Ronda Rousey has just made her long awaited WWE return, so let’s look at everything
there and how this effects the women’s division
The 2022 women’s Royal Rumble match match was looked at by fans as the better rumble
match when compared to the men’s rumble
The women’s Royal Rumble match was the perfect mix of everything
We saw WWE legends, we saw Hall Of Fame members, we saw superstars wrestle again for the first
time in years like Nikki Bella, Impact Wrestling champions, and we had a ground breaking return
like Ronda Rousey
So it was a perfect rumble match in that sense of giving us a little bit of everything that
we usually see from a traditional Royal Rumble match match
Lot of fans were a bit disappointed with the men’s Royal Rumble match because nearly
25 of the 30 competitors were revealed before hand
The surprise entrants for the men consisted of Shane McMahon, Bad Bunny, Drew McIntyre,
and Brock Lesnar, so not exactly on the level of the women’s match
But getting back to the women’s match, the final two were Ronda Rousey and Charlotte
Flair
Charlotte even being in this match was pretty weird from the start
People are in the Royal Rumble to earn a spot for the championship, but Charlotte decided
to enter the Royal Rumble as champion
If her goal was to win and challenge the Raw women’s champion then maybe that would’ve
been understandable, but she said several times that when she won she was gonna select
her challenger
So it was weird to have her in there to begin with. You’re the champion, why stress yourself
out with the rumble match when you can just sit back and rest up
That was strange, but considering how the Rumble ended we can definitely see why Charlotte
probably had to be there
Charlotte Flair was on fire for the entire rumble match, even picking up the most eliminations
in the match with five
She most likely would’ve won the match too if it wasn’t for Ronda Rousey being there
Ronda eliminates Charlotte and wins the right to main event Wrestlemania
Ronda’s first WWE run might have been a bit on the shorter side, but there’s no
denying everything that she helped with
A lot of reports always claimed that there would’ve been no WWE Evolution show or Wrestlemania
main event without Ronda Rousey
So she does receive a lot of credit for those big accomplishments in the women’s division
And it looks like she’s about to do it again
Last year’s rumble winners both got a main event spot at Wrestlemania and it looks like
that may be happening again this year
Due to the new two day format, WWE now has two Wrestlemania main event spots. And so
far, it would appear that Ronda is getting one and Brock is getting the other
Like we talked about before, there’s no real mystery behind Brock’s pick, he’ll
definitely go with Roman
But with Ronda’s pick, there’s actually some uncertainty to who she’s gonna pick
Ronda Rousey is either gonna face Charlotte Flair or Becky Lynch at Wrestlemania
Ronda will be appearing on a couple of Raws and Smackdowns leading into Wrestlemania
Why is she appearing on both shows? Well the Rumble winner usually gets a pass to appear
on both shows for a few weeks just to scout the champions and start making their mind
on who they would like to select
So Ronda’s usage over these new few weeks will most likely be interacting with both
Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair and flirting with the idea of selecting one of these two
champions
Ronda has a lot of history with both women as well
Everyone knows about the cancelled Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch match due to Becky’s broken
nose
Charlotte Flair was actually Becky’s replacement for that match, which ended in a disqualification
Then all three women faced each other at Wrestlemania 35 a few months after that
So Ronda is no stranger to either Becky or Charlotte, she knows them both pretty well
Given that the reports claim that Ronda Rousey will be more of a Smackdown regular and also
given the fact that she did have that moment with Charlotte Flair during the Rumble match,
reports claim Ronda may select Charlotte Flair for Wrestlemania
Which will disappoint everyone that was hoping for Becky Lynch versus Ronda Rousey
No matter who Ronda selects, it’ll be a a great main event, but it’s something about
that match with Becky Lynch that has a special aura to it
But according to reports, Becky versus Ronda may be pushed till next year’s Wrestlemania
So if all that’s true, then maybe Becky versus Ronda gets another year of hype and
buildup before we finally see that big matchup at Wrestlemania 39
But maybe the reports are wrong and plans switch up because you can’t forget about
Alexa Bliss either
Alexa seems to be coming back strong with a new character and this whole big revenge
story
Everyone automatically assumed that Charlotte would be the target since she was the one
that ripped up Lilly
But if Charlotte is tangled up Ronda Rousey, maybe Alexa Bliss is the Wrestlemania challenger
for Becky Lynch?
Or if Ronda does select becky, maybe it can be like a Seth Rollins situation where Alexa
finds a way to challenge a champion from the opposite brand
So you have Becky, Ronda, and Charlotte all hanging around the Wrestlemania main event
right now, but can’t forget about Alexa
Hopefully Alexa’s big return payoff isn’t another feud like the Eva Marie one, hopefully
she does come after a champion and have a meaningful story when she does return
Alexa hasn’t held a singles title since 2018, so she could definitely have a good
story of chasing the title and finally getting it back after all these years
Another superstar that’s sort of lost in the mix due to Ronda’s decision is also
Sasha Banks
Sasha was expected to be out of action till mid February, but she was able to come back
early for the Rumble
Fans speculate that Sasha came out at number one and was out of the match fast most likely
as a precaution to protect that foot injury, so that’s reasonable
But reports before Ronda’s return talked about how WWE had plans for Charlotte versus
Sasha at Wrestlemania this year
So Ronda’s selection will have a lot of impact on both of the women’s divisions
and someone’s gonna be left out of the title picture
If Ronda selects Becky, that clears up Sasha Banks versus Charlotte, but what happens to
Alexa Bliss in that scenario?
If Ronda selects Charlotte, that clears up Alexa Bliss versus Becky Lynch, but again,
what happens to Sasha Banks?
it’s a real tough one, you have Alexa Bliss and Sasha Banks hanging around the title scene
as well, but obviously one of them is gonna be possibly left out depending on Ronda’s
big decision
So we’ll see how that plays out and will Alexa Bliss and Sasha Banks’ Wrestlemania
roles will be depending on Ronda Rousey’s decision
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Speaking of Ronda Rousey’s return, let’s go over some of the details about her deal
Reports still don’t know the nature of Ronda’s deal. They speculate that it can be a new
one or it can be continuation of her previous contract if WWE did in fact freeze it after
she left in 2019
But with the discussions of Becky and Ronda taking place at Wrestlemania 39, it’s safe
to assume that Ronda will be sticking around for a bit, but not be as full time as she
was in 2018 and early 2019
Ronda also took to Twitter to comment on he return, saying that she was eyeing the 2022
Royal Rumble to be her return date even while she was still pregnant
She said she calculated the timing and always wanted the Rumble to be where she returned
at
she ended up speaking it into existence because that’s exactly what happened and now she’ll
be main eventing Wrestlemania 38
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