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The grandest WWE pay-per-view event of 2020, WrestleMania 36 is approaching soon as the WWE Universe gears up to witness the first-ever WrestleMania with no live audience. Although the COVID-19 threat will not allow Vince McMahon and co. to conduct the event in front of 50,000+ fans, the Creative team is trying its best to make the Showcase of Immortals a memorable event.
Earlier in the day, Rob Gronkowski revealed that he will host WrestleMania 36 this year while the company has already announced several marquee matches for the event. Drew McIntyre will challenge Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship, whereas Roman Reigns will battle Goldberg for the Universal Championship. On the women’s side, Becky Lynch will defend her RAW Women’s Championship versus Shayna Baszler and Charlotte Flair will lock horns with Rhea Ripley for the NXT Women’s title.
The title bouts are guaranteed to entertain the fans. Besides, there is another match which the fans would be looking forward to and it is the WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal match. The under-used female Superstars get a chance to showcase their talent in this bout.
Naomi and Carmella have won this multi-woman match in the past and here are 5 female Superstars who can win it this year.
#5 Liv Morgan
WWE ended the previous decade on a shocking note as Liv Morgan made her return to the company, disclosing that she had been in a relationship with Lana in the past. This development sent shock-waves in the WWE Universe, however, the storyline did not have a proper ending.
Morgan later entered the Elimination Chamber where she tried to give the eventual winner, Shayna Baszler, a run for her money but the Queen of Spades eliminated her from the match. As she is no longer a part of any major feud on RAW, the former Riott Squad member will probably enter the WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal match.
Since she is a fan favorite and deserves to be pushed, WWE could allow her to win the Battle Royal at WrestleMania. This victory could help her become a prominent figure on Monday nights.
#4 Nia Jax
The former RAW Women’s Champion, Nia Jax, is set to make her return to the ring as soon as she recovers from her injury. It is noteworthy that Nia’s last televised match took place at WrestleMania 35 where she teamed up with Tamina Snuka to compete for the Women’s Tag Team Championships in a fatal four-way match.
Given that WWE has planned a triple threat match for the tag team titles this year featuring The Divas of Doom, The Kabuki Warriors and the team of Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross, it is unlikely that the Creative team would book the Irresistible Force in the tag team division heading into WrestleMania 36.
Jax had achieved a lot of success in the singles division whilst feuding with the likes of Alexa Bliss, Ronda Rousey, Sasha Banks and Asuka. She had won the RAW Women’s Championship at WrestleMania two years ago. Looking at the current list of Superstars present in the RAW women’s division, it is unlikely that any Superstar would be a believable opponent for either Becky Lynch or Shayna Baszler after WrestleMania.
Thus, it would be an adroit move if WWE books Nia Jax to make her return at WrestleMania, dismantle all the lower mid-card talent present in the women’s division and then establish herself as a leading contender for the title on RAW.
#3 Ruby Riott
Ruby Riott made an instant impact on the main roster after making her debut as she, along with her Riott Squad teammates, had dismantled the entire SmackDown women’s division. Riott even earned herself a SmackDown Women’s Championship match at Fastlane soon after her debut, but she fell short against Charlotte Flair. Later, the fans learned that the feud between Flair and Riott was just to kill the time until Asuka would challenge The Queen.
One year later, she found herself in the same situation once again as she challenged Ronda Rousey for the RAW Women’s Championship when almost everyone knew that Rousey would put her title on the line against Becky Lynch and Charlotte in the main event of WrestleMania 35. Nevertheless, the NXT graduate gave her best on both occasions.
This year, she has got lost in the mix as the Riott Squad is no longer together. Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan seem to have taken their own way out, and this could open the door for a big push for Ruby. With her in-ring work in the last two years, she has shown that she can perform well on the big stage.
As she recently failed to capture the RAW Women’s Championship, WWE could move her to SmackDown. If WWE books the underappreciated star to win the WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal match, they can directly insert her into the title picture.
#2 Candice LeRae
As the WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal is open for Superstars from all brands, WWE would love to establish a new star on the Grandest Stage of Them All by awarding an NXT Superstar a victory in this match. The former winners of this match, Naomi and Carmella, could not take much advantage of the momentum they had generated. However, a Superstar from NXT would benefit a lot with this win.
Among the female Superstars on the black and gold brand, Candice LeRae will be the front-runner to win this match as she has been one of the most dominant Superstars on NXT. LeRae was a part of team NXT that won the triple threat traditional Survivor Series match, and in fact, she survived that match along with Rhea Ripley and Io Shirai.
Another reason why LeRae should win this match is that WWE could launch her on SmackDown after that big win. The reigning SmackDown Women’s Champion, Bayley, has urged Candice to show up on Friday nights and challenge her for the title multiple times.
It is unknown against whom Bayley will defend her title at WrestleMania but by having Candice LeRae win the match, WWE can book her debut on the post-WrestleMania episode and kick-start a fantastic program between the two female Superstars.
#1 Lacey Evans
The Lady of WWE, Lacey Evans, will be the favorite to win this year’s WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal because the WWE Creative has pushed her in the title picture twice in the last 12 months. She had a long feud with Becky Lynch for the RAW Women’s Championship, and then she went head to head with Bayley for the SmackDown Women’s Championship.
Even though she couldn't capture either of the Championships, she established herself as an upper mid-card Superstar. Besides, the Creative team picked her to represent the women’s division twice in Saudi Arabia. This shows that the backstage officials love to push Evans as their marquee player.
Since she is unlikely to feature in a title match at WrestleMania 36, she could be a part of the WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal and eliminate all the other female athletes to win the match. Looking at the results of the last two Battle Royals, it seems like WWE uses this match to console a Superstar who was pushed during the time between two WrestleManias.
Carmella won the SmackDown Women’s Championship after WrestleMania 34, but her push ended as WrestleMania 35 approached. So, WWE rewarded her with the Battle Royal win. Similarly, Naomi had captured the Blue brand’s title at WrestleMania 33 and as she lost her momentum before WrestleMania 34 came. Unsurprisingly, she was booked to win the Battle Royal, and we can expect the same to happen with Lacey Evans this year.
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