WWE Royal Rumble: Predicting All 30 Women’s Entrants
By Kyle Boris
17. Mickie James
It’s actually quite amazing how Mickie James has continued to shine year after year in the ring. She has continually proved that she has yet to lose a step in the ring, while dishing out strong match after strong match. At the Royal Rumble, it should be no different.
It’s not clear how much longer James will be competing, but while she is, fans should celebrate at getting to watch a future Hall of Famer compete with some of the best ladies in the business.
18. Zelina Vega
Zelina Vega may be the business partner of Andrade “Cien” Almas, but she has proven in her short time on SmackDown Live that she is every bit the wrestler as she is a manager.
Vega has repeatedly been placed in mixed tag team matches with some of the best women’s wrestlers on Tuesday nights. And each and every time she reminds people that she can back up whatever she says.
Vega could very well be the smallest competitor in the competition, but who’s to say she can’t follow in the footsteps of Rey Mysterio and win it all. Are you going to tell her she can’t? Because I certainly am not.
19. Nia Jax
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Moving from the smallest competitor to the largest, Nia Jax will have the obvious advantage in this bout because of her incredible size and strength. However, that advantage can also become her disadvantage as seen in last year’s bout.
When the strongest person is in the ring with many others, the group occasionally realizes that their best bet may be to work together to take out their biggest threat.
If Jax can limit the group attacks, while teaming up with Tamina, she could easily be the last one remaining to clinch a potential rematch with Ronda Rousey.
However, there is one woman that could ruin all of Jax’s plans and that is Becky Lynch.
If Lynch and Jax share the ring at the same time, it’s a given that Lynch will be out for revenge. Even better, could we possibly be looking at a final two of Jax and Lynch with a date at WrestleMania on the line?
20. Toni Storm
Just as in the Men’s Royal Rumble, I suspect we might get a taste of the UK in the Women’s Royal Rumble as well. Toni Storm deserves this opportunity after winning the Mae Young Classic back in October with her win over Io Shirai at Evolution.
If she wasn’t already on the map, that match certainly did the trick.
In her short career with the WWE, the 23-year old has competed in both Mae Young Classics, fought at Evolution and wrestled for the NXT and NXT UK Women’s Championships. It’s only fitting for her to next take on the Royal Rumble.