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She did it. The Man Becky Lynch won the Royal Rumble, to the obvious delight of fans. Charlotte Flair was the odds on favourite to win the Rumble match, and after Becky Lynch lost clean to Asuka in the opening match of the night, there was a lot of uncertainty.
However, Lana entered at #28 and was limping. She was involved in Rusev's match against Shinsuke Nakamura earlier, and Nakamura made Rusev bump into Lana, who fell on the mat and seemingly injured her ankle. With Nia Jax entering at #29 and attacking Lana, it was a certainty that The Ravishing Russian wouldn't be able to make it to the match.
Becky Lynch then walked out to a huge pop. She demanded that with Lana clearly unfit to compete, she was a better option as a replacement. Fit Finlay, who seemed to be the authority at that moment for some reason, hesitated before finally giving The Man the green light to go ahead.
Becky Lynch would go on to eliminate Nia Jax and finally Charlotte Flair to win the Royal Rumble. She was the best choice, and here's why she won the contest.
#5. Moving to RAW
This is a no-brainer. Becky Lynch has been one of the most important superstars on SmackDown Live since her draft to the brand in 2016. She was the first female pick and the first-ever SmackDown Women's Champion.
She's been one of the most integral parts of the brand and it's hard to imagine her away from team blue. However, as she's gotten bigger, WWE clearly wants to move her to the "bigger" show, which, unfortunately, or fortunately, happens to be RAW.
It looks like Becky Lynch will be making the jump to the red brand. It could be as soon as the latest RAW or it could be after the Elimination Chamber or Fastlane.
#4. Further establishing Asuka as a dominant champion
It's good to see that after 6+ months of being in creative limbo, Asuka has finally found her footing on the main roster. She won the SmackDown Women's Championship at TLC and has been booked as a dominant champion (even if not to the same level as NXT).
Asuka faced Becky Lynch in a stellar opening contest at the Royal Rumble and she beat her clean as a whistle. No controversy, no shenanigans, just two competitors on the most elite level going toe-to-toe.
Asuka used a new submission hold similar to the Last Chancery, and with Becky Lynch not being on RAW, they need to establish the fact that the woman who beat the Royal Rumble winner is the top dog on SmackDown Live.
Charlotte Flair's role in all of this is interesting, but it was wise for WWE to book Asuka strong. She looks even better after Becky's incredible Rumble victory.
#3. Get her over as an underdog
Becky Lynch has always been a great underdog babyface, both in NXT and the main roster. Despite being booked as the weakest link of her partnership with Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch had something genuine about her that fans could always relate to.
Becky Lynch no longer came across as an underdog when she turned and brought out her new attitude, and that was a good thing because she was seen as a dominant superstar for a while.
However, she, similar to Seth Rollins, suffered an attack during the match that reduced their chances of winning. She was clearly booked as the sympathetic babyface and an underdog. The thing is, for her upcoming WrestleMania feud, she's not going to be the favourite. She's going to be the underdog and WWE likely wants us to see her that way.
Speaking of her plans for the grandest stage of them all...
#2. Headlining WrestleMania 35
Becky Lynch was supposed to face Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series in a Champion vs Champion match. It was by far the most anticipated bout on that card, but as you probably know, the match got cancelled after Nia Jax shoot punched Becky Lynch and concussed her.
Plans then changed and the injury made Becky Lynch hotter than ever. WWE realized that it was time to add her into the originally scheduled Ronda Rousey vs Charlotte Flair match at WrestleMania 35.
That match would have been a surefire main event, but Charlotte replaced Becky Lynch at Survivor Series, so we won't be seeing that rematch for WrestleMania 35. However, we could be on the cusp of seeing Becky Lynch take on Ronda Rousey in the main event of WrestleMania.
Who would have ever thought that the idea of Becky Lynch main eventing WrestleMania would be a reality, even a few months ago!
#1. Making a case for Charlotte Flair to enter the picture
When it's all said and done, whether you like Charlotte Flair or not, she is truly among the cream of the crop in women's wrestling world over. She's the woman who WWE chose to build their Women's division around, and despite her not facing Rousey in a singles match at WrestleMania, it looks like she could enter the fray and make it Rousey vs Lynch vs Flair at WrestleMania.
She'll be an integral part of the feud, and the fact that Becky Lynch entered the Rumble without even being an official competitor? That can lead to some controversy. It wouldn't be the first time that we've seen non-Rumble winners enter the title mix, and we very well could see The Queen moving to the red brand as well.
However, it would make sense to keep her on SmackDown Live for star power, and a great dance partner for Asuka.
