#3 World champions do not compete in the Royal Rumble match

The Royal Rumble event is named after the Royal Rumble match; the 30 superstar over-the-top-rope battle royal, the winner of which faces a world champion of their choosing at WrestleMania.
World champions do not actually compete in the match. Whilst Becky has not been announced as participating in this match, she is one of the favorites to win it.
Moreover, her fans will expect her to participate in it, even though she has not been announced. Indeed, history has demonstrated this.
In 2014, Daniel Bryan was the hottest babyface in the entire company, just like Becky Lynch is today. His rise was organic, and fueled by the perception that the WWE was holding him down, just as Becky Lynch's. And when he didn't appear in the Royal Rumble match despite not being an advertised part of it, his fans completely turned on the match, just as Becky Lynch's fans will.
Becky Lynch will lose to Asuka so she can enter the 2019 Women's Royal Rumble match to win it.
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