WWE Royal Rumble Match Card Predictions: A Full-Time Universal Champion
By Mark Justice
Women’s Royal Rumble Match🔴🔵
The Women’s Royal Rumble Match will feature 30 superstars attempting to toss their opponents over the top rope. The last one left standing will be announced the winner and thereby advance to the main event of WrestleMania to face the women’s champion of their choosing, whether it be Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey or SmackDown Women’s Champion Asuka. Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch seem to be the top candidates to win the Royal Rumble since they both want to face Rousey for the Raw Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 35, especially after Rousey screwed them out of the SmackDown Women’s Triple Threat Title Match at TLC.
However, the storyline truly ties all the way back to Survivor Series when Lynch was originally scheduled to face Rousey in a Champion vs. Champion match but was eventually replaced by Charlotte after getting concussed by a botched punch from Nia Jax. Since Charlotte lost to Rousey at Survivor Series by disqualification, she still has unfinished business with her. On the other hand, since Lynch got placed out of facing Rousey after almost breaking her arm off on the go-home Raw show before Survivor Series, she desperately wants to finish what she started.
The Royal Rumble is therefore a must-win match for these two women from the SmackDown brand because a win here would allow either of them to transfer to Raw in order to face Rousey. Albeit most would want Lynch to win the Royal Rumble, I foresee Charlotte winning the Rumble to face Rousey at Mania because she can avoid repeating a feud with either Becky or Asuka on SmackDown. Meanwhile, Lynch will recover from the Royal Rumble loss and face Asuka for the first time at WrestleMania 35 to get her title back.
Prediction: Charlotte Flair🔵