10 Most Infamous WWE WrestleMania Controversies

7. Ronda Rousey "Loses" Her First Singles Match - WrestleMania 35

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It's very rare that WWE finds the patience to build a star into feeling like a genuinely unstoppable force to be reckoned with.

But in Ronda Rousey and the star's near-perfect rookie year, McMahon and his gang crafted a run that made the former UFC Bantamweight Champion feel like the women's division's answer to a certain Beast Incarnate.

And things were going just swimmingly until the time came for The Baddest Woman on the Planet to eat her first-ever pinfall loss.

With the evident favourite heading into the bout, despite Rousey's dominance, tying the Raw Women's Champion up in a pinning predicament, Becky Lynch was able to come away with the dodgy-looking Winner-Takes-All victory despite Ronda's shoulders very much not both touching the mat. As it goes, this screwed up call was not supposed to end the night's main event.

The referee responsible for the botched calling of the match was subsequently fined for his mistake, so you can bet whoever is in charge of calling the action for Rousey's 'Mania 38 battle will be thoroughly on their guard come April 2.

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