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

Women's Rumble...

18. Raquel Gonzalez

Raquel Gonzalez NXT TakeOver In Your House
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Fresh off battering Rhea Ripley out of the territory by drilling her through the stage at New Year's Evil, NXT's new monster is in the ascendency. She is quietly one of the best-booked wrestlers in WWE as her rise has been slow, organic, and careful. Rather than rushing to the seemingly inevitable Io Shirai title fight after WarGames, WWE is letting Gonzalez grow at her own pace. It's great stuff.

Calling her up now risks undoing all that. Still, a few Rumble power spots will leave a lasting impression.

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