WWE Royal Rumble 2021: Predicting All 31 Wrestlers Not Yet Announced

4. Rhea Ripley

Rhea Ripley
WWE

If Bianca Belair doesn't win and WWE wants to maintain the recent trend of using the Rumble to elevate stars that people want to see in a huge spotlight, it's gotta be Ripley, right?

'The Nightmare' has done all there is to do on Wednesday night. NXT? Completed it, mate. Big game hunting awaits on Raw or SmackDown, where she could immediately be thrown in as a top contender to Sasha Banks or Asuka, provided WWE have figured out that having her literally cry on a locker-room floor in response to losing a title ain't it.

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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.