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This year's WWE Royal Rumble witnessed Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey reserve their spots at WrestleMania by winning their respective Rumble matches.
While Lesnar was involved in an interesting set of events, the biggest surprise of this year's Royal Rumble was the return of Ronda Rousey. The Baddest Woman on the Planet returned to WWE after more than two and a half years.
Rousey made her debut in WWE at the 2018 Royal Rumble, and quickly captured the RAW Women's Championship in August by defeating Alexa Bliss.
Her championship reign was ended by Becky Lynch in the historic main event of WrestleMania 35. Since then, she didn't make an appearance on WWE until the 2022 Royal Rumble.
She entered at #28 and eliminated Nikki A.S.H. Shotzi, Brie Bella and eventually Charlotte Flair to win the Rumble.
In this article, we look at five reasons why Ronda Rousey won the 2022 Women's Royal Rumble.
#5. Ronda Rousey might have returned to improve the Women's division
The women's division has certainly weakened over the last two years as the storylines have seemed devoid of creativity. Current champions Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair are failing as champions due to a lack of new storylines and superstars.
The roster has also lacked top stars like Becky Lynch, Asuka, Sasha Banks and Bayley for the majority of the time due to untimely injuries and maternity leave (in Becky Lynch's case).
Due to all these factors, it is understandable that the creative team wanted to up the ante. With Ronda Rousey's return to WWE after two-and-a-half years, the women's division gets a much-needed boost.
#4. Ronda Rousey will attract more viewers to WWE WrestleMania 38
Ronda Rousey was the backbone of the women's division in 2018 and 2019. She was the RAW Women's Champion for 231 days. As the first-ever UFC women's champion, Ronda's popularity drew in many UFC fans to WWE.
"The Grandest Stage of Them All" always needs a big superstar for the event. Ronda Rousey could be the enticing factor that WrestleMania 38 needs for the women's division. She has already proved to be a big draw after competing in WrestleMania 34 and 35.
#3. Rousey's revenge against Charlotte Flair
Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair battled for the RAW Women's Championship in the 2018 Survivor Series. During the match, Charlotte hit Ronda with a Kendo Stick and got disqualified. Despite that, Charlotte kept ambushing Rousey, who was unable to retrieve herself from the attack.
Ronda Rousey, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch competed in a Triple Threat Match stipulated as Winner-Takes-All in the main event of WrestleMania 35. Becky Lynch defied all odds and defeated Charlotte and Ronda to become a double champion. Ronda once again failed to get the better of her long-time enemy, Charlotte as well as Becky.
But following her return to the Royal Rumble, she eliminated Charlotte Flair and then went on to win the match. It would be an excellent decision if Ronda challenges Flair for the women's championship at WrestleMania and ultimately defeats her.
#2. To make her a 2-time WWE Women's Champion
Ronda Rousey was a great champion during her RAW Women's Championship reign in 2018. She defeated top stars like Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks and Nia Jax while defending the championship. Ronda's first reign clearly proves her worth as a champion.
Rousey has won the Rumble match, therefore she can either challenge Charlotte Flair or Becky Lynch for their respective championships. Both will be great matches for WrestleMania 38 as the encounter of these three superstars at WrestleMania 35 was epic. It will be excellent to see Ronda as a double champion from a long booking perspective.
#1. Ronda Rousey vs Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 38
Ronda Rousey won the RAW Women's Championship by defeating Alexa Bliss at the 2018 SummerSlam. She went on to carry the title for 231 days before losing it to Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 35. She turned out to be one of the biggest superstars during her championship reign.
The rematch between Becky and Ronda never happened as Rousey went on a hiatus after WrestleMania 35. If Ronda chooses Becky as her WrestleMania opponent, fans could finally get to witness the highly-anticipated clash.
On the January 31, 2022 edition of RAW, Ronda was about to announce her WrestleMania opponent but got interrupted by Becky Lynch. Big Time Becks demanded Rousey choose Becky as a challenger at WrestleMania. It will indeed be interesting to see who Ronda Rousey challenges for the title.
