Ronda Rousey Went Flying Through A Table Last Night On The Go-Home Show To WrestleMania

Last night was the final episode of Monday Night RAW before WrestleMania on Sunday, and tensions most certainly ran high for a lot of those that’ll be competing on the “Grandest Stage of Them All”. During the in-ring press conference for Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle vs Stephanie McMahon and Triple H, there was a lot of bickering and shit talking that culminated in Stephanie claiming Ronda would take her first loss in the WWE in her debut match…“and we all know how Ronda takes losses”. To that, Ronda asked Stephanie whether she’s a lefty or a righty, because she…“wanted to make sure [Stephanie] would be able to still sign her checks”. There were a few moments where Ronda and Kurt tripped over their lines, but since they didn’t COMPLETELY go off the rails, I’m calling this segment a success.

When the teams were faced off in the center of the ring for a photo-op, then, chaos ensued. Triple H clobbered Kurt Angle with a microphone, Ronda Rousey threw some kinda Vulcan Death Grip on Triple H, and then Stephanie McMahon snuck in for the kill. I loved the dynamics of how everything went down, because it showed us a few things to preview this match:

1. Triple H is a lying, conniving backstabber. Perfect.
2. Ronda Rousey > Triple H. She had him in that choke pretty snug. Didn’t look like he was going anywhere.
3. Stephanie and Hunter’s gameplan seems to be, “Eliminate Kurt, double coverage on Ronda, outsmart her and bend the rules if need be.”

The most important thing coming out of this match at WrestleMania is that Ronda Rousey gets time in the ring to show off her wrestling skills, but also not enough time where it seems like she’s struggling with Stephanie McMahon mano a mano. Ronda is a cold blooded killer and should be presented as such, so she should pretty much run through 41-year-old non-wrestler Stephanie to set up a title feud in the near future. At the same time, you don’t want fans to be disappointed if she only does 3 moves and wins, so that’s where they’re gonna have to be creative and have Triple H get involved, maybe get some weapons involved as well, and have Kurt take the majority of the heat so by the time Ronda gets the hot tag, we’re ready for the finish. We’ll see though. I’m very intrigued by this matchup and I think you should be too.