8 WWE Royal Rumble 2021 Impulse Reactions

8. Asuka & Charlotte Flair (c) Vs. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler

Perhaps now there'll be less questions hanging over why exactly Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler kept hanging out even though they hated each other. Wait. What do you mean nobody asked any questions over why exactly Nia Jax and Shayna Basler kept hanging out even though they hated each other?

Bryon Saxton had the cheek to suggest there had been "dissension in the ranks" between the challengers in recent weeks, as if that wasn't effectively the subtitle of every episode of Raw for the past six months. Nobody gets along anymore, and you can add Charlotte Flair and Asuka to that list probably, now they've lost the gold again.

A painfully average bout (the latest in a long line for Charlotte Flair) offered nothing for the Zoom calls to get excited about before Ric Flair and Lacey Evans came out and cheated like f*ck to ensure 'The Queen' was dethroned. When a generic distraction finish couldn't get it done, a brass knuckles spot did.

All bar Asuka were due to compete in the Rumble later on, justifying why everybody felt the need to wrestle this match in second gear. But it begs the question - why not just fill some of the ample time on Monday's go-home Raw with it instead?