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Royal Rumble matches are some of the most anticipated in the WWE Universe. While we only had the men’s Royal Rumble to look forward to before 2018, WWE gifted fans with the Women’s Royal Rumble starting from 2018.
This year, fans will witness the third edition of the Women’s Royal Rumble and will be looking for some great spots and moments.
During the match, there'll be some Superstars who'll enter the ring without too much backing from the crowd, but there are many women who can send the crowd wild once their music hits.
With so many talented women possibly taking part in the Royal Rumble match this year, we will look at the 5 Superstars who could draw the loudest pop from the WWE Universe this year.
#5 Lita
Lita is one of the most beloved female Superstars in WWE’s history. She’s a Superstar many wrestlers today look up to and she has made a major impact in the world of wrestling.
While Lita has been inactive from the ring for some years now, she has made sporadic appearances whenever WWE has called upon her to create big moments.
Lita took part in the inaugural all-women Evolution PPV and made a huge impact along with her best friend Trish Stratus. She was also a participant during the 2018 Royal Rumble and entered the match at number 5, drawing a huge pop from the crowd.
Keeping in mind her legacy and star power, we could watch Lita make another appearance during this year’s Rumble to make the match much more memorable.
If she does decide to take part in the match along with 29 other women, she could draw one of the loudest pops from the crowd during the night as not many Superstars have a bigger connection and story with the fans than Lita.
#4 Nia Jax
Nia Jax last competed on television during the WrestleMania 35 event where she partnered with Tamina to take on Bayley & Sasha Banks, The IIconics, and Beth Phoenix & Natalya for the Women’s Tag Team Championships.
The match was won by The IIconics, who took the title away from Bayley & Banks. Soon afterward, it was announced that Jax had suffered anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears on both of her knees and would require at least nine months to recover.
Nia Jax was playing a heel character at the time, and fans didn’t care much when she was missing from action. However, recently fans have been wanting to watch The Irresistible Force back in action, as the competition in the women’s division is spicing up.
Royal Rumbles have always proven to be a great stage for Superstars to mark their returns, and we could watch Jax return with a new character during the event.
Not only will this be good news for the WWE Universe, but it will be bad news for the women in the ring and the reigning Champions as Jax has the potential to pull off a win during the Rumble.
A return at the Rumble will allow Nia Jax to get the crowd behind her and refresh her character while building towards her next feud.
#3 Beth Phoenix
Beth Phoenix has achieved everything any other female Superstar has inside the ring (and more) as she has broken the boundaries and gone places no one else has.
Before the Women’s Royal Rumble was a thing, Phoenix had even been part of the men’s Royal Rumble, as she had the courage, strength, and will to take anyone and everyone on. To hype up the inaugural Royal Rumble match, Phoenix participated, drawing a massive pop from the WWE Universe.
During the second edition of the women’s Royal Rumble, Phoenix was part of the announce team and did as great a job behind the table as she does in the ring.
This year, we could once again watch Phoenix take part in the Royal Rumble event to shake off some rust and give fans some more great moments.
Because she, along with her husband Edge had a Twitter spat with the current RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch, the crowd could go wild if she decides to make her way out to bag the opportunity for WrestleMania.
Phoenix could arguably be the biggest legend this year to draw a loud return pop from the crowd.
#2 Shayna Baszler
Arguably the most dominating force in all of WWE. Shayna Baszler currently belongs to the NXT brand, but all that could completely change very soon.
Baszler has held the NXT Women’s Championship twice in her career and had a record combined reign of over 540 days. Her two reigns allowed her to garner a lot of fame and following, and it has made her one of the successful women in wrestling today.
The Queen of Spades has enjoyed a lot of success on the Black & Gold brand, and may now turn her attention to the other two brands of the company.
Currently, she is among the top favorites to win the Royal Rumble and go on to compete for a major title at WrestleMania. With that in mind, it can easily be said that she is likely to receive a very loud pop when her music hits, as fans will be expecting her to have some great encounters during the 30-women match and possibly go on to win the entire affair.
Shayna Baszler has already brewed up a story with RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch, and fans want to watch a dream encounter between her and Lynch at WrestleMania.
#1 Ronda Rousey
This is the biggest question mark, and hence the possibility of drawing a huge pop from the crowd is high!
Last year at the Royal Rumble, Ronda Rousey walked into the arena as the RAW Women’s Champion. She defended her title against none-other-than ‘The Boss’ Sasha Banks, and managed to retain it in a good match.
Later in the night, we watched Becky Lynch win the Royal Rumble match and earn the opportunity to challenge any top Champion at WrestleMania 35. Lynch went straight for Rousey, but we saw Charlotte Flair get involved in the storyline too.
At WrestleMania, Lynch defeated Rousey and the SmackDown Women’s Champion Flair to become a double Champion.
That was the last time the WWE Universe watched Ronda Rousey compete in the squared circle, as she suffered an injury during the match and went on a hiatus.
While we aren’t too sure when Rousey will return to action, the speculation will help WWE build a great story for her return. If creative decides to surprise the entire WWE Universe and allow Rousey to enter the match, her entrance will surely draw the biggest imaginable pop that night.
