The legend of WWE Raw's rating falls before the NFL playoffs”>Ronda Rousey in mixed martial arts (MMA) it already seems very far away, and it is. Even more so after the former champion of the UFC and Olympic medalist in judo landed in professional wrestling. In the WWE marked a before and after, becoming one of the most visible faces of the company. She took her polished individual technique on the mats to the ring and established herself as one of the company’s ‘tough girls’ and one of the public’s favorites… until in 2020 she suddenly disappeared. Now the rumors of a possible return have skyrocketed and his return to the ring is as exciting as it is necessary for a WWE that needs to distance itself from the “hypersexualization” label of wrestling that is beginning to hang on it.
In August 2019, Ronda Rousey suffered a mishap during the filming of the television series 9-1-1. The fighter got caught in a door and broke her middle finger and several ligaments in her left hand. A spectacular accident that took her out of the ring for a while and made her rethink her day to day. ‘Rowdy’ found in this situation the perfect moment to think seriously about starting a family and tried to get pregnant with her partner, MMA fighter Travis Browne, and some time later, in September 2021, her first daughter arrived. All this after Ronda acknowledged in an interview that she had already I was tired of the WWE travel dynamic and let it fall he had little intention of returning to action. It was his decision as respectable for everyone as it was painful for his fans. The same ones that now cling (we cling) to those back and forth that place her climbing back into the ring.
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There are few of us who wait with open arms for Ronda. Normally, a fighter takes about a year to return to action after being a mother, but the example of Becky Lynch, which forced to return early, is a hope. If ‘Rowdy’ did the same as the Irish, the Wrestlemania 38, in April of this year, could be a marked date on the calendar. ‘The toughest on the planet’ in the ‘great event’. You can not ask for more.
There is more than one who thinks that to have a hole in Wrestlemania he should make a surprise appearance in the Royal Rumble, the first event pay-per-view of the year. An arrive and kiss the saint of manual, being a special guest of luxury and taking the victory in the ‘Royal Battle’ of women. In this way he would qualify directly for the ‘great event’, but it is too early and too risky, since we must not forget that fighters put their physical integrity at risk every time they come to the fore. And honestly, Ronda doesn’t need to because she can return whenever and however she wants. If it’s at the Royal Rumble, great, but if not too. It’s what the stars have.
What is clear is that WWE should bet on her, as it seems that it is doing. Several specialized media jump into the pool and even talk about advanced negotiations and the return to the old days in a feud that was left unfinished with Becky Lynch. One way or another, the biggest professional wrestling company needs Ronda Rousey.
When ‘Rowdy’ came to WWE he didn’t do it by knocking on the door, but by kicking it down. in the purest style Stone Cold Steve Austin, landed in the company completely outside the rules and hierarchies. faced Stephanie McMahon, the daughter of the boss of the whole racket and the wife of the general manager, Triple H. He insulted her, beat her, ridiculed her and painted her face in a fight for history. It was the best possible female version of a badass With all the letters. No pouts, no plunging necklines or push-up, without unnecessary flirtations with fighters. All the opposite of what WWE is looking for with Mandy Rose and its stable Toxic Attraction in NXT 2.0 and for what the company is being criticized so much. Ronda was the furthest thing one could imagine from the objectification and sexualization of women in wrestling. That’s why they quickly gave her the championship belt. That’s why it was so cool.
Who wants a sexy-borderline-erotic look when they’ve got a real beast gone wild? The police even had to arrest her in one of her violent outbursts against the boss’s daughter! His mere presence in WWE ended (and will end) with the debate of beautiful faces against well-prepared fighters. Instagram and TikTok are already full of the first, but the second… For the second We need that girl who grew up sleeping hugging a Hulk Hogan stuffed animal and fulfilled her dream of sharing a ring with other myths at the height of the Hustler. We need you, Ronda. And the WWE too.
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