10 Booking Steps For WWE Queen Of The Ring
9. Include Non-Main Roster Entrants
NXT is a necessity for this. WWE surely realises this.
NXT's women's division is banging at the minute, with Raquel Gonzalez, Dakota Kai, Io Shirai, Candice LeRae, and Indi Hartwell, amongst others, bringing something different to the WWE dinner table. Far and above grander than the Raw and SmackDown female talent pools, their inclusion in the women's Royal Rumble matches since 2018 is always welcomed.
This has to apply to the Queen Of The Ring, too. Travel restrictions permitting, NXT UK's inclusion would be a tremendous addition also, but as of writing, it's implausible.
As for who, exactly, WWE decides to include from the black and gold brand, that accolade should go to the following:-
- Mercedes Martinez
- Ember Moon
- Zoey Stark
- Kacy Catanzaro
- Xia Li
WWE must shy away from using the top-tier NXT stars so as to quote-unquote protect them from the main roster miserableness they'll soon come to face. Granted, the inclusion of Zoey Stark - a current NXT Women's Tag Team Champion alongside Io Shirai - may damage her before she's properly gotten to make a name for herself, however, this is the sort of boost she needs.
An NXT name is unlikely to ever win the crown, but they simply can't go without being featured. At least one semifinal spot at the bare minimum should be as far as the brand goes here.