5 Male NXT stars who could be in the 2020 Royal Rumble

#4 Roderick Strong

Roderick Strong

As previously mentioned, Adam Cole has already participated in a Royal Rumble match. While he's the biggest name from NXT that could possibly enter the Rumble, another member of the Undisputed Era should get the honor in 2020.

Roderick Strong has arguably been the unsung hero of the group. Sure, we all know that Cole is the top dog of the group, but Bobby Fish keeps getting hurt. Strong has already filled in for Fish in matches while they held the NXT Tag Team Championships. He was even recently forced into action following Survivor Series against Keith Lee and Dominik Dijakovic.

The Messiah of the Backbreaker also has "cardio for days" if you listen to Mauro Ranallo. That's usually something reserved for a star like Dolph Ziggler, Daniel Bryan or Seth Rollins - guys who can have a long run in the match without winning. He could easily be the iron man in the next Rumble and it would give TUE some great representation.

I can't see Kyle O'Reilly being in the match since he's primarily been used as a tag team specialist. For those reasons, I think Strong should get a spot in January. He defeated both Shinsuke Nakamura and AJ Styles at Survivor Series, so his star currently on the rise.