Women’s Tag Team Title match added to WWE Royal Rumble

Charlotte Flair and Asuka are scheduled to defend their Women's Tag Team Championships against Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler at the Royal Rumble

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The 1/25 episode of Monday Night RAW is the program’s go-home show before the Royal Rumble pay-per-view this Sunday. Adding on to the match card is a Women’s Tag Team Championship match. The duo of Charlotte Flair and RAW Women’s Champion Asuka are defending their titles against Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler who they beat to become champions.

WWE made the announcement on their official website after Charlotte stated on RAW that she and Asuka would be putting their titles on the line this weekend.

In the main event of RAW, Asuka is defending her RAW Women’s Championship against Alexa Bliss. Last week, Bliss pinned Asuka in their singles match. Flair, Jax and Baszler are all competing in the 2021 women’s Royal Rumble and here’s the updated match card for the PPV:

WWE Universal Championship — Last Man Standing Match: Roman Reigns (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Kevin Owens
WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Goldberg
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Charlotte Flair & Asuka (c) vs. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler
Men’s Royal Rumble Match: Daniel Bryan, Bobby Lashley (United States Champion), AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Otis, The Miz, Jey Uso, Cesaro, Jeff Hardy, Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler, Shinsuke Nakamura, Sheamus, John Morrison, Mustafa Ali
Women’s Royal Rumble Match: Nia Jax, Charlotte Flair (Women’s Tag Team Champion), Bianca Belair, Bayley, Dana Brooke, Mandy Rose, Peyton Royce, Alexa Bliss, Shayna Baszler, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Tamina

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