WWE Royal Rumble 2017: Every Match Ranked From Worst To Best

5. Raw Women's Title: Charlotte (c) Vs. Bayley

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Result: Charlotte nails the Natural Selection on the apron to retain the title (13:05).

Rating: This one was predictable from the outset, as just about everyone knows Charlotte will finally lose the strap at WrestleMania, and so it was hard to be too invested in it.

On its own terms, though, it was a totally solid match, if far from the high level these two can compete at. The use of (seemingly real) blood in Charlotte's mouth added an extra visceral quality and that Natural Selection ending was an incredibly brutal way to put Bayley down.

This was pure stop-gap filler material as we head towards Mania, but enjoyable enough as far as filler goes. 6/10

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