10 Things That Must Happen Now WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Is Over

8. Sasha Banks Jumps To Smackdown

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The last six months saw Charlotte and Sasha Banks redefine women's competition in WWE with a series of excellent matches for the Raw Women's Championship. Ultimately, though, Sasha Banks came out the worse for wear - despite three reigns with the belt, she was beaten by Charlotte in the end and is now out of the division.

To make matters worse, Banks suffered a decisive loss to Nia Jax on the Royal Rumble kickoff show, meaning that even though she's still owed a rematch against Charlotte, it's hard to bet on her winning the title back. Perhaps not coincidentally, Banks has recently been teasing the possibility of a jump to Smackdown on social media.

Moving "The Boss" to the blue brand would hardly be the worst thing for her. WWE seems invested in building Raw's division around Charlotte, but Banks should also be a champion. Seeing her make a surprise appearance at Elimination Chamber - or later on Smackdown - to challenge Alexa Bliss for WrestleMania would put another great bout on the card, and would give Banks something special to do on April 2.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013