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Five potential WWE women’s tag teams

Women's tag teams

After months of rumors, speculation, and teases, WWE finally announced the Women’s Tag Team Championship is coming in 2019. It will mark their return since WWE retired the original belts in 1989. The move has seemingly been in the works since they released an article supporting it back in 2012. This couldn’t have come at … Read more

First-time match for NXT TakeOver: Phoenix

NXT TakeOver: Phoenix

The EST of NXT, Bianca Belair, defeated Mia Yim, Lacey Evans and Io Shirai in a Fatal 4-Way match to decide the women’s division number one contender for the NXT Women’s Championship match at NXT TakeOver: Phoenix. Belair is now slated to challenge two-time NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler for the top prize at TakeOver … Read more

Full results for Christmas episode of SmackDown Live

SmackDown Live

Christmas is a holiday where time with family and friends is incredibly important. WWE agrees with sentiment, so they gave the roster and staff of SmackDown the day off. As mentioned previously in our Raw Christmas Eve spoilers piece, both Raw and SmackDown were pre-taped to allow for WWE staff to spend time with their … Read more

Full results from Christmas Eve edition of Raw

Last week, WWE filmed Raw and SmackDown Live early, so that the wrestlers could be with their families during the holidays.

Holidays are best spent with loved ones, so for those who can’t tune into Raw this evening, below are the full results of tonight’s episode, as provided and written by Wrestling, Inc.

SPOILERS BELOW:

  • Elias kicks off the Christmas Eve edition of RAW with a Christmas song in the ring. Elias knocks Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush with the song. They interrupt and it’s time for the Miracle on 34th Street Fight.
  • Elias defeated Bobby Lashley in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight. The highlight of the match was Elias busting open a present that had Legos in it. Elias back-dropped Lashley onto the toys and shattered a violin over his back. Lio Rush received an Egg Nog bath after the match.
  • RAW Tag Team Champions Chad Gable and Bobby Roode retained over The Revival when Gable rolled Scott Dawson up for the pin
  • Sasha Banks, Bayley and Ember Moon defeated Mickie James, Dana Brooke and Alicia Fox. The Riott Squad attacked Moon, Banks and Bayley after the match.
  • Finn Balor defeated Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler in a Triple Threat. Drew announced himself for the Royal Rumble match in a pre-match promo. Balor won the match by pinning Ziggler. McIntyre came back into the ring for a post-match attack but Ziggler connected with a Zig Zag before he could do anything.

  • Paul Heyman comes out for his “Celebrating the Holidays with Paul Heyman” segment. He declares WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar will defeat Braun Strowman at the Royal Rumble. Strowman interrupts, not wearing the sling on his arm, and taunts Heyman, terrifying him. Braun places a Santa hat on Heyman’s head, taunts him a bit more and promises to beat Lesnar for the title at the Rumble.
  • RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey retained over Natalya. Rousey made Natalya tap to the armbar.

  • Heath Slater defeated Jinder Mahal by DQ due to interference from The Singh Brothers. Rhyno comes out dressed as Santa Claus to make the save for Slater. Rhyno ends the segment with a Gore to Jinder.

  • Seth Rollins defeated Baron Corbin in the main event. Rollins won with a Stomp.

See Wrestling, Inc.’s article with spoilers here, and be sure to tune into tonight’s Raw, starting at 8 p.m. EST.

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Asuka vs. Becky Lynch title match at Royal Rumble confirmed

Becky Lynch vs Asuka Royal Rumble title card

In this latest bit of breaking news, WWE has now officially announced that SmackDown Women’s Champion Asuka will defend her newly won championship against former champ Becky Lynch at Royal Rumble, next month. While it seems that WWE recently abolished the company’s in-storyline automatic rematch policy, it makes perfect sense for Asuka’s first pay-per-view challenge … Read more

Ronda Rousey is gradually becoming a tweener

Ronda Rousey

It’s been close to a year since Ronda Rousey made her surprise debut at the inaugural women’s Royal Rumble. The former UFC Bantamweight Champion came out to a huge ovation when “Bad Reputation” played for the first time. In the month that followed, she exceeded expectations, eventually becoming Raw Women’s Champion. However, the crowd reaction … Read more

Ronda Rousey holds second-longest Raw Women’s Champion reign

Earlier this week, it was announced that Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey is currently in possession of the second longest reign as Raw‘s champion, per WWE Stats & Info. If Ronda’s current title reign lasts through the week of WrestleMania 35 in April 2019, she will own the longest Raw Women’s Championship reign in the show’s … Read more

Charly Caruso shares her journey to WWE

Recently, Lilian Garcia sat down with WWE and ESPN on-air personality, Charly Caruso, for her latest episode of “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia”. Caruso started the interview by sharing how she is from Indianapolis, Indiana, and she is a graduate of American University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Charly comes from a very traditional journalism … Read more

Mickie James wrestled on Raw more than any other female superstar

mickie james on raw

Last night, Monday Night Raw was highlighted by an Eight Woman Gauntlet #1 Contender’s Match main event. While the match was won by Natalya, it is Mickie James who comes out of the match with the bigger spotlight. Not particularly because of her performance in the match – although she did well as she eliminated … Read more

Carmella is no. 30 entrant in 2018 Royal Rumble

no. 30 entrant

WWE Mixed Match Challenge Season 2 has been a real mixed bag. This season added two more episodes and five more minutes per, making it 14 30-minute episodes. It seemed like it dragged on forever though, in part because of the change to a round-robin style bracket. The who’s who list of wrestlers who were … Read more

