I had this idea a little earlier, and I wanted to get people's thoughts on it. I'm not 100% sold on it myself yet, but overall I think it could really do wonders for the division and the company in general.
What if they had a women's Royal Rumble match this year in addition to the regular Royal Rumble match? I'm not necessarily suggesting that they establish it as a yearly tradition, but they could just try it out this year as something different. Similar to when they bumped the Rumble match up to 40 men back in 2011.
The match wouldn't have to be as long as the men's match. I'd suggest somewhere between 10 and 20 participants. I'd go with less than 20 though, unless they were able to get a couple of surprise legend appearances on board for the show. Either way I'd limit the match to 30-45 minutes, and have it kick off the show. It'd whet people's appetites for the main event Royal Rumble match, and it'd be a great showcase for the women's division.
I can't think of another match off the top of my head that has the potential to legitamise their current "Diva Revolution" in the same way. This is a major stipulation that's almost solely been used to name Wrestlemania main eventers in the past. Having the women compete in one would be a big deal. Also having a woman win a match in January, and that establishing her as the #1 contender for Wrestlemania would be huge for that particular performer, for the prestige of the Diva's championship and for the division in general. It would make people take the division more seriously, given it'd lead to a two month build to a serious one on one championship match at Wrestlemania.
They'd also get to show off the new depth to their women's division. It's easy for us to complain about the women on WWE at the moment due to how badly they're often booked, but their female roster is looking better than it has in some time. It actually has a little depth for a change. This kind of match would be an opportunity to make a few of their women look good - like Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks, etc. They could have a couple of cool old school surprise entrants. I'm sure Lita could get in there for a few spots, given she works so much with the company nowadays.
It'd also be a good opportunity to give the pay per view audience a taster of Bayley and Asuka. I imagine the reactions that they'd get would sell them very quickly to those who don't bother watching NXT.
Doing this for the upcoming Royal Rumble could benefit the guys too. WWE's star power sucked before all these wrestlers started getting injured. They don't have a particularly good roster right now, and if the women can take up a bunch of time on the show, it means that they don't have to worry about making too many other matches for the guys, outside of the Rumble match itself. They can focus on having a good WWE championship match and put all their other biggest names in the Rumble match.
The only reason I'm thinking this might not be a great idea is that I don't generally like it when WWE does the same gimmick twice on the one pay per view. However, I'd make an exception on this occasion, particularly given that this is a habit that WWE indulges in all the time anyway. We often see two Hell in a Cell matches on the same show, etc. At least I feel by having one of the matches with men and one with women, they'll feel substantially different.
My final point is that I'd HATE for them to half-ass an idea like this and announce some kind of Diva Battle Royal. Battle Royal's suck. They're garbage until we get down to the last few people. With the Rumble format, the women are going to look like much bigger stars. They get their entrance music, they get time for people to react to them and acknowledge they're there. It's just a much better presentation.
Curious to hear people's thoughts. I'm sure some of you will probably think this is an insane idea, but I don't think there's ever been a better time for them to try something like this.