10 Best Ways WWE Protected Finishers
6. Alexa Bliss Cashes In Mid-Ronda-Rousey-Arm-Bar
Forging undoubtedly the strongest rookie year since Kurt Angle decided to give that little thing called pro wrasslin' a go back in 1999, Ronda Rousey went on an absolute tear on the back of her WrestleMania 34 debut.
Before long, The Baddest Woman on the Planet was understandably shoved into the Raw Women's Championship picture, taking on then-title holder Nia Jax at Money in the Bank as the former UFC Bantamweight Champion eyed up her first piece of WWE gold. In order to keep Ronnie from having to suffer her first loss, keep fans waiting for that eventual win, and maintain the aura and legitimacy of her limb-snapping armbar, though, an opportunistic star was thrown into the mix late on.
Jumping Rousey just as she had her signature submission locked in on Jax, a move that nobody had wrestled free from at this point, Alexa Bliss would violently force a DQ win for Ronda as she ultimately cashed in her newly won briefcase to become the new champ.
Rousey's armbar still felt like a move that either led to a tap or snap, but WWE were able to cheekily keep the twists and turns coming on the road to her inevitable coronation.