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Former WWE Champion Goes Off On Ronda Rousey In Pro-Wrestling

“Superstar” Billy Graham is not a fan of Ronda Rousey’s WWE shtick, which borrows heavily from her “Rowdy” namesake in the late great Roddy Piper. Rousey made her official WWE debut at Wrestlemania 34 two weeks ago and drew rave reviews for her submission win over WWE executives Stephanie McMahon and her husband Triple H. […]

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“Superstar” Billy Graham is not a fan of Ronda Rousey’s WWE shtick, which borrows heavily from her “Rowdy” namesake in the late great Roddy Piper.

Rousey made her official WWE debut at Wrestlemania 34 two weeks ago and drew rave reviews for her submission win over WWE executives Stephanie McMahon and her husband Triple H.

But Graham is far from a fan, and took to Facebook last night to call Ronda “Lousy” out:

Ronda Lousy vs HHHFirst off to the fan who wrote.. " I find Ronda's use of Piper'sgimmick nauseating " You my brother…

Posted by Billy Graham on Monday, April 16, 2018

Rousey was given Piper’s blessing to use his nickname and look, and was a big supporter of her’s while she was UFC champion before he passed away in 2015.

Graham called her out for her unoriginality in developing her professional wrestling identity, and mentions Rousey’s knockout losses that ultimately led to her retirement from the sport.

Since then, the former UFC champion has focused all her attention on the WWE, which Graham says is an insult considering her derivative use of Piper’s name and style.

Do you agree with “Superstar” Billy Graham’s assessment of Rousey’s pro wrestling career thus far? Or is the wrestling legend being too harsh on a newcomer?

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Video: Ronda Rousey Wins Pro-Wrestling Debut At WrestleMania 34

With the eye of the mixed martial arts (MMA) world on the chaos of UFC 223, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey made her pro-wrestling debut at tonight’s (Sun. April 8, 2018) WrestleMania XXXIV from New Orleans, Louisiana. Teaming up with fellow former Olympic medalist Kurt Angle, Rousey took on WWE executives Stephanie McMahon […]

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With the eye of the mixed martial arts (MMA) world on the chaos of UFC 223, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey made her pro-wrestling debut at tonight’s (Sun. April 8, 2018) WrestleMania XXXIV from New Orleans, Louisiana.

Teaming up with fellow former Olympic medalist Kurt Angle, Rousey took on WWE executives Stephanie McMahon and her husband, Paul “Triple H” Levesque in a mixed tag-team match.

It was one of more awaited WWE debuts for some time, and Rousey delivered on the hype in a big way.

First, she got the crowd going wild with her walkout in honor of former WWE champion “Rowdy” Roddy Piper:

That lead to a so-called ‘surreal’ face-off between the four competitors in the center of the squared circle:

And after some initial offense from McMahon and Levesque, Rousey finally got her chance to rush in on the action, and he wasted no time doing so against McMahon:

“Rowdy” was then able to get McMahon in a compromising position for her trademark armbar:

Then, Rousey showed some scripted boxing skills, the exact area of her once-feared MMA game that unfortunately lead to her downfall, by nailing Triple H with a nonstop torrent of rapid punches:

She showed some newly-acquired pro-wrestling skills as well, flowing well and slamming McMahon like a natural:

Finally, Rousey got McMahon in a brutal armbar for the finish, leading to a monstrous debut victory alongside Angle and a round of celebration with the fans:

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