10 Ups And 11 Downs From WWE Royal Rumble 2020

7. Belair Makes A Statement

Bianca Belair Royal Rumble
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Regardless of whether Bianca Belair wins the NXT (Women’s) Championship this week, she had herself a hell of a Royal Rumble Sunday.

Belair entered at #2 and would go on to toss a record-tying eight women from the Rumble, taking out Mighty Molly, Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose, Nikki Cross, Candice LeRae, Tamina, Dana Brooke and Alexa Bliss. At one point, she had the ring all to herself after tossing Bliss.

In years past, a wrestler tossing a ton of superstars would be in line for a push of some sort, as they eliminated a bunch of people and had some momentum. Given that she’s challenging Rhea Ripley for the NXT title (and the likelihood they’re not changing champs that quickly), maybe she’s due for a callup?

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.