WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 10 Shocks That Could Happen

8. A Women's Royal Rumble Match

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Fans love the Royal Rumble match because if all else fails, it's still an hour of entertaining spots and surprises. Since it's so popular, why not add a second Rumble match to the card? And since the women's divisions have come so far in the past year, why not let them get a piece of the action?

Adding a 15-woman Royal Rumble match to the show's card would not only whet appetites for the show's main event, but it would give the women of WWE an even larger spotlight than ever before. Stars like Sasha Banks, Nia Jax, Nikki Bella, and more could compete for the chance to get a shot at the Women's Championship of their choice. We could see returns (Eva Marie), surprises from the past (Victoria), and NXT cameos (Nikki Cross), just like in the men's Rumble.

Granted, this is the only entry on the list that wouldn't be a total shock, since it would need to be announced in advance, but the creation of the match and the buildup would be unprecedented.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013