Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey, is here to remind you that she is (or was) a professional fighter and all these “bitches” in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) are just actors who would get their asses whooped in a real fight against “Rowdy.”
That’s because wrasslin’ is scripted entertainment and not real fighting (duh) and her nasty delivery of that message is what passes for “heat” these days, because Rousey is now a heel and you, the loyal WWE fan, are supposed to boo and hiss every time she takes the ring.
“I’m not going out there and doing their fucking act anymore,” Rousey said. “They can say it’s part of the act to try and save face but it’s not an act. I’m going out there and doing whatever the hell I want and they can explain it however they want, but fuck ‘em. Everybody. WWE Universe included. I meant that I’m going to disrespect the sport that they all love so much. ‘Oh don’t break kayfabe, Ronda!’ Wrestling is scripted. It’s made up. It’s not real. None of those bitches can fucking touch me. The end.”
This promo and the entire program is stupid. I don’t care about breaking the fourth wall or any of that other stuff, it just makes no sense to play the rogue badass fighter who won’t play by the rules only to go into the ring and … play by the rules. Even if she wins by submission, it’s not like she’s going to do this.
Win or lose, it’s going to be scripted and choreographed despite all the claims to the contrary. We know that. She knows that. WWE creative knows that. So masking a work as a shoot to manufacture some cheap heat is dumb and makes me wonder why anyone behind the curtain thought this was a good idea. If you’re going to use that whole “MMA fighter is here to legitimize this business” angle, then follow this blueprint.
Oh, and there’s this:
Can someone please remind Captain Badass here that her last two fights before coming to WWE ended with her unconscious and sobbing in the cage?
Four years ago, you were untouchable. Now? Not so much.
You’re a class act, @RondaRousey
https://t.co/QBksunFE2X— Charlotte Flair (@MsCharlotteWWE) March 8, 2019