Ruby Riott vs Natalya was TLC’s most emotionally satisfying match

Ruby Riott antagonizes Natalya in front of a table of her father Jim Neidhart at WWE TLC

In many ways, WWE TLC was a surprisingly great show. Of course, some matches fell down a cliff before they began (i.e. Seth Rollins vs Dean Ambrose), but other matches were wildly fun to watch in ways we didn’t expect (i.e. Nia Jax vs Ronda Rousey).  Between all of the show’s ups and downs, the … Read more

Asuka returns to form in time for TLC

Asuka

It’s been a tumultuous year for Asuka. She seemed poised for a big push following her dominant run as NXT Women’s Champion. In January, she entered and won the first-ever women’s Royal Rumble, punching her ticket to WrestleMania. She and the Miz won the inaugural WWE Mixed Match Challenge.  At WrestleMania, she lost to Charlotte, … Read more

Becky Lynch the focus of next WWE Chronicle

Becky Lynch

This morning, WWE announced that Becky Lynch would be the focus of the next episode of WWE Chronicle. The show, which last featured Dean Ambrose, takes place during the events after Lynch was punched by Nia Jax, and prior to her in-ring return. The documentary will highlight Lynch’s journey in “doctor jail” after the punch … Read more

The Naomi vs Mandy Rose feud is being overlooked, and it shouldn’t

mandy rose and naomi square off in smackdown battle royal

Mandy Rose and Naomi have been feuding for quite some time. They’ve had a few matches here and there during 2018 – including a match-up during the Mixed Match Challenge tournament – but it wasn’t until recently that the two have been in the midst of a bonafide feud. The two Superstars have been in … Read more

Ruby Riott shows us the wrong way to get heat

Ruby Riott

Last night’s Raw showed some definite improvement after two poor showings in a row. However, the Ruby Riott segment was tough to watch. That’s not an indictment of Riott as a performer. She has been much better at promo work since she made the leap to the main roster. It’s this angle she’s working with Natalya. … Read more

“Fighting With My Family” poster and stills released

Fighting with My Family is based on the life of WWE superstar Paige

MGM have released the first official poster and stills from “Fighting With My Family”, the upcoming biographical feature about the life of WWE superstar Paige. The Office co-creator Stephen Merchant adapted the screenplay from the 2012 Channel 4 documentary The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family, and helmed it in his directorial debut. “Fighting With My Family” is … Read more

Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir make in-ring debut next week

Ronda Rousey, Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke

Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir will make their in-ring debut for NXT TV in a tag match with Io Shirai and Dakota Kai next week. NXT General Manager William Regal made the match official after Kai and Shirai demanded a chance at the former MMA stars. Duke and Shafir signed with WWE earlier this year, … Read more

Mia Yim qualifies for No.1 Contender Fatal 4-Way

Mia Yim

Mia Yim is the latest NXT Superstar to qualify for a fatal four-way match to determine the number one contender to the NXT Women’s Championship. NXT General Manager William Regal announced the match on Twitter just over a week ago, along with Bianca Belair as the first competitor. Belair remains undefeated in singles competition on … Read more

Alexa Bliss will host a pre-TLC press conference on Raw

Alexa Bliss

Former five-time WWE Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss recently announced via Twitter that she will be hosting a press conference this Monday on Raw, before the Ronda Rousey and Nia Jax Championship match at WWE TLC. The WWE Universe can send questions for the press conference on Raw by using the hashtag #AskAlexa. The last couple of weeks, Bliss has hosted … Read more

Five women who would benefit from a Royal Rumble victory

Royal Rumble

As the end of the year concludes and the excitement of a new year approaches, WWE starts the road to WrestleMania. The road to what many consider the Super Bowl of wrestling has always started with the first pay-per-view of the year. Since 1988, the Royal Rumble has been that event and a staple for WWE. The Royal Rumble match is arguably one of the highest anticipated matches of the year. Until earlier this year, only three women participated in this style of match; Chyna, Beth Phoenix, and Kharma.

For the ever-evolving women’s division, another first happened this past January. The first-ever women’s Royal Rumble match saw 30 women battle it out for their shot at the title of their choice. The winner will face the champion at WrestleMania.

Nick | Diva Dirt Photo Credit: WWE.com

Asuka emerged victorious as she last eliminated Nikki Bella to continue her then undefeated streak. She went on to face Charlotte Flair in a SmackDown Women’s Championship match at WrestleMania. Her 914-day undefeated streak came to an end.

Asuka was expected by most to win this first-ever Rumble match. She was far from an underdog in her current place on the roster. Although her streak was defeated, she did have her WrestleMania moment. 

There are two types of competitors that are looked at when determining a winner of the Rumble.

A first option for the winner of this match could be one whom continues to ride high in the division, such as Asuka was earlier this year. The second option is having the winner be either a dark horse, or someone who has been away from the title picture for a long time. Both of these choices could propel a competitor forward as the number one contender at WrestleMania. 

Nick | Diva Dirt Photo Credit: WWE

Most fans expect to see Lynch face Rousey at WrestleMania next year, ever since their Survivor Series match was canceled. With both being current champions, where does that leave the winner of the Rumble? Most are under the impression that both current champions Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch will still have their gold come the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania. 

With an ever-growing main roster, many women would benefit from a win from the Royal Rumble match. In anticipation for next months match, here is a list of five women who would benefit the most from winning.