The Baddest Woman on the Planet attempts to defend her title against a focused Raquel Rodriguez with Shayna Baszler lurking in the shadows.
Ronda Rousey is a former professional mixed martial artist and judoka, who is now a professional wrestler signed to WWE. Checkout some most interesting facts about Ronda Rousey.
Just days away from the New Year and the final installment of the World Wrestling Entertainment’s Friday Night Smackdown is expected to be historic and thrilling for fans. On Tuesday evening, December 30th, 2022, WWE Women’s Smackdown Champion, Ronda Rousey, will face off against the unrelenting challenger and former Divas Champion, Raquel Rodriguez in the SmackDown Women’s Title Match. Both Rousey and Rodriguez have achieved success and popularity throughout their storied careers and are widely expected to deliver an epic match that will send fans into the new year with a bang.
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Ronda Rousey vs Raquel Rodriguez: Ronda Defeats Raquel in A SmackDown Thriller, Then Charlotte Flair Ruins Everything.
In the last month, Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler have run amok over the women of SmackDown Live – this is how it should be. Not only does everyone who steps into a ring with Ronda see their arms snapped by Rousey, but whenever she spots someone backstage, Ronda and Shayna snap their arms in a playful manner. It’s a fun dynamic on SmackDown Live these days.
This has led to Raquel Rodriguez’s arm getting smashed multiple times and Raquel employing her trainer, Tegan Nox, to get one over on Shayna Baszler. Things have escalated from there, and Racquel recently earned a spot as the number one contender. We know Ronda and Raquel have some fascinating history with their match over the summer stealing the show and nearly providing the upset of the year (then Liv Morgan got the upset of the year, sorry Racquel). But according to the social media hype, Racquel’s “Cinderella story” isn’t over and 2022 will end with a heartwarming story.
Ronda, however, thinks that Raquel will win and it is due to her being a powerful fighter, who has an effective power offense. Ronda is forced to re-think her strategy after Raquel overpowers and takes control of the match. Both fighters trade submission attempts, with Raquel reversing an armbar into a Boston Crab, then Ronda reversing multiple reversals. THIS IS A HELL OF A MATCH.
Ronda continues to use the Kimura lock, the straight armbar, and more to almost snap off Raquel’s bad arm. Raquel then lifts Ronda up to the top rope for a slam, when Ronda reverses it into an armbar. Tap and we are good. Ronda retains.
Then, Charlotte Flair decides to ruin everything. An impromptu match ensues and Charlotte is put into an armbar, then pins Ronda just like Liv did at SummerSlam. Sigh. Source
Ronda Rousey is a former professional mixed martial artist and judoka who made her transition to professional wrestling in 2018 when she signed with WWE. She made her in-ring debut at WrestleMania 34 in April 2018, where she teamed up with Kurt Angle to defeat Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in a mixed tag team match.
Since then, Rousey has become one of the top female wrestlers in WWE and has held the WWE Raw Women’s Championship on three occasions. She has had notable feuds and matches with wrestlers such as Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, and Nikki Bella. In addition to her wrestling career, Rousey has also served as a coach on the WWE competition show “Tough Enough” and has made appearances on WWE’s other programming.
Rousey has received widespread praise for her wrestling abilities and has helped to further elevate the profile of women’s wrestling in WWE.
