8 HUGE WWE Hell In A Cell 2022 Predictions You Need To Know

2. Ronda Rousey Defends Against...

Ronda Rousey
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...everybody.

The SmackDown women's roster have accepted their lives in the rat race of late, with Raquel Rodriguez only slightly getting her nose in front of Shotzi, Aliyah, Natalya, Shayna Baszler, and Xia Li despite already losing to the 'Baddest Woman On The Planet'.

With no obvious singles match, Rousey can defeat the lot of them in either a gauntlet match or face the winner of a Kickoff Battle Royal later on the card. Neither outcome is all that appealing, but WWE are clearly sitting on something bigger for stadium season, and the SmackDown Women's Champion's intended outing against Sasha Banks would have been a placeholder despite the impressive graphic.

'The Boss' herself knew this, so Ronda presumably had to be aware too. WWE wouldn't have had this problem had more than one viable challenger managed to put together some wins in the background, but their division exists for one big match a month and even in the era of content super-service this doesn't look like changing any time soon.

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