December 19, 20177 yr More history is going to be made at the Royal Rumble. For the first time ever there will be a Women's Royal Rumble match and the winner will get a Women's Championship match at WrestleMania.
December 26, 20177 yr I’m getting bored of WWE expecting to be praised for letting women do these things, it should have been happening for a long time by now.
January 11, 20187 yr really excited for the women's rumble. that's as long as they don't f*** it up like they did at the 25th wrestlemania by doing it all with fast eliminations etc. the women have come a really long way since then! I wouldn't be surprised if both bellas appeared as two of the vacant spots and several nxt stars and rounda. hopefully 5/6 are past wwe women.
January 11, 20187 yr Author I reckon the likely returnees are Trish, Ivory, Kelly Kelly, Brie, Nikki & potentially Lita. I say potentially coz I'm not sure where she stands with performing in-ring again. I'd love to see the crowds reaction to a staredown between her and Trish again and then going at it with their fists (like Sami vs Zayn last year) but then Sasha and Bayley enter for a Banks/Bayley vs Lita/Trish staredown! All too good to be true so this is just me fantasising, but I feel they'd be missed opportunities.
January 12, 20187 yr molly is said to possibly be taking part but you can't really tell if it is 100% accurate. Michelle mcool and Beth I wouldn't bet against either or Victoria or Jazz but I doubt it. can't see Kaitlyn returning despite talks that she's back in the ring and obviously Aj won't return as much as I'd like her to. . we're then left with ufc and nxt women to fill out the remainder.
January 14, 20187 yr So it was reported on Saturday that Paige is being forced to retire from professional wrestling following a sting she received from Sasha Banks at a live show. Neither WWE or Paige have commentated on this and I fully expect we will get some sort of announcement on Monday Night Raw if this is true. However, no news seems to be good news right now and WWE posted this on their Instagram before deleting it minutes after https://twitter.com/bvmbshelled/status/9522...8680576/photo/1 I really, really, really hope this is a work because WWE was pushing her more than any other women on the roster and according to sources she was in the final two in the rumble along with Askua and the plan was for a triple threat at Mania with Paige, Askua and Bliss.
January 15, 20187 yr Author I wonder if that post was removed due to the reports being real? Or maybe they didn't want to have the comments to be all "does this mean she's ok" or whatever. Hmm.. Like you've said and we've spoken about, for now I'm not going to believe anything until Paige and/or WWE have said something. Hopefully tomorrow night, just so we can move on. But some people are thinking that it's a work and that WWE are playing into it (which could be a very smart idea).
January 23, 20187 yr Anybody watching Raw 25 tonight? Stocked up on energy drink so I'm gonna :D I tried to watch it but not only did my stream die but my internet connection as a whole died soon after it started :lol:, I only saw the Stone Cold & Vince McMahon segment. From what I've heard it was quite an anti-climatic episode of Raw.
January 26, 20187 yr According to William Hill Shinsuke Nakamura is the 11/10 favourite ahead of Roman Reigns to win the Men's Royal Rumble this Sunday. Ronda Rousey is the 6/5 favourite to win the Women's Royal Rumble match. I will be surprised if Shinsuke Nakamura wins the Royal Rumble as I can't see it being anyone from Smackdown, I think Roman Reigns winning it is a very strong possibility especially as he just lost the Intercontinental Championship this past week and he would be the most likely opponent for Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania. My pick to win the Women's Rumble match would be Asuka but I suppose it all depends of whether Ronda Rousey will take part like she's been rumoured to.
January 26, 20187 yr Author Why are Charlotte and Alexa included? :/ (and quite high up considering their status in the company at the moment) Becky being third fave is surprising too. Hmm..
January 26, 20187 yr Asuka clearing house on Raw all but confirmed Rousey's winning Shinsuke would be an amazing winner but Vince has a boner for Reigns so I expect he'll win. again.
January 26, 20187 yr Author I'm really looking forward to it this year. It's the first year in years that I feel like it's not going to be as straight forward as the obvz faves (Reigns or Shinsuke) winning. But I feel like Shinsuke could use the momentum of a RR win the most. He's barely done much since being called up to the main roster and it'd be better as they can create the AJ/Shinsuke feud off of that without turning either of them heel. Whereas Reigns and Brock is already written for itself more or less.
January 29, 20187 yr I was surprised that the Women's Royal Rumble match was the main event, I didn't really enjoy it much and it felt more like a testimonial event with all the past wrestlers taking part. The end was as predictable as it possibly could have been once it was clear that Ronda Rousey wasn't taking part and then as if that wasn't bad enough they just completely swept Asuka's victory under the carpet by randomly bringing Rousey out at the end just so that she could point at the WrestleMania sign. That was a disappointing end to an average Pay Per View in my opinion. The Men's Royal Rumble was better but not that much better, William Hill were right just like last year and the year before that by making Nakamura the favourite. Roman Reigns will most likely win the Elimination Chamber match instead and face Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania.
January 29, 20187 yr Apparently Ronda Rousey has signed full time with WWE. I think she will wrestle in only one match which will be at WrestleMania possibly against Stephanie McMahon and then she will leave. I cant imagine her turning up every week to Raw like most of the female wrestlers. She will be like the female Brock Lesnar but with even fewer appearances on Raw.
January 29, 20187 yr Author I was not disappointed with the womens rumble match at all. It exceeded my expectations, probs coz I expected it to be a huge mess! The only bad things I took away, were... - When they kept rolling out the ring. They should've just moved to the bottom ropes etc.. - No Lita/Trish showdown :( That's literally it tbh. The legends all got great pops! Trish looked incredible. She hasn't lost it one little bit! And seeing Sasha square up to her and Lita... WHAT A MOMENT. Almas looked fantastic in the mens rumble too! If you didn't watch his match against Johnny Gargano the night before on Takeover, honestly please do. Its incredible! The standalone matches... left a lot to be desired imo. Not the best, but I didn't think any of them were PPV worthy. :( But yeah, my fave rumble matches in a long time. --- Also, Rey Mysterio looked to be in fantastic shape! He lost a lot of weight and moves a lot smoother and swifter (and I say this as someone who's not really too big on him!)
January 30, 20187 yr Author So, Womens Elimination Chamber match set for a few weeks :o Wasn't expecting that as soon as this tbh! But yay. Also, I've been reading and seeing that Asuka vs Banks on RAW last night was incredible! Looking forward to watching it tonight!
January 30, 20187 yr The women's elimination chamber match has the potential to be good but only if they make a lot of use of the steel structure surrounding the ring, it would be nice for someone to get smashed through a glass pod as well. It's a shame that blood has been banned in WWE now otherwise that could be a bonus as well in both the women's and the men's chamber matches. Yeah Asuka vs Sasha Banks was by far the best match on Raw last night, it was a hard hitting match which left both competitors exhausted by the end. There was one moment in particular in the match that looked quite brutal on camera.
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