Liv Morgan has competed in every Women's Royal Rumble since the match debuted in 2018, and she says winning it this year carried a weight that no previous Rumble appearance could match.
Speaking with Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Morgan reflected on what the victory meant after years of close calls and every imaginable entry position in the match. She and Natalya are the only women who can say they have been in every Women's Rumble since its inception.
Morgan said she has been in every possible spot in that match at one point or another.
"I've been in every single Royal Rumble since we started doing these in 2018," she said. "I've had every position in that match. I've come out first, I've come out last, I've had the fastest elimination time, I've had the shortest elimination. And to finally be the bride and not the bridesmaid this year, and not only that, but to solidify myself a WrestleMania spot where I was able to pick a champion of my choosing, none of that is lost on me."
She described the emotion of the win hitting her the moment she walked back up the ramp, calling it one of the proudest moments of her career.
"Nothing's promised in this business," she said. "Those moments where you're quite literally not only living your dream, but you're accomplishing and succeeding at such a high level, it just makes me emotional because I'm just so proud. I have pinch-me moments every single day."
"To win the Royal Rumble with a roster so stacked of incredible, talented women, and for it to be me, and to go on to WrestleMania, it was just amazing, incredible. I was just really proud and happy, and I just felt vindicated."
WrestleMania 42 will mark Morgan's eighth consecutive appearance at the Show of Shows. She chose Women's World Champion Stephanie Vaquer as her opponent after winning the Rumble and has been deliberate about staying present rather than letting the pressure of the moment get ahead of her in the weeks since.
"Since I've come back from my injury, I'm very much just trying to stay in the moment and be present," she said. "WrestleMania is heavy on my mind, but I'm not feeling anxiety or pressure yet. I'm just taking everything day by day."
