8 WWE Royal Rumble 2020 Impulse Reactions
5. The Women's Royal Rumble
Charlotte Flair may have been a divisive winner after several other stars shone brighter than 'The Queen' in the 2020 Women's Royal Rumble, but the contest itself left little else to complain about.
Dominated by NXT's fabulous women's division (the league donated 12 stars to the match, in contrast to Raw's eight, SmackDown's seven and the three special guests), an unfussy layout resulted in Bianca Belair, Shayna Baszler and others from the black-and-gold brand getting to look like megastars against the the relatively underwhelming main roster crew.
Elsewhere within the body of the battle royal, Mandy Rose used the body of Otis to escape elimination in a spot many were craving, Santina Marella banished another ghost of the Divas Division past by eliminating himself in abject fear of the competition, Beth Phoenix smashed her special appearance and Lana and Liv Morgan kept their continuing hostilities short and sharp.
This set the bar high for the men's match later in the show, and did away with some of the justifiable pre-show concerns. At a slim trim 54 minutes in total, this wasn't a fix for the main roster problems at large, but inspired hope in the future in place of there being much in the present.