8 WWE Royal Rumble 2021 Impulse Reactions
3. Women's Royal Rumble
The fourth Women's Royal Rumble had more pre-show heat thanks to the earnest and rare hope surrounding both favourites.
Bianca Belair's run as a babyface on SmackDown seemed to perfectly coincide with a WrestleMania Championship match. Meanwhile, Rhea Ripley's entry at Number 14 seemed to confirm strong rumours that the match would mark a main roster call-up.
Both made it to the final four alongside veteran and #30 entrant Natalya and perpetual dream-crusher Charlotte Flair. When the Hart Family legend hit the deck, the drama peaked with old fashioned perfection and the ThunderDome noises didn't feel artificial for a change - there was authentic buzz about this finale.
It was heightened by an electrifying, all-time Rumble closing stretch between Belair and Ripley after they paired up to get rid of 'The Queen'. 'The EST' won out after the hardest of hard-fought battles having gone just under an hour after entering at #3. It was a perfect way for the potentially perfect match with Sasha Banks at WrestleMania 37, capping off a very well booked - if occasionally wonkily worked - clash.