Fans erupt after Ronda Rousey wins WWE women's title
Ronda Rousey has sent fans into meltdown after winning the WWE women’s championship, but not everyone’s happy about it.
Seven months after making her official professional wrestling debut, Rousey can now call herself a WWE champion.
The former UFC bantamweight champion defeated Alexa Bliss for the Raw women’s championship at “SummerSlam” on Sunday night at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, New York.
The match between Rousey and Bliss was the co-main event of the night, and the crowd at Barclays Centre was heavily behind the former UFC star.
.@RondaRousey is your NEW #RAW Women’s Champion!!!! #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/zipUqdnGU3
— WWE 2K19 (@WWEgames) August 20, 2018
Once the bell rang, it was all Rousey, who was so confident in her in-ring abilities against Bliss that at one point she sat in the middle of the ring with her eyes closed and back turned to the champion.
The match lasted less than five minutes as Rousey forced Bliss to tap from her famous armbar submission.
Following the match, Rousey celebrated with Nikki and Brie Bella, who were sitting ringside, and Natalya, who received a nice applause from the crowd following the death of her father, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart.
The @BellaTwins have joined the celebration for @RondaRousey at #SummerSlam! #RondaRousey pic.twitter.com/L0XcZzJKP7
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 20, 2018
Ronda Rousey becomes the first woman to have held a UFC & WWE title. #AndNEW #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/LO5WUXL00E
— NXTFanNation (@NXTFanNation) August 20, 2018
She’s been a record-breaking, history-making, and a trail-blazing athlete. @RondaRousey doesn’t rest on her legacy, she’s paving her own future. Congratulations, Champ. #SummerSlam #AndNew
— Charlotte Flair (@MsCharlotteWWE) August 20, 2018
👍Ronda Rousey is your new #RAW #WomensChampion!
She defeated Alexa Bliss at #SummerSlam!
She is the first woman to hold both the UFC and WWE Championship!
#RondaRousey #WWE #UFC #AndNew #RondavsAlexa pic.twitter.com/7FwNNTawps
— Mikey Ace (@MikeyAceStudios) August 20, 2018
.@RondaRousey Thank you. I love you.
— Adam Pacitti (@adampacitti) August 20, 2018
Congratulations @RondaRousey – I see your passion for @WWE in every move, every promo, every match.#SummerSlam
— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) August 20, 2018
While there has been a fairly significant crossover between the worlds of professional wrestling and MMA, Rousey joins Brock Lesnar as the second athlete – and first female – to hold championships in both UFC and WWE.
For Rousey, the championship victory completes her rapid ascent to the top of WWE’s women’s division.
After making her in-ring debut alongside Kurt Angle in a mixed tag-team match against Triple H and Stephanie McMahon at “WrestleMania 34”, the 31-year-old competed in two more televised matches and during a handful of WWE “house shows” before “SummerSlam.”
However according to some fans, her ascent has been too rapid, robbing more-qualified wrestlers of the chance to claim the title.
Well Bayley,Ruby Riot,Ember moon, Nia Jax is better talent than Ronda
— Thebutcher1102 (@thebutcher1102) August 20, 2018
Feels weird that Ronda Rousey just squashed Alexa Bliss for the Raw women's title while Sasha, Bayley, Ember and Asuka all watched backstage and weren't even booked for #SummerSlam
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) August 20, 2018
That was easily the worst match of the night. I’m sorry, but Ronda Rousey isn’t ready to be the champion. #SummerSlam
— Authors of Wrestling (@authofwrestling) August 20, 2018
Ronda hasn’t even been in the wwe for a year, while there is better talent than her that deserves the women’s championship. Sorry but Ronda didn’t deserve to win the title.
— Thebutcher1102 (@thebutcher1102) August 20, 2018
She doesn’t deserve it, she can’t wrestle, she just gets random title shots for no reason.
— Matt (@Mistuh_Matt) August 20, 2018
She’s had 3 singles matches. Two have been championship matches 💤 😴
— OS (@0rthodoxStan) August 20, 2018
“SummerSlam” marked Rousey’s second opportunity to win the Raw women’s championship.
In June, Rousey went up against former champion Nia Jax at the “Money in the Bank” pay-per-view event before Bliss eventually came in and stole what appeared to be a victory for Rousey.
Despite having little to no professional wrestling experience prior to joining WWE, Rousey has been impressive during the early stages of her career.
Since joining the company, Rousey has quickly become one of the most popular figures and one of the faces of the women’s division due to her undeniable star power.
In addition to her mainstream appeal, Rousey has shown an almost natural ability to perform in the ring and has made significant strides in her ability to deliver an effective and captivating “promo.”