Every WWE Royal Rumble Women's Match - Ranked From Worst To Best
6. Trish Stratus Vs. Jazz (2002)
An early favourite from a fondly-remembered period for the females, the title clash between Jazz and Trish Stratus highlighted a turning point for the beleaguered women's division that had collapsed in the summer of 2001 after existing champion Chyna and WWE parted ways.
Unexpectedly winning the vacant championship at Survivor Series the previous November, Trish Stratus shifted her attention away from bikini photoshoots and into aggressively improving her in-ring style, preparing to carry the entire division as it attempted another relaunch.
On the same night Stratus would seal her first title victory, Jazz would make her WWE debut, immediately announcing herself as the biggest threat in the division having wrestled women and men during a highly-rated tenure in ECW.
Playing off of Stratus' injured hand and a lingering tension between Jazz and referee Jacqueline, the two worked a brief but impressive match, highlighting the potential for the division away from bra-and-panties matches, carefully guarded under the new tutelage of WCW escapee Dave 'Fit' Finlay.
Delivering her Statusfaction bulldog for a crowd-pleasing win, Trish used the contest as a statement of intent, and would build off the match to become one of WWE's breakout stars in a disappointing 2002.