WWE had considered using NXT stars in the Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumble matches but decided against it.
Dolph Ziggler and current NXT Champion Bron Breakker recently began a feud on social media.
Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that WWE considered doing a spot with Ziggler and Breakker in the Rumble to help build up NXT, but the decision was made not to have anyone from NXT in the Rumble.
