Getting Ready To Rumble: Potential 2019 Royal Rumble Winners- Becky Lynch
In this new series, we look at the chances that WWE superstars have of winning the 2019 Royal Rumble match.
Last time, we looked at the chances of Charlotte Flair.
This time we assess the chances of her former best friend turned bitter rival; The Man, Becky Lynch.
Becky Lynch is the most popular superstar in the WWE today. She must definitely be considered a strong contender for the title of most popular superstar in the entire industry.
Despite her immense popularity, Becky Lynch's accomplishments do not match up to Charlotte Flair's, or even Nikki Bella's. She is a two-time Smackdown Women's Champion, won the first ever main roster Last Woman Standing Match, was the first female draft pick for Smackdown Live, and participated in the first-ever woman's TLC match. She also spent last year's WrestleMania as an inconsequential part of the pre-show battle royal. Indeed, before she adopted her 'The Man' persona, Becky lost most of her important matches.
Never mind, all that is in the past now. She is set to face Asuka at the Royal Rumble for the Smackdown Women's Championship, a match that I think she will lose.
But the Royal Rumble match? That's a whole other ball game.
Case for Becky Lynch winning the 2019 Women's Royal Rumble match
The winner of the Royal Rumble match is in one of the more important stories on the road to WrestleMania. It is also an enormous honour. It is an acknowledgement that the winner deserves to be in focus all the way up to WrestleMania. Logic dictates that unless they are a World Champion at the time, the most popular superstar on the roster wins the Royal Rumble match.
The most popular superstar on the roster is Becky Lynch, and it isn't even close. She has caught lightning in a bottle with her 'The Man' character. Her fans are almost as passionate as Daniel Bryan's 'Yes Movement' fans. Crowds regularly chant for her even when she is not in the ring.
Becky Lynch is the most logical choice to win this match because she is the audience's choice.
Also, WWE would do well to remember what happened in 2014 and 2015 when Daniel Bryan did not win the Royal Rumble match. Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.