WWE Women's Royal Rumble 2024: Predicting All 30 Entrants

16. Shayna Baszler

WWE SummerSlam 2023 Shayna Baszler
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'The Queen Of Spades' was a heavy favourite heading into the 2020 Royal Rumble, but amongst the many things that have changed in the four years since are Baszler's chances of main eventing another 'Show Of Shows'.

She fell short back then, and inexplicably did at WrestleMania 36 when she got the shot anyway. The pandemic chewed up and spat out what remained of her credibility, and it's been restarted after restart ever since.

Will 2024's 'January Classic' be the latest? No, but Baszler's a good person to clear out some deadwood and believably threaten the status of a potential winner.

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