Ronda Rousey Upset During Segment on Raw

In one week, Ronda Rousey will challenge Nia Jax for the Raw Women’s Championship at Money in the Bank. Their match was a lot of hype and speculation about what WWE officials have planned for the finish. However, the WWE Universe has not been blown away with the build to the match or the Jax vs. Rousey rivalry on Monday Night Raw.

More than anything, WWE officials have been playing on Nia’s size and forcing the fans to question if Ronda could handle herself in the ring on her own against a wrestler like Jax. Unfortunately, Natalya has been playing the victim while Rousey has been stuck on commentary for the past few weeks. Apparently, it’s not a role Ronda is happy playing.

According to a report from the Wrestling Observer, Ronda Rousey came off standoffish during her segment on Raw because she was genuinely unhappy on commentary. The segment was apparently heavily scripted and the segment needed Ronda to act a certain way, but she may not have tried hard to find her unhappiness and the segment suffered.

WWE officials were asking her to specifically follow a ten-minute script without a lot of training. She’s still adjusting to the idea of playing a “character” or version of herself on WWE programming. Her instinct is to be real and raw, but it takes awhile to know how to play a character and last week’s Raw should have been a huge learning experience.

During UFC 225, Ronda Rousey has announced for the UFC Hall of Fame:

UFC Hall of Fame: Ronda Rousey

On paper, WWE officials might want to start brainstorming other ways to book her. She still needs to learn how to handle a microphone. It takes time, but Rousey could benefit from pre-taped promos and segments that have been used by Brock Lesnar in the past.

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