10 Wrestlers That Visibly Hated Working For WWE

7. Ronda Rousey

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By the week of Survivor Series 2018, WWE fans had comprehensively voted in favour of Becky Lynch as WWE's next biggest star.

Then, a Nia Jax punch to the face took her out of the show.

That punch to the face wasn't the fault of Ronda Rousey, but as Lynch's planned opponent, she'd been the last to get some shots in on 'The Man' before the match fell apart. Of all people, Charlotte Flair was Lynch's surrogate, and fans rallied around her cause on behalf of the hero they couldn't support.

It was a sobering lesson for 'The Baddest Woman On The Planet', even more so than the beating she took with a kendo stick as her awesome semi-main with 'The Queen' fell apart. Her scowls towards the audience stood in stark contrast to the joy she expressed when first signing for the company earlier that year.

It was impossible to ignore, to the extent that WWE ultimately folded it into her character. By the end of January, she was a bilious heel and perfect foil to complete Lynch's improbable rise.

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