WWE Royal Rumble 2019: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly 

The Bad - Nikki Cross' Royal Rumble Elimination

WWE's Resident Psychopath Nikki Cross

With everything the WWE has gotten right with Becky Lynch in recent months, they may be missing the boat entirely on Nikki Cross. Cross is obviously over with wrestling fans and received one of the biggest pops of the night when she made her way to the Women's Royal Rumble from the number 8 spot.

LET'S PLAY...@NikkiCrossWWE is #8️⃣ in the Women's #RoyalRumble Match! pic.twitter.com/c8Lvyt1fb7

— WWE (@WWE) January 28, 2019

Cross took to the ring like a whirling dervish and instantly began attacking the field. Sure, WWE let Nikki play and the audience loved it, but Cross' elimination was so meaningless and uneventful that her Royal Rumble debut is in danger of being altogether forgettable.

While Cross went on the offensive against every single woman in the ring, she eliminated no one and then was eliminated by the IIconics, of all people. The Australian duo are SmackDown performers, so they won't likely be feuding with Cross anytime soon. There will be no payoff for the elimination. Furthermore, the duo themselves have been underwhelming the past year, to say the least. They followed suit with an underwhelming performance in the Royal Rumble and were quickly eliminated by RAW newcomer Lacey Evans.

WWE has something special in Cross and the audience is already solidly behind her. She is unlike any woman the WWE has ever seen, unkempt and overflowing with pure, utter, madness. They would be foolish to capitalize on Cross, especially when they may already have lighting in a bottle.

If WWE doesn't take Cross seriously; however, she may end up being a Bushwacker, a childish character with no real championship aspirations instead of the mega stardom she is clearly capable of achieving.