The secondary rivalry heading into the event from the SmackDown! brand was between Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie. At Armageddon, Torrie and Dawn did a lesbian segment in a hotel room. On the December 19 episode of "SmackDown!", Torrie gave bad remarks about her storyline father Al Wilson on getting married with Dawn. On the January 2 episode of "SmackDown!", Dawn and Al had their storyline wedding in their undergarments. On the January 9 episode of "SmackDown!", Josh Mathews announced that Dawn and Torrie would wrestle in a match at Royal Rumble billed as a "Stepmother" vs "Stepdaughter" match.