In 2018, we all got to witness Asuka gloriously win the inaugural Women’s Royal Rumble match. Three years later and the women are ready to steal the spotlight again.
Previously, Asuka, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair have outlasted 30 other stars and gained the opportunity to challenge for a title of their choosing.
The Royal Rumble is certainly one of WWE’s best stipulations and shows in full, and all have the legendary Pat Patterson to thank for that.
As we await the next edition of wacky wrestling drama, let’s take a look at 10 WWE stars who could win the 2021 women’s Royal Rumble.
10. Bayley
Ding Dong, Hello! Obviously, Bayley will be on a list to win the Royal Rumble. She has been one of the biggest and best heels during the pandemic era of wrestling.
Plus, her rivalry with Sasha Banks felt like someone turning a light switch off. Their Hell in a Cell clash was one of WWE’s best matches last year.
However, they just reluctantly moved on after that, occasionally facing in tag team action, but that is only because SmackDown has a small women’s division and Banks wants her hands on Carmella.
Well, if Bayley wins the Rumble, they’d have to square-up again in the final bout at WrestleMania. A perfect stage for their revolution. Speaking of revolution… Bayley has a higher chance of winning than most of them just for being a notorious Four Horsewomen member.
Lynch and Charlotte have both done it. The ‘Legit Boss’ is the champion, the blueprint, the standard as she often says. Which leaves out poor Bayley.
9. Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler should perhaps have achieved this impressive victory last year, but instead, WWE made her decimate every soul inside the Elimination Chamber, lose to Becky Lynch at WrestleMania, and she hasn’t done anything notable since.
She may be in a team with Nia Jax, previously holding the Women’s Tag Team Championship, but she just isn’t the frightening ‘Queen of Spades’ she once was.
Therefore, a win in the Royal Rumble could put her on the right track. WWE has a great track record of starting pushes either too early or too late, and as they always say, it’s “better late than never”.
Baszler is certainly the type of athlete that would thrive in a storyline that sees her destroy everyone and win the title, embarking on an undefeated streak to terrorise the roster for months on end.
She isn’t a difficult person to book, they just have to go all-in with her. If not, then they’ll probably choose her partner to win…
8. Nia Jax
Nia Jax wouldn’t be the most surprising woman to point at the WrestleMania sign with pride and glory.
She has had many notable moments in the Rumble bouts, including her huge appearance in the men’s Rumble two years ago, being RKO’d by Randy Orton in entertaining fashion.
Jax may not be the most popular member of WWE’s women’s division, but the company seems to be a fan so it wouldn’t at all be a shock if she was to win the Rumble.
7. Sonya Deville
The ferocious Sonya Deville is not a wrestler, she is a fighter, a brawler, and certainly a star that could do wonders with a Royal Rumble win on her résumé.
It would be a tremendous celebration for her after everything she has been through these last few months.
Moreover, since returning to SmackDown a few weeks back, she has been working alongside WWE Official Adam Pearce, as some kind of assistant.
It is rather cool getting to watch her rock a suit and tie each week but it shouldn’t be long before Deville is back to rocking it in the ring. The Rumble could easily be the place to grind those gears.
Especially if she can use those political powers of hers to place herself in the number 30 position or something.
6. Alexa Bliss
Even though Alexa Bliss is drastically accompanying “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt now, she never shies away from the championship picture.
Actually, it has been some time since her last singles title win, which came at Money In The Bank 2018 when she won the briefcase and cashed it in the same night to pick up the Raw Women’s Championship.
Her character is more psychotic and twisted now, and therefore, entering the Raw title scene would be even more interesting. She isn’t one of the worst wrestlers in the world by any stretch, but it is her talking that has taken her far. Pair her promos with Asuka’s incredible wrestling ability and we would indeed be set for a feud worthy of WrestleMania!
Just imagine both Bliss and Wyatt entering their respective Rumble matches, chucking fireballs at their opponents like they are high on Mario’s fire flower ability and both win.
Not only would the celebration at the Firefly Funhouse be exciting, but we could also get to see both Raw titles taken hostage to Wyatt’s wacky mind.
5. Charlotte Flair
This would be the most obvious and predictable pick, that’s for sure.
Charlotte Flair is a current Women’s Tag Team Champion and last year’s Royal Rumble winner. She’s already the biggest star in the women’s division. She will most likely be facing tag partner Asuka for her Raw Women’s Championship very soon.
So, why are we sitting here, questioning if Charlotte would walk away with Rumble glory two years in a row?!
She would be an effective pick. A reliable one. Someone WWE can trust to build towards a gruelling ‘Mania bout. Despite this, huge stars picking up the win can often lead to criticism.
Mainly because they can easily just demand a championship match at the ‘Grandest Stage of Them All’. Why do they have to subtract the opportunity for 29 other talents?
I do believe that Flair will be a singles champion in 2021. Although, hopefully, it isn’t handed to her by a Royal Rumble win.
Perhaps her lustful father, Ric Flair and his new girlfriend Lacey Evans will cost her the match?
4. Lana
Okay, Lana may not be everyone’s favourite but this is a truly potential shocker.
Lana has not been seen since before TLC 2020 when she was distastefully removed from her Tag Title clash against Baszler and Jax due to an injury inflicted by the then-champions.
It was rather confusing that WWE removed her from TV, stopping any chance of her gaining vengeance on Jax and the wholesome moment of winning her first title.
Perhaps they didn’t go this route because their plan is for Lana to return at the Rumble, barely survive, but find herself as the last women standing. Similar to the ending of the women’s Survivor Series match.
3. Rhea Ripley
This heavily rumoured win has come out of nowhere. Nevertheless, if Rhea Ripley wins, a lot of people would burst with joy – she definitely deserves it!
Ripley has been on a neverending treadmill as of late. She has had lots of TV time and won plenty matches, but her path in NXT doesn’t seem to be taking her anywhere.
Last year, she was the biggest threat in the division. Just coming off the back of an exciting championship victory against Shayna Baszler, she was on top of the world.
This all came crashing down when Charlotte Flair challenged her for the biggest bout in her career, which Ripley was on the losing end of.
Since that devastating moment (which didn’t really lead to much), Ripley hasn’t been able to climb back to where she once was on Wednesday nights.
So, it would certainly make sense to have her solidify her much-required main roster debut by greeting her colleagues by throwing them over the top rope. If she wins the entire thing that would be an insane start to her huge career.
If Ripley is the light at the end of the Rumble, Charlotte Flair could beat Asuka for the championship before WrestleMania 37, leading to a rematch between Flair and Ripley one year later.
2. Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey was one of WWE’s largest prospects back in 2018 and 2019. However, she hasn’t appeared on a single WWE show since losing her Raw Women’s Championship in the three-way main event of WrestleMania 35.
Therefore, this has left us wondering if Ronda Rousey would return, every time the Royal Rumble has swung around since then.
Finally, this time it seems like it could actually happen. Rousey would be a notable return to freshen up the women’s division which is lacking in main event stars recently, especially on Raw.
Rousey returning and pointing at the ‘Mania sign with pride once again could see Asuka, Charlotte, Sasha Banks, or even someone else, face Rousey in a match of incredible proportions.
1. Bianca Belair
Belair got called up to the WWE main roster in the summer of 2020 but hadn’t done anything of note until being drafted to SmackDown in October.
Since then she has been in a rivalry with Bayley, which recently saw her compete in and win an obstacle course.
To move forward with her career, she seems like a good bet to win the Rumble, igniting her seemingly inevitable championship feud with Sasha Banks.
This would definitely result in a star being created at the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’.
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