100 Greatest WWE Royal Rumble Moments Ever

91. Naomi’s Impressive Barricade Jump (2019)

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Everyone's hamstrings were screaming when they saw what Naomi pulled off during the 2019 Rumble.

Naomi entered as #16 and immediately went after rival Mandy Rose. The pair fought onto the ring apron, then Mandy fell to the floor. Retaliating, Rose tried to powerbomb her foe, but Naomi dropped into a hurricanrana position, kicked Mandy off then somehow scaled the ringside barrier without her feet touching the floor. Kofi Kingston would've been smiling watching that.

The fun didn't stop there. If anything, it was just getting started. Naomi almost slipped a few times when walking along the padded lip of the barricade, then leapt to safety by landing on the ring steps. Technically, she was still involved in the Rumble, but Rose returned to pull her off the stairs and force an elimination. It was an impressive stunt.

Who knows how Naomi managed to keep her balance on that barricade? It was probably slippy, and some fans were rocking it as they cheered her on. That took incredible athleticism.

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