Released WWE Star Reveals Why They Turned Down Offer To Return For The Royal Rumble

The Royal Rumble pay-per-view is one of WWE’s most anticipated shows of the year, and on Saturday night some familiar faces from the past returned to compete in the Royal Rumble matches.

Leading up to the event there was a lot of speculation regarding who might show up, and it sounds like WWE reached out to former Raw Women’s Champion Nia Jax, now known as Lia Fanene. During a recent appearance on The Sessions with Renee Paquette, Fanene revealed that she received a call from WWE, but she was adamant about not returning.

“I was in the middle of trying to get my stuff back. They sent me a box with half my stuff missing, so I called and asked what the hell was going on. So when I got the call, I thought it was about my stuff. They then asked if she wanted to be in the Rumble. I started hysterically laughing. I thought it was my friend joking with me. And he was like, ‘no this is an official call”. And I was, like, ‘f**k no! I’m not coming back! First of all, I’m still under my 90 days so you’re still going to be paying me, so you’re not actually offering me anything. I was like, ‘no I’m not f**king coming back. Absolutely f**king not.’

“They were accumulating a list. This is what I was told. They’re accumulating a list. They wanted to offer me the opportunity. Accumulate the list. Then that list goes to Vince, then Vince goes to the list and he decides who wants and who he doesn’t. So you’re asking me to be part of a list to see if I can go to the next step. F**k no. How much more can you s**t on me, dude? Someone said, ‘we didn’t want her to feel left out’. F**k you, that is so much bulls**t. You needed people.”

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