Pictured is Ivelisse Velez, who was signed to WWE's developmental system early in the 2010s then released. She's a Latina with a legitimate background and interest in MMA, and should be back on the WWE roster. If you want to mix things up a bit, imagine there being a women's wrestler who had a strike or submission so devastating that once it was applied, the match ended immediately. Given that WWE's pushing women's wrestling now as being a far more technically-driven art than what the men are doing, it'd be an intriguing psychological twist. If WWE can't just sign Ronda Rousey, using what she's done in MMA with her flash knockouts and tap outs to enhance their presentation of women's pro wrestling is highly advisable.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
