10 Quick Fixes For WWE's Women's Division In 2020

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WWE haven't yet fleshed out if or how NXT's fabulous women's division may be cycled into the traditional January Battle Royal, but keeping it simple following on from an extremely convoluted Survivor Series may be the best way to highlight the positives of the leagues without exposing obvious flaws.

By enforcing a rule in which each brand can only have ten competitors (with spaces taken or "saved" by the brands for surprise entrants), it looks as though the shows are being forced into limiting spots, rather than stretching to fill them.

Discounting Champion Bayley and those injured/absent, SmackDown literally only has 10 to offer, as does Raw if doubles champions The Kabuki Warriors are included. NXT have 13 to choose from ignoring Champion Rhea Ripley and just counting those currently working on-screen rather than the Largo Loop, but the show in general cultivates enough of a competitive environment that a narrative around "earning" the spot could be easily achieved.

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