10 Things We Learned From WWE 24: The Year Of Ronda Rousey

5. She Didn't Think She'd Earned The Title

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At last year's SummerSlam, Ronda Rousey dismissed Alexa Bliss in short order to become the WWE Raw Women's Champion just four months after lacing up the leather for the very first time.

Although the Californian had specifically been brought into the company for such moments and almost certainly knew the WrestleMania plan going forwards, she nevertheless felt her Barclays Center coronation was premature. Throughout the documentary, Rousey is keen to stress that she is humbled to be part of the WWE roster, and doesn't want her inevitable success to arrive unearned.

Thing is, by the time she wrapped the red title around her waist, Ronda was demonstrably already one of the best performers on the roster, having failed to place a foot wrong ever since her debut. Rousey might have been fast-tracked to stardom on the basis of her, well, stardom, but she totally deserved her lofty position on wrestling merit alone.

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