Liv Morgan Defends Eliminating Raquel Rodriguez at 2026 WWE Royal Rumble

Liv Morgan knows fans are still talking about her eliminating Raquel Rodriguez from the 2026 Royal Rumble—but she’s not losing sleep over it.

In her interview on TMZ’s Inside The Ring, the Royal Rumble winner addressed the drama head-on and gave a blunt response to speculation that the moment could fracture her friendship with Raquel. According to Liv, this isn’t some betrayal storyline—it’s just competition. When asked whether Raquel might be holding a grudge, Liv made it clear she’s not worried:

“Raquel had multiple title shots against Stephanie. I think this was her fourth championship match. So, I don’t know what she’d really hold against me. Like you said, I’ve beaten it to death. She has an opportunity now. I have an opportunity. She had four opportunities, you know.”

She also dismissed the idea that Raquel would turn on her out of resentment, pointing to everything they’ve been through:

“I’m not worried about Raquel turning on me. We’ve been through so much together—with her illness, my shoulder surgery, you know what I mean? We are so much stronger than fighting over a title opportunity.”

But the drama doesn’t end there. Morgan was also asked about interfering in Raquel’s street fight on RAW—despite Raquel specifically telling her to stay out of it. Instead of dodging the question, Liv gave her side of the story. She even pointed out the contradiction in Raquel’s past reactions:

“She did tell me not to get involved, but you know, her losing wasn’t really directed to my involvement.”

“If you remember a couple weeks ago, Raquel told me not to get involved, and I didn’t get involved. And then the next time we talked, she was upset with me for not getting involved.”

In the end, Liv says her only goal was to show support:

“I was just trying to make sure that she knows that I was there for her, and so I did get involved against her wishes. But like I said, her loss wasn’t really correlated to my involvement.”

With WrestleMania on the horizon, Liv doesn’t seem interested in creating drama—she’s focused on her moment. And if Raquel is truly her friend, Morgan’s not expecting any backstage fallout.

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