10 Wrestlers Who Peaked In 2019

3. Ronda