WWE Royal Rumble 2019: Every Match Ranked From Worst To Best

3. Women's Royal Rumble

WWE Royal Rumble 2019
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Result: Becky Lynch eliminates Charlotte Flair to win the Rumble (1:12:00).

Rating: Though the ending wasn't really in doubt once Lana got injured during the kickoff show, a satisfying result is more important than being surprised, and satisfy Becky's win certainly did.

The best thing about this Rumble, however, was its lack of reliance on nostalgia and legacy talent (as was an issue last year), with WWE instead showing confidence in their talent pool in a way that totally paid off.

Fun extras were in pretty short supply this year - apart from the hilarious Zelina Vega/Hornswoggle spot - but so many top-tier talents came out of this looking superb (especially Ember Moon and Rhea Ripley), while Kacy Catanzaro temporarily stole the show in her main roster debut.

Not an all-timer Rumble by any means, but a very solid one, if lacking the synthesis of drama and humour that the best Rumbles achieve. 7/10

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