10 Hollywood Badasses Who Could Stop A British Zombie Outbreak

2. Ronda Rousey

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There’s no shortage of action roles for male athletes, and while it’s tempting to consider the likes of Stone Cold Steve Austin or Dave Bautista for the part of Kyle “The Cobra” Cobretti, it’s doubly tempting to picture Ronda Rousey in the role.

Undefeated in women’s mixed martial arts, Rousey was the first American woman to earn an Olympic medal in Judo (as Joel McHale says, she’s “knocked out more women than Bill Cosby”). Not content with having Sylvester Stallone’s back in The Expendables 3 or trading punches with Michelle Rodriguez in Furious Seven, she’s currently preparing to kick Mark Wahlberg’s ass in Mile 22.

The role isn’t about dialogue or soul-searching but looking good, killing zombies and finding the President - in that order. And of course there would have to be some one-on-one female wrestling. For the fans, you know. 

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Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'