WWE Royal Rumble 2021: Every Match Ranked From Worst To Best

4. WWE SmackDown Women's Title: Sasha Banks (c) Vs. Carmella

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Result: Sasha makes Carmella tap to the Bank Statement to retain the title (10:25).

Rating: While hardly a great title bout and certainly lacking compared to their TLC match back in December, this was still pretty solid on its own merits. Above all else it continued to prove how far Carmella has come.

The pacing was a little sluggish in places for a relatively short match and it probably would've benefited from going a few minutes longer, but it did enough to entertain throughout.

The outcome wasn't remotely surprising, but with Sasha nothing's ever set in stone, so it was neat to see her rack up another successful title defense all the same.

There were a few memorable moments - particularly Carmella's terrifying suicide dive - but not quite enough to match their prior PPV showdown. 6/10

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