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With just a few hours left for the historic Women's exclusive PPV, WWE is getting ready to present us with a stacked card which features some of the best female superstars from the past and the present. The event is perceived as the outcome of the Women's revolution, which ended the Divas' era and gave the women equivalent status of "Superstars".
The event marks the return of Hall of Famers Trish Stratus and Lita in a tag match after their appearance during the Royal Rumble PPV. A few more female superstars from the past are also confirmed for the event, namely Torrie Wilson, Michelle McCool, Ivory, Alundra Blayze, Molly Holly, Kelly Kelly, and Maria Kanellis.
There are rumours of WWE unveiling the Women's tag team championships at the event as well. Reports have arrived that the fans were handed banners which asked to introduce the Women's tag titles on RAW and Smackdown. Evolution would be an apt stage for the announcement to take place.
The event is a major stepping stone in the world of women's wrestling and would also set the stage for Survivor Series as far as women are concerned.
Here are five last-minute predictions for the historic event:
#5 Asuka doesn't win the Battle Royal
Asuka's undefeated streak was the talk of the town when she wasn't even arrived on the main roster. Her streak came to an end after Charlotte made her tap out to the Figure eight at Wrestlemania. She was undefeated for 914 consecutive days.
After her streak came to an end, Asuka suffered a substantial loss of momentum, being presently relegated to dance skits with Naomi. Still, looking at the line up for Evolution Battle Royal, Asuka is the most credible to come out as the winner.
But, what if she fails to win and make a mark on the event, her failure could lead to some bigger and better things which we will discuss later in the article. My personal favourite candidate to win the match was Natalya, but she would be involved in a tag match.
From the remaining lot, Ember Moon could win the match resulting in a match with Rousey at Survivor Series. WWE could also let an NXT call up like Nikki Cross win the match.
#4 Veterans pick up the win
Alexa Bliss vs Trish Stratus was the first match announced for the Women's exclusive event Evolution. Afterwards, Lita vs Mickie James was also announced. But as soon as the superstars involved started building the feud on RAW, it was changed into a tag match between the team of Trish Stratus and Lita, against the team of Alexa Bliss and Mickie James.
With reports surfacing that Alexa Bliss is injured and isn't cleared to wrestle at the event, she has been replaced by Alicia Fox and now Trish and Lita would go up against Mickie James and Alicia Fox.
Alexa Bliss has always been compared to Trish Stratus, and a match between them would be a dream match of sorts. With Alexa Bliss out of the match, the result of the match is clear, with the two Hall of Famers getting the win after pinning Alicia Fox.
#3 Ronda Rousey overcomes the odds
Nikki Bella recently turned heel on Ronda Rousey and would go up against her on the Evolution main event, for the RAW women's championship. With the Bella Twins being a heel, the match wouldn't go without any interference. A little Twin magic is always on the cards,
But that's not where the odds end. Even when Twin magic doesn't make Rousey go down, both the sisters would simultaneously attack her which would cause a disqualification. This is where Stephanie McMahon steps in and restart the match making it a No disqualification match. This would ensure the rivalry between Stephanie and Rousey to carry on to Survivor Series.
With No DQ rules, both the Bellas would launch an attack on Ronda Rousey, with steel chairs, tables and kendo sticks. As Ronda has proven in the past against the Riott Squad, she can handle two opponents at once. Ronda would make Nikki tap out, with most probably breaking her arm, to retain the championship.
#2 Riott Squad picks up the surprise win
Riott Squad goes in as the underdog in this 6 women tag match against a star-studded team of Sasha Banks, Bailey and Natalya. Its a classic Babyface team vs Heel team tag match which always results in babyfaces picking up the win for a little feel-good moment.
Its a meaningless match put together to fill up time and provide TV time to the leftover top superstars. In a matter of six months, Sasha Banks has faced the Riott Squad 12 times while Bailey has faced them 11 times, making their program tiresome without any actual dividence. The result of this match too isn't going to affect anyone in the WWE universe.
It would be interesting if Riott Squad picks up the victory over the makeshift team of Sasha Banks, Bailey and Natalya. With rumours of tag titles to be unveiled at the event, it would be better to give an actual team some momentum.
A much-needed turn from either of the members of the babyface team could make this match leave an impression on the event.
#1 Becky Lynch retains the title
What should have been the headlining match of this historic event (just my opinion though), Smackdown Women's champion Becky Lynch would defend her title against her former best friend and two-time Smackdown Women's champion Charlotte.
Their rivalry started when Becky Lynch turned heel on Charlotte, and then went on to win the championship from her and has held on to it ever since. While chances of Becky retaining are more, rumours are afloat that Charlotte would be facing Asuka at Survivor Series, which could be only two possible scenarios.
First, Charlotte wins the title from Becky Lynch and Asuka wins the Battle Royal, setting up their match at Survivor Series for the Smackdown Women's championship.
Second, as I have predicted in the first slide, someone other than Asuka wins the Battle Royal, probably eliminating Asuka last. This could infuriate Asuka, and much like Becky Lynch, she could end up frustrated, turns heel and attacks Charlotte because she was the one who ended her streak and stole all her momentum. This sets up their match at Survivor Series.
The second scenario is much better in my opinion because it would have a clear face vs heel setup with an inbuilt storyline, while it also clears Lynch to move on to other opponents.
