-- Rhea Ripley, Shotzi Blackheart, Toni Storm, Santana Garrett, Dakota Kai and Ember Moon - all from NXT - were used in the women’s Royal Rumble match because the company struggled to reach 30 competitors on the women's side, reports the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. For Ripley though, the match was expected to signify a permanent jump to the main roster as her loss to Raquel Gonzalez at NXT a few weeks back was meant to close her run there. Everyone else is expected to remain in NXT, though the report found it interesting that WWE had Garrett in the match despite not even being pushed.
