It’s no secret that Ronda Rousey is having a hard time convincing WWE fans. The fans haven’t brought into her character and vented their frustrations with the former UFC Champion on more than one occasion.
Despite this, WWE seems to be heavily invested in her and even turned her heel, hoping for a better fan response. But it hasn’t turned out well. And it looks like their another attempt at projecting Ronda Rousey as a big star hasn’t gone down well with the fans.
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As we approach the end of the year, WWE came up with a Top 10 list of Ronda Rousey moments from 2022. It included her return at the Royal Rumble in January and her win over Charlotte Flair to win the SmackDown Women’s title.
However, given her recent performances and a lack of top feuds throughout the year, the fans were less than thrilled to see the Rousey-specific Top 10 list. Many fans argued she didn’t even have that many top moments this year.
Fans not impressed by WWE’s Ronda Rousey list of best moments
Ronda Rousey garnered a good fan response on her Royal Rumble return which lasted till she won the SmackDown Women’s title a few months later. But since then her performances on screen haven’t impressed the fans.
They have been vocal about their feelings towards the Rowdy One. Underwhelming feuds on top average in-ring performances have been a big factor in the fans turning hostile against Rousey. They even started a trend for WWE to fire Ronda Rousey.
Even the Top 10 list of her moments doesn’t feature any top female stars opposite her apart from Charlotte Flair, which is also a concern for WWE. Her feuds with Liv Morgan and Shotzi were far from memorable and did little to change fan perception. The list included:
- SmackDown Women’s title win
- Wins the Women’s Royal Rumble match
- Attacks Adam Pearce
- Attacks Drew Gulak
- Beats Sonya Deville with one hand
- Her arrest
- Breaks Raquel Rodriguez’s arm
- Ruins Emma’s return
- Pays off her fine
- Returns at Royal Rumble
From the list, we can see that WWE had to really go deep in order to come up with the best moments of the year for one of their top stars. This tells a lot about how WWE has failed her with their booking.
Fans let WWE know what they think of them coming up with a Top 10 list for a star that is struggling to get over. A fan wrote, “The cheek of wwe. What a waste of a upload.” Another fan also wrote, “Y’all really scrambled to stretch this out. Be fr”
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Here are the top reactions from fans rejecting WWE’s attempt to convince them that Rousey had a great year in the company.
The fact that Ronda's second title win against Liv at ER isn't even in the top 10 makes me laugh hard!! The worst champion in history!!
— Sasha Banks (@SashaBanksWWEab) December 23, 2022
Ronda Rousey 'Best Moments'? The next thing you're going to tell me is that Santa Claus is real.
— Sega Genesis (@SegaGen75720321) December 23, 2022
one of the worst and most boring champs atm. getting the belt without doing sth for it:D a big joke
— restive google (@restivegoogle) December 22, 2022
What best moments, i didn't even know she had a great moment in the ring
— Cheyenne ryan (@Chey_rya) December 22, 2022
The cheek of wwe. What a waste of a upload
— Lanre Carter✍🏾 (@LanreCarter) December 23, 2022
Fans believed she didn’t have many good moments this year.
She dont have no one moment good lol, this is disgusting https://t.co/hS3Sa4aYRM
— Guilherme (@gouldingliv) December 23, 2022
Amazed they found 5 tbh🤣 https://t.co/w5sKfaYgap
— Matthew Coutts (@MatthewCoutts6) December 22, 2022
Y’all really scrambled to stretch this out. Be fr https://t.co/QAi56aRXIr
— Posh Spice 🖤 (@iHateChanelle) December 22, 2022
Best moments? You mean worst moments? https://t.co/n9mtKeTbic
— BayChristmas (Fan Account/Commentary) (@BayCTRLAlways) December 23, 2022
Her greatest moment yet to come is when she’s fired or retires for good 🥰🫶🏼 https://t.co/3Jamvqf7Ir
— 𝔓𝔢𝔟𝔰 ⚘ fan acc (@Rhea4Liv_Slvt22) December 22, 2022
Although WWE may be trying to gloss over their poor booking of Rousey, the fact remains this has been one of the difficult years for the former RAW Women’s Champion in the promotion.
Her in-ring performance has suffered, and she was a part of a few botches. Apart from that, her heel character hasn’t really gone the way fans or the management would’ve thought.
Who is the next challenger for Ronda Rousey?
Ronda Rousey has her next challenger for the title. Raquel Rodriguez won a six-woman gauntlet match to become the number one contender for the SmackDown Women’s Championship.
Rodriguez entered the match at number four and took down Xia Li. She then defeated the fifth entrant, Liv Morgan, in a hard-fought contest. After that, she saw off the sixth competitor, Sonya Deville, to seemingly win the match.
But Ronda Rousey came out and announced there was one more opponent for her to face.
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It ended up being Rousey’s partner, Shayna Baszler. But Raquel Rodriguez rolled her up for a quick win. She will now face the Baddest Woman on the Planet next on SmackDown for the title.
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