WWE Royal Rumble 2019: Report Card

Raw Women's Championship: Ronda Rousey (c.) vs Sasha Banks

This was Sasha Bank's first title shot since Elimination Chamber in 2018.

Result: Ronda Rousey defeated Sasha Banks to retain the Raw Women's Championship via pinfall with Piper's Pit.

Grade: A

Analysis: This was Ronda Rousey's best singles match in WWE. You could sense the disdain that these two superstars have for each other as the match quickly kicked into second gear.

The two exchanged several vicious exchanges before Sasha Banks ironically went after the arm of Ronda Rousey.

There were then several impressive exchanges including a counter of Piper's Pit into an armbar into the Bank Statement. In many ways, Sasha Banks looked reminiscent of the Legit Boss of old from NXT.

There was a particularly nice throwback as Sasha Banks transitioned the Bank Statement into a crucifix pin for a near fall. That was how she won the NXT Women's Championship from Charlotte Flair.

Sasha Banks also used her ring attire to assist her when she had the Bank Statement in on Ronda Rousey for five seconds multiple times which was another wise move from the Boss.

It tells a story that Ronda Rousey defeated Sasha Banks via pinfall and not by submission. That was Ronda Rousey's first time defeating someone by pinfall because she knew that she could not make the Boss submit.

These two had a great match that showed that Sasha Banks should have had a more prominent role in WWE months ago.