10 images that defined the WWE in 2017

#6 The women’s Royal Rumble announcement

The first-ever women's Royal Rumble will take place in January 2018

There had been rumours throughout 2017 that WWE could be looking to hold a first-ever women’s Royal Rumble match in 2018, but nobody quite believed it would happen until Stephanie McMahon’s historic announcement on Raw in December.

This picture shows the women on the Raw roster, who reportedly had no idea that the announcement was going to be made, reacting to the news.