#4. Has AJ Styles become RAW's gatekeeper?

AJ Styles attempted to block a third superstar from entering the Men's Royal Rumble match. He only got a free entry on RAW because of his status as a 2-time WWE Champion.
Since then, he defeated Drew Gulak and Ricochet to prevent them from earning a Royal Rumble spot. R-Truth went to Adam Pearce and said that he was ready to compete in the Money in the Bank ladder match. A puzzled Adam Pearce was met by AJ Styles, who offered to face R-Truth on RAW.
The stipulation, of course, was that a win for R-Truth on RAW would secure him a spot in the Men's Royal Rumble match. It was a good match, but it's no surprise that AJ Styles won once again. We're not sure why WWE is preventing so many names from entering the Royal Rumble.
If a superstar like Ricochet made an appearance at the Rumble, it would mean that the last few weeks had pointless matches. But AJ Styles has essentially become RAW's gatekeeper.