Last night, an incredible night was waiting for us from the Chase Field Arena in the form of 32nd annual Royal Rumble. We have seen multiple fresh matchups alongside the winners of the division Royal Rumble match. The men’s division winner belongs to the flagship brand of the WWE who will be making his presence felt on the show. We will hear what’d be next for him on the Road to Wrestlemania.
Also, the buildups for Elimination Chamber will begin from this week which is just three weeks away from now. There should be announcements regarding the inaugural women’s tag team match inside the structure. Plus, we will get to know about the future challenges waiting for the reigning champions on the upcoming PPV event. All of these should deliver a packed night from the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.
Brock Lesnar has been able to retain his Universal Championship at Royal Rumble. He is not likely to show up tonight or in the near future on WWE Raw unless a bigger occasion arrives en route to Wrestlemania. His opponent Finn Balor fight with all the efforts only to come up short. A per WWE.com, the challenger will now look forward to a different route to go into the ‘show of shows.’ There must be a new announcement regarding the Elimination Chamber in this context.
As for the Royal Rumble winner, he will choose the opponent for him at Wrestlemania 35. WWE.com hinted that he might just declare the potential opponent name in Phoenix,
“Will The Architect vie for the red brand’s Universal Championship, currently in the hands of Brock Lesnar? Or will he look to compete for the WWE Championship currently held by “The New” Daniel Bryan?”
We expect that The Architect will not make any announcement until Elimination Chamber passes by in February. For now, he will continue the feud against Bobby Lashley on WWE Raw who attacked him at Royal Rumble. This should automatically set up him for an Intercontinental title opportunity at the upcoming show.
Ronda Rousey is over with a solid title defense against Sasha Banks at Royal Rumble. With Becky Lynch winning the Rumble match, the Wrestlemania bout is almost confirmed between these two. But WWE might just postpone the official announcement of this match just to keep the suspense going around. The reigning WWE Raw women’s champion will have to go through another test at Elimination Chamber, for now.
WWE should also declare the participants for the inaugural tag team title match at Elimination Chamber. From WWE Raw, we expect Alexa Bliss-Mickie James, Sasha Banks-Bayley and The Riott Squad to enter the contest. Also, with multiple surprise entries at Royal Rumble, we expect some of the NXT superstars to make surprise appearances on WWE Raw.