Ronda Rousey
It seems like a dead-cert that Ronda Rousey, one way or another, will be competing at this year’s Wrestlemania. The former UFC champion will be a massive draw for the company and Vince and Co will likely do whatever she requests in the build-up to the bout.
While it is not set in stone, it looks as though Rousey will be involved in a match with Charlotte Flair at Mania and with Charlotte currently riding high as the Smackdown Women’s Champion, it seems a safe bet that a match between the pair would be for that belt. Giving Rousey the Rumble victory guarantees that match-up.
Allowing Rousey to win the match, however, would no doubt cause some controversy. The company screwed up the first ever Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match when they let James Elsworth climb the ladder and retrieve the case, and giving the Rumble victory to Rousey could envoke the wrath of the fans in attendance and the IWC. Rousey is undeniably a star, but denying an actual female performer such a historic moment for a part-timer could provoke scenes reminiscent of Batista’s 2014 Rumble victory.
