WWE Royal Rumble 2019: 10 Surprise Entrants We Could See

7. Shayna Baszler

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'The Queen Of Spades' is a divisive performer, but given the way main roster women's wrestling has evolved over the past year - with brutal, attritional, hard-hitting blood feuds now commonplace - Shayna Baszler would be a great fit for either Raw or SmackDown.

The Royal Rumble would be the ideal place to call her up. WWE can have Shayna drop the NXT Women's Title to the awesome Bianca Belair the night before, then bring Baszler through in the biggest women's match of the year, eliminating a handful of big names to establish her as a serious threat immediately. Just give her last year's Michelle McCool run, but with Shayna transitioning into a full-time role rather than slinking back to retirement.

There's no need to keep Baszler stuck in developmental any longer. She's close to perfecting her act inside the ring and out. Her bully character is awesome, her ring work is brutal, and she'd slot effortlessly into the out-of-control matches the likes of Becky Lynch, Charlotte, and pal Ronda Rousey are currently highlighting main roster pay-per-views with. She can help make the best scene in North American wrestling even better.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.