This was fun from start to finish, and it was great to see someone as deserving as Bianca Belair stand tall at the end. Alicia Fox won the 24/7 Championship in one of the most hilarious moments of the night. Rhea Ripley had her time to shine and get some revenge on Charlotte Flair for their WrestleMania 36 match last year.Īlexa Bliss had a moment of her own when her transformation into her Fiend-inspired alter ego was curtailed by her elimination. There were callbacks to Billie Kay with Peyton Royce and The Riott Squad, as well as Natalya and Lana, the Jax vs. Lots of partnerships and feuds were referenced, which was nice to see. They also fought each other to further push along the story that they're a team but still don't like each other. Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler looked strong, with the latter getting the second-most amount of eliminations and lasting a considerable amount of time. It had everything that needed to be crossed off the list. Thankfully, the women's match was anything but that. The only way Royal Rumble matches aren't fun is if WWE books a convoluted means to do something the fans can't buy into. It protects Flair, deepens that feud and allows the titles to go back to wrestlers who will make it their top priority to defend. Any other conclusion to this would have felt strange, so WWE made the right call. Lacey Evans and Ric Flair-for whatever reason-have been interfering in Charlotte's matches as of late and got involved once again on Sunday. The execution of the title change was fitting with the story, too. Now, they can get a more prominent spot at WrestleMania 37 rather than being extra props for Asuka and Flair to carry.
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Putting the titles back on Jax and Baszler may not be the perfect scenario-there are other tag teams who could have filled that role-but it at least puts the belts on a better trajectory. They've had singles feuds that don't crossover with one another, and it was pointless for them to be tag team champions. Over the past month, Flair and Asuka have held the titles just for the sake of holding them. All we know as of now, though, is that these 12 men will be entering the ring on Sunday to try and win or retain the title, that Roman will enter the squared circle first, and that things have the potential to go absolutely bonkers in Orlando, FL for the Royal Rumble.It's been clear for weeks that WWE had no real plan in place when Asuka and Lana (who would be replaced by Charlotte Flair) fought Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler for the Women's Tag Team Championships at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in December. There will obviously be surprise entrants in the 30-man match, including guys not currently on the roster, as there are every year. 18 episode of RAW is as follows (per WWE.com): The list of entrants into the 2016 Royal Rumble after the Jan. There are no other entry numbers announced after the go-home RAW, however, there are a number of other competitors who have announced their entry into the match to compete for Reigns’ title. 1 and will have to watch all 29 other competitors go over the top rope if he is to leave the pay-per-view as champ. 18 episode of RAW that Lesnar is going to be entering the Rumble match at No. Only furthering their vendetta against Reigns for his disregard for theirs and Triple H’s authority over him and the rest of the roster, Vince and Stephanie announced on the Jan. Of course, this is all part of Vince and Stephanie McMahon’s plight to dethrone the current champ in Roman Reigns. Not only is the company already scrambling due to a multitude of injuries throughout the promotion’s roster, but this will also be the first Royal Rumble match in history where the champion will defend his title. The 2016 WWE Royal Rumble is upon us and things look like they are about to get absolutely insane.
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By Cody Williams 5 years ago Follow TweetĪ list of the confirmed entrants into the 2016 WWE Royal Rumble match after the Jan.