The inaugural pay-per-view event of 2020 that is Royal Rumble will take place on January 26 at the Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. It’s that time of the year where unpredictability surrounds the scene as the busiest season in pro-wrestling kick-starts.
We often dub Royal Rumble where the Road to WrestleMania begins. This year, it could be more special as there will be more involvement from the NXT superstars.
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As noted previously by Bryan Alvarez noted on Wrestling Observer Live, the current plan for 2020 Royal Rumble matches is for there to be 10 RAW Superstars, 10 SmackDown Superstars, and 10 NXT Superstars in each.
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The previous edition of Royal Rumble featured a half-dozen NXT Superstars in the 30-woman match whereas just 3 NXT Superstars in the 30-man match.
The anticipation begins, which fortunate names from NXT will be available for perhaps the most exciting night of the year. WWE on FOX account posted a fast slideshow video on Twitter to note on this.
Who will it be?!? ?
Press play & take a screenshot of this video to see who YOU'RE picking to win the men's #RoyalRumble match! Share your photo in the comments below. pic.twitter.com/TZZvc3fyRQ
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) January 3, 2020
They asked the fans to pause the video in between and then tell which wrestler they picked to win the Men’s Royal Rumble 2020 match. While doing so, several NXT superstars’ names were spotted.
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The contained NXT wrestlers’ names might have given out potential spoiler on which wrestlers from the yellow brand will be competing in the Royal Rumble match. Check out the sorted out names of the NXT superstars,
– Finn Balor
– Tyler Breeze
– Matt Riddle
– Keith Lee
– Tommaso Ciampa
– Johnny Gargano
– Kyle O’Reilly
– Bobby Fish
– WALTER
– Pete Dunne
– Killian Dain
– Roderick Strong
– Angel Garza (courtesy wwfoldschool.com)
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It’s safe to say that quite a few names have been revealed to participating from NXT at 2020 Royal Rumble. So Vince McMahon and the creative team of WWE main roster is not neglecting the third brand of the WWE when it comes to getting the spotlight.
Names like Shayna Baszler, Rhea Ripley or Adam Cole stole the show at Survivor Series 2019 back in November. Another big-four event waiting ahead of them, they will receive the chance to tear the house down, again. Baszler is even appeared to be the favorite to win Women’s Royal Rumble match, itself.
