8 things WWE subtly told us at Royal Rumble 2020: Last-minute change in Men's match winner, Lesnar's WrestleMania opponent confirmed? (26th January 2020)

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A surreal image

#6. End of the rivalry

Bayley throwing Lacey Evans against the barricade
Bayley throwing Lacey Evans against the barricade

Bayley and Lacey Evans were given the "cool-down" match spot, where they were placed right after the Women's Royal Rumble 2020 match. When looking at the card, there wasn't ever going to be any match other than this one in that spot.

As expected, it was underwhelming and the two women tried hard but couldn't get over with the crowd, who was slightly deflated from the energy spent on the Royal Rumble match. As predicted, Bayley walked out victorious, but what was surprising was the absence of Sasha Banks.

Banks didn't appear in the Women's Royal Rumble match, which made us think that she would accompany Bayley against Evans. Instead, she was absent and didn't appear this year at all.

Evans turned babyface when SmackDown needed a babyface title challenger - just as she was a heel when they needed someone to feud with Becky Lynch after WrestleMania 35. However, that's the end of the feud and Bayley will be moving on.

We don't anticipate a feud with Sasha Banks right away. Perhaps she'll have a filler feud with someone like Dana Brooke or Carmella.

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