Royal Rumble 2019: 3 superstars who should not be a part of the women’s Royal Rumble match

#2 Asuka

The Empress won the Royal Rumble in 2018

Asuka currently holds the SmackDown Women’s Championship, which she will defend against Becky Lynch at Royal Rumble 2019.

The Japanese-born superstar was the winner of the inaugural women’s Royal Rumble match in 2018, and went on to challenge Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 34, where she tasted the first defeat of her WWE career.

While Asuka is an extremely gifted superstar, she should not be included in the women’s Royal Rumble match this year if she loses her championship at the event.

The reason is that her reputation has already taken a hit after her WrestleMania 34 loss, subsequent losses, and bad bookings afterward.

If she loses her title, enters the Royal Rumble match, and then gets eliminated from the Rumble, then her reputation will be dented even further, because she was red hot in the previous event and won the match.