Every WWE Royal Rumble Women's Match - Ranked From Worst To Best
7. Mickie James Vs. Michelle McCool (2010)
A twenty-second payoff to a three month storyline, the Women's Championship match between Michelle McCool and Mickie James utilised its abbreviated length to vindicate the challenger for the torrent of abuse she'd suffered from McCool and her partner Layla in the build-up to their Royal Rumble clash.
Ludicrously haranguing Mickie for her non-existent weight problems, LayCool were sensationally cruel in their mistreatment of beloved babyface James, who had been traded to 'their show' SmackDown the previous October.
Labelling her 'Piggy James', the two were determined to run Mickie off SmackDown altogether, but James bravely remained resilient in the face of the abuse.
Despite the possible uncomfortable behind-the-scenes machinations of the storyline in the image-obsessed WWE of the time, fans bought into the bullying for what it was, confident that the two heels that would at some point receive their comeuppance.
The angle peaked in a hard-hitting segment shortly before the match, as James was covered in junk food and left humiliated by LayCool and their accomplice Beth Phoenix as part of a demeaning assault.
Providing fitting closure to the storyline after the squash, SmackDown's babyface female roster united to celebrate the win and joined Mickie in smashing an enormous cake into both heels' faces.