5 Dark Horses In The 2024 Women's Royal Rumble

With the Royal Rumble simply days away, it’s arguably among the finest occasions of the yr to be a WWE fan, as a result of the Highway to WrestleMania is simply getting began. Inventive normally goes into overdrive, establishing marquee feuds and headline matches that make yearly’s WrestleMania a can’t-miss occasion.

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Beneath Triple H and Shawn Michaels’ course, the ladies’s divisions throughout Uncooked, SmackDown, and NXT are brimming with expertise. The namesake battle royal of the Royal Rumble gives stars on the cusp of breaking out an enormous alternative to show themselves. A Rumble win can and has modified careers. Many ladies on the WWE roster have one thing to show however could also be regarded over in favor of extra established stars. Which may be to their benefit, as these girls go into the Rumble as darkish horses, however could win the entire thing.

5 Nia Jax Can Construct On Latest Momentum

One Of The Few Plausible Wrestlers Who Might Problem Rhea Ripley’s Dominance

Not many individuals would have anticipated Nia Jax to return to WWE after her launch in November 2021. Whereas she had a terrific look, Jax’s subpar mic abilities and a repute for being unsafe within the ring meant that the majority have been joyful to see her go.

That sentiment was confirmed by the response she acquired upon her return, however to her credit score, Jax has improved in a number of departments. She is healthier within the ring, reveals indicators of with the ability to work the group successfully, and by no means fails to get a response.

Why She’s A Darkish Horse

Nia Jax is given the ‘large remedy’ in WWE. Her sheer dimension and uncooked energy imply that she simply overpowers basically everybody else within the division. That energy is all the time on show within the Royal Rumble, the place it normally takes a number of wrestlers, or one other powerhouse, to get rid of her. However going into this Rumble, issues are a little bit totally different.

Jax beat Becky Lynch clear at Day 1 in what was arguably the best singles match of her WWE profession. If that wasn’t sufficient, she adopted up that win with a face-off towards Rhea Ripley on the January eighth episode of Uncooked. Her intent is evident; she’s coming for the title. From a reserving perspective, this is smart. Ripley is a de-facto babyface as a result of followers hardly ever, if ever, boo her. She has additionally crushed all-comers throughout her reign, however not Jax. Moreover, when Jax returned to the corporate, she took out Ripley with an affordable shot after a grueling title protection towards Raquel Rodriguez. All the weather are in place to run a WrestleMania program with each girls.

4 Dakota Kai Will get Her Due

The Forgotten Participant In The Harm CTRL Drama

Ever since returning to WWE and forming Harm CTRL with Bayley and Iyo Sky, Dakota Kai has been constantly featured on programming. Regardless of being out of motion since Could 2023, the corporate has discovered a strategy to preserve her round simply because she provides a lot to the workforce.

A return to in-ring motion is imminent, with Kai earlier stating that she will not be cleared for in-ring motion until January 2024. If that timeline nonetheless holds up, then followers can anticipate her to make it again simply in time for the Royal Rumble.

Why She’s A Darkish Horse

Relating to Harm CTRL in the intervening time, Dakota Kai is in limbo. Asuka and Kairi Sane have picked up the place they left off, Iyo Sky is the champion, and Bayley is commonly on the skin trying in. There are easy-to-follow threads for every of them, however not for Kai. That might change as quickly because the Royal Rumble.

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The expectation is that Bayley will likely be ousted from the faction in some unspecified time in the future, and can most likely face Sky for the title. However Bayley is a Grand Slam Champion and one of the crucial embellished stars on the roster. That highlight is healthier reserved for somebody like Kai. It’s precisely the sort of bait-and-switch WWE loves doing, on this case, by swapping Bayley for Kai. This additionally opens up a number of storytelling alternatives; does Kai activate her pals? Or does Harm CTRL strike first? This might additionally add additional wrinkles to Bayley’s predicament, as she is torn between supporting Kai and getting on the great facet of the opposite members.

