Ronda Rousey got snubbed out of SmackDown Women’s Championship due to her own choice
As WrestleMania is around the corner, it will be interesting to see how the card shapes up for the biggest night of the year and where the storylines of the main titles go.
Ronda Rousey (via SEScoops)
The SmackDown Women’s Division has seen many superstars clinging to the top spot in recent times. The former UFC star was one of them. Ronda Rousey has been the game-changer in the WWE Women’s Division. She has been the SmackDown Women’s Champion for a long time. Rousey had quite a memorable run as the champion. Furthermore, she delivered some great matches on the roster.
Ronda Rousey lost her SmackDown Women’s Championship to Charlotte Flair on the December 30 episode of SmackDown. Ever since then, the fans have not seen her on WWE television. According to Wrestling Observer Dave Meltzer, the former UFC star was snubbed out of the SmackDown Women’s Championship due to her own choice. Meltzer said that the company had initially decided to put Ronda Rousey in a match with Raquel Rodriguez for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 39. However, there has been an alteration in plans that resulted in Charlotte winning the title from her.
Dave Meltzer reported that Rousey wanted to go for the tag team titles alongside her friend Shayna Baszler. The former UFC star was seen pairing with Baszler in segments of SmackDown before losing her title. Meltzer added that Rousey was quite satisfied with her singles run in the company. Going into WrestleMania, she wants to head in a different direction. If rumors are to be believed, Rousey and Baszler will compete for the women’s tag team titles at The Grandest Stage of Them All.
However, it would be interesting to see the creative direction of The Rowdy One when she returns to SmackDown. It is likely that WWE would pair her with Baszler. Nonetheless, the Damage Control are the current WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. As a result, their storylines would eventually start with them going to WrestleMania. The WWE Universe is excited to see a fresh feud in the Women’s Division.
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History between Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler
Ronda and Shayna are known to be real-life friends from their days in the UFC. They not only have an MMA background, but they have also been together for quite some time. They have a long history and have crossed paths a number of times during their wrestling careers. In addition to that, the two women are part of the “four horsewomen” in the MMA. Shayna Baszler joined the WWE ahead of Ronda Rousey. The two real-life friends came across each other during the October 28 episode of SmackDown in 2022. The Queen of Spades aligned herself with the former SmackDown Women’s Champion. From thereon, the WWE Universe saw the two of them together on subsequent episodes of SmackDown.
The WWE Universe is once again excited to see the former UFC stars pair up for the tag team titles. According to reports, the two will compete for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships at “The Showcase of the Immortals.”
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