WWE Royal Rumble 2019: 10 Last-Minute Rumours You Need To Know
6. Shayna Baszler Debuts
Only a matter of time for this one now. Baszler has dominated the women's division in NXT since taking the title from Ember Moon over WrestleMania weekend, and will be a ready-made star when she finally makes it to the main roster. A main roster, by the way, that is absolutely desperate for a vicious heel like her at the moment.
With a title defence against Bianca Belair booked in for TakeOver this weekend, the time is almost definitely now for her to leave developmental. The bottom line is, she doesn't really have any more developing to do. She's ready.
Now quite what you do with her once she's on the main roster is open to debate. She's probably good enough to just walk straight into the main event scene, but these days WWE doesn't like to simply insert anyone right at the top of the card. Bayley, Charlotte, Sasha, Becky, Alexa, Nia Ember, virtually everyone called up since the #WomensRevolution has had to bide their time somewhat.
However this was a rule that was thrown right out the nearest door for Ronda, and in her Baszler has both a very obvious opponent and ally. How they book around that is where it gets really interesting, but expect it to all start this Sunday.
Rumour Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2