10 WWE Royal Rumble 2019 Impulse Reactions
4. Lynch Mob
There's a problematically real case of the haves and have-nots in the WWE women's division at the moment, and for a simple guide of who slots into which category, simply look at the Women's Royal Rumble line-up and work upwards.
Lacey Evans had a not-at-all-good debut, despite Natalya's hideously uneventful 55:58 stint kickstarting the contest. Riott Squad members Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan only became relevant entities after they'd been eliminated, whilst The Iiconics didn't even get a second bite of the cherry after they too were dumped with relative ease.
Charlotte Flair's arrival at 13 damned the field - her star power was so much greater than anybody else's that it made the match feel even hollower - discounting the bouts of extremely shoddy work. Last year's debut edition was as much to do with legacy as launching a star on the Road To WrestleMania 34 - this year's nearly failed in kickstarting what should have been a nailed-on WrestleMania 35 main event.
Becky Lynch's victory was well-received, but nowhere near as rapturously as it could and should have been had she not already lost on the undercard and begged for permission from Finlay just to take Lana's place.
The end will hopefully justify the means - and should erase the sophomore slump.