10 possible finishes for the 2018 Women's Royal Rumble match
When the first-ever women’s Royal Rumble was announced in December 2017, MMA star Ronda Rousey was immediately made favourite to win the match.
She last competed in UFC in December 2016 and continued speculation about her potential switch to the squared circle escalated recently when she was spotted leaving a restaurant with WWE executive Triple H.
Other than Rousey, who has previously made WWE appearances at WrestleMania 31 in 2015 and during the Mae Young Classic in 2017, the next realistic winner of the historic match appears to be Asuka.
“The Empress of Tomorrow” hasn’t been pinned or made to submit ever since she debuted in NXT in October 2015 and she has been portrayed in recent weeks as the overwhelming favourite to be the last woman standing.
So, who will emerge victorious? Will Rousey make her in-ring debut and outlast them all? Will Asuka’s reign of dominance continue? Or will a surprise contender win the match?
In this article, from the least likely to the most likely, we take a look at 10 possible finishes to the women’s Rumble.
#10 Ronda Rousey doesn’t enter; Sasha Banks makes history
To clear up Ronda Rousey potentially not even entering the Royal Rumble, it’s possible that she could appear at the end of the match or during the match to eliminate somebody and set up a featured non-title match at WrestleMania 34.
If that does happen, then Sasha Banks could be in the mix to win. She has already made history by featuring in the first-ever women’s Hell In A Cell match, as well as the first WWE women’s match in Abu Dhabi, and she remains one of the company’s most popular female performers.
From a storyline perspective, “The Boss” has unfinished business with both current women’s champions, Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair, and a one-on-one match with either of them wouldn’t look out of place on the WrestleMania 34 card.