than half was missing. I'm like, 'Yo, what is going on?' When I got the call I thought it was about, 'Where is my stuff?' It's my homie in [Talent Relations]. 'Hey, we're just calling to see if you'd be interested in participating in the Royal Rumble'. I started hysterically laughing. I thought it was my friend joking with me. 'Oh, you're hilarious'. 'Actually, this is an official call'. 'Oh, f*** no, I'm not coming back'. 'We'd like to offer you this'. I said, 'First of all, I'm still under my 90 days. You're still going to be paying me anyway, so you're not offering me anything. No, I'm not coming back. Absolutely f****** not. Is this all it was?' 'Yes'. 'Okay, bye.'" (H/T Fightful)

Jax made history in 2019 when she became the first superstar to appear in both the Men's and Women's Royal Rumble matches in the same year. Fast-forward three years, though, and she couldn't appear less interested to take part in either bout.

Of all the Royal Rumble rejections WWE has received, this might well have been the boldest.