10 takeaways from WWE Royal Rumble 2019

Seth Rollins is going to Wrestlemania 35
Seth Rollins is going to Wrestlemania 35

#7 Naomi's breathtaking save will be talked about for years

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Naomi one-upped both Kofi Kingston and Kacy Catanzaro at this year's Rumble
Naomi one-upped both Kofi Kingston and Kacy Catanzaro at this year's Rumble

A few years back, Naomi was one half of the Funkadactyls, the cheerleader-inspired dancing duo whose main function was to accompany the Funkasaurus Brodus Clay to the ring.

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The role frustrated Naomi, who was being forced to act as a valet even though she had trained rigorously for in-ring competition. After a time the Funkadactyls started to wrestle, but they were still a tag team in a promotion that offered no tag team championships for women.

Thanks in part to her involvement with the Total Divas reality show, Naomi managed to garner a groundswell of support, and now is a former Smackdown women's champion. Ever impressive, she one-upped Kofi Kingston at the Rumble by making a death-defying leap from the guardrail to the ring steps.

Though Naomi was quickly sent back to the floor by Mandy Rose, her leap has gained her more attention and is trending on social media, which is good news for her career.

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