WWE Made Major Changes To Women’s Title Programs Heading Into The Royal Rumble

A brand-new report from Fightful Select recommends that entering into this year’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view occasion, significant innovative modifications were made to the females’s title program on SmackDown.

Since early December, the prepare for the Royal Rumble was going to be Ronda Rousey vs. Raquel Rodriguez. That match wound up occurring on December 30th. Charlotte Flair’s return (and subsequent title win) were contributed to include juice to the program, which likewise included the return of John Cena.

The factor behind the imaginative modifications were that Rousey existed with numerous innovative choices, however none turned out. That was when the choice was made to go up the Rousey/Rodriguez match, and after that to put the belt on Charlotte.

This had a ripple impact on other innovative strategies. Charlotte was tentatively set up to take on RAW Women’s Champion Bianca Belair. Ronda Rousey would have handled Rhea Ripley, however that was when Rousey still held the title.