3 Ivy Nile Proves Herself On The Grandest Stage

A Royal Rumble Win Might Propel Her To Stardom

If booked appropriately on the principle roster, Ivy Nile may very well be a massively profitable babyface. She has a terrific moveset, a cool look, and may actually go within the ring. Nile made her most important roster debut at Day 1, going through Rhea Ripley for the Ladies’s World Championship. Despite the fact that she misplaced, she made an enormous impression on followers and certain on these watching backstage.

However most significantly, she was positioned as somebody who may actually push the champion regardless of not having a lot expertise on the principle roster. That might translate to a WrestleMania season to recollect for Nile.

Why She’s A Darkish Horse

With Rhea Ripley as champion, WWE has the chance to inform a implausible underdog story. Nobody expects Nile to go all the way in which, and which may be precisely why she ought to. Ripley underestimated her of their match and that is why Nile pushed her to the restrict. By giving her an early spot within the Rumble and placing on a gutsy, fiery babyface efficiency en path to the win, WWE may have an in a single day star on their fingers.

Past that one evening, a storyline with Ripley would even be implausible. The psychological impact of already having misplaced to the champion is one thing that may play on Nile’s conscience, and likewise be exploited by Ripley. It might even be an effective way to proceed the storyline between the Creed Brothers and Judgment Day. Each groups have confirmed they’ve chemistry to spare.

2 Roxanne Perez Shocks The World

NXT Star Proves She’s The Future Of WWE’s Ladies’s Division

Regardless of being solely 22 years previous, Perez has potential that belies her age and relative lack of expertise. She is held in excessive regard by each Shawn Michaels and Triple H and has repeatedly confirmed herself to be a gifted, reliable, and constant performer.

She is much from the completed product however has all of the instruments essential to dominate the ladies’s division for the subsequent 20 years.

Why She’s A Darkish Horse

Regardless of making a few appearances on SmackDown in 2022, Perez is but to earn her stripes as a most important roster star. A Royal Rumble win would make an announcement the likes of which followers have not seen since Kevin Owens took out John Cena when he was NXT Champion.

Moreover, if WWE decides to have the ultimate stretch of the ladies’s Rumble concentrate on the problems in Harm CTRL, then Perez suits proper in. Her most important roster match noticed her come up quick towards the faction in tag workforce motion. Harm CTRL additionally eradicated Perez from the 2023 Royal Rumble, so she could have a bone to select with them. Not solely will her win be a real shocker, however WWE can use the time it has until WrestleMania to construct Perez up, by having her beat members of Harm CTRL like Asuka and Bayley, and actually change into a pressure to be reckoned with.

1 Jade Cargill Makes A Debut For The Ages

WWE Might Make An Prompt Important Eventer Out Of The Former AEW Star

Jade Cargill made her first WWE look to a lot fanfare. The corporate knew it had a star on its fingers and offered her as such. A quick encounter with Charlotte Aptitude led most to imagine that Cargill’s first match in WWE would finally occur towards The Queen.

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However with Aptitude out for the foreseeable future and Cargill but to point out up within the ring, her plans are a little bit extra unsure. That will truly be to her profit going into WrestleMania 40.

Why She’s A Darkish Horse

Having Cargill debut on the Royal Rumble would instantly disrupt the established order of the ladies’s division. Athletic, highly effective, and resilient, Cargill will undoubtedly make strides in direction of the principle occasion. That journey may start together with her very first match. It might make an enormous assertion and followers will get a dream match within the type of Ripley vs. Cargill. Dominating the Royal Rumble would instantly make Cargill somebody worthy of going through Mami for the title.

Ripley is at her greatest when her opponent can match her mix of energy and agility. Look no additional than her brutal match with Charlotte Aptitude at WrestleMania 39. She will create magic as soon as extra, this time with Cargill. Win or lose, the previous TBS Champion can stroll away trying like a fair larger star than she did when she first appeared on WWE programming.