WWE Royal Rumble 2019: Predicting the women's final four
Sequels are often hard to top, but with the year WWE's women have had, it's hard to imagine the second edition of the women's Royal Rumble failing at all. A stellar match, this time filled with champion caliber full-time women ready to take over, as they fight to not only win a championship match but possibly main event WrestleMania for the first time ever.
That verbiage has flown everywhere from commentary to the mouths of superstars. WWE is going all in on the women's evolution, and an opportunity to main event WrestleMania could add just the perfect wrinkle to the whole thing. It makes it that much more important for the final four of the match to make it epic and incredible.
With the stakes high, the iconic final four of the Royal Rumble can provide a fascinating direction not just for the main event of WrestleMania, but also for the rest of WWE's women's division for the year, especially as they continue to dominate the headlines and the main events.
The story of the Rumble
The sophomore effort at the Royal Rumble for the women's division seems like a sure thing. Despite Becky Lynch being pre-occupied with a title match, it'd be silly to consider for the company if she weren't part of the match, winning it to set up the rumored main event of WrestleMania against Ronda Rousey (maybe with Charlotte in tow).
It's fascinating to note that WWE's allusions to not just Ronda's battles with the two women, but a full-blown four horsewomen feud is playing over at the Rumble, as she takes on Sasha Banks. It's this that will then be the primary storyline of not just their match, the WrestleMania main event (if it comes to fruition), but the Royal Rumble match as well.
It shall showcase the full-blown rift between Charlotte and Lynch that has defined WWE's past year, and also bring in a bunch of fringe elements to the question. This then will form the final four of the second edition of the women's Royal Rumble as we shall see.
#4 Bayley
Despite being the focal point of the NXT's Four Horsewomen storyline, Bayley is undoubtedly the pony-tailed stepchild of the disparate unit. She hasn't had the best main roster run despite breaking Charlotte's PPV win streak and taking the championship at WrestleMania two years ago.
Still, she's vital to the story, especially if by WrestleMania she stands as one-half of the first WWE Women's Tag Team champions.
Bayley is an early entry for the Rumble unlike last year, possibly even clocking the longest time, to give her a believable showcase as a singles star in parallel to Banks' championship shot.
She'll manage quite a few eliminations, not too many though - scanning the ring as an anchor for the match much like Lynch and Banks last year.
Her real face offs will come towards the end, as she squares up against her Four Horsewomen friends in Charlotte and Becky Lynch. However, the big confrontation shall take place against the surprise NXT entry who'll eliminate her, putting into motion 2019's feud of the year between two sets of horsewomen.
Eliminated by Shayna Baszler