The "Road to WrestleMania" has begun as we head in to this weekend's huge Royal Rumble 2019 pay-per-view event.

This year's show takes place at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday, January 27.

For the women of WWE, the event will mark the second annual Royal Rumble match, which was won last year by SmackDown Women’s Champion, Asuka.

Last year's event also marked the WWE debut of Ronda Rousey, who has since gone on to win the Raw Women’s Championship which she will be defending at the event.

But with 30 of the very best women in the company all vying for a shot to compete at WrestleMania, how do you pick a winner?

Mirror Sport's Tony Quant is here to help by picking five contenders from the women’s division who all have a chance of winning the 2019 Royal Rumble.

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Natalya

Her status as a perennial contender certainly makes Natalya a strong candidate as the winner of this year's Rumble match.

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Natalya has almost been cast in the "gatekeeper" role of the division and her alliance with Ronda Rousey could lead to a potentially great WrestleMania match if Natalya is able to last in the Rumble.

You could argue that she hasn’t been in enough high profile feuds to warrant a WrestleMania title match, but stranger things have certainly happened.

Whilst other names on this list may be the clear favourites to take the victory and make their way to WrestleMania, a Natalya win would definitely shake things up amongst the women’s roster.

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Charlotte Flair

It's pretty difficult not to include Charlotte Flair in any predictions list when there is a future title shot on the line. Then you take into account the potential for a women’s match to headline WrestleMania and it's almost a given.

With Charlotte sitting out of last year's Rumble, you can expect to see her giving it her all in this year's affair to try and set up a huge match at WrestleMania against either Ronda or Becky (on the assumption that she beats Asuka earlier in the night).

Whether Charlotte wins or not will live and die by the direction that the company want to take things at WrestleMania. With Ronda, Becky, Asuka and Sasha tied up in matches earlier in the night, it's easy to see why Charlotte is the bookmaker's favourite.

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Shayna Baszler

Current NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler has superstar written all over her and it certainly can’t be long until we see her make her debut on the main roster.

The Rumble is a great opportunity for the company to showcase her to the wider WWE audience and prove that she can hang with anyone else in the company.

With her friend Ronda Rousey sitting atop of the Raw division, a win for Baszler could set up a huge match between the two former MMA stars at WrestleMania.

The two-time NXT Women's Champion's unique character and technical grappling abilities could more than warrant her a surprising Royal Rumble win.

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Nia Jax

This might be an unpopular choice but there is a small possibility that Nia Jax may shock the world and win the Royal Rumble.

Lynch has a score to settle with Jax and while Lynch is intent on facing off with Rousey at WrestleMania, a grudge match with the woman who nearly took everything from her would certainly make for an intriguing storyline.

Jax is an imposing figure and in a match so gruelling as a rumble, can certainly be a force to be reckoned with on Sunday night.

If WWE are going with Flair and Ronda at WrestleMania, then why not stick Jax in with Lynch in a match which sells itself?

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How do you top recently becoming the new NXT UK Women’s Champion? Well obviously you go and win the Women’s Royal Rumble, that's how!

Australian Toni Storm overcome a tough start to the year at NXT UK Blackpool to upset former champion Rhea Ripley and prove that she has all the tools to be a household name in the company.

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While many have seen Storm shine outside of the WWE umbrella, nothing would solidify her status as one of the best in the world more than overcoming 29 over opponents in one match.

It may be a little premature to expect Storm to win the Rumble this early in to her WWE career, but if it's not this year, then it won’t be long until she is claiming her path to WrestleMania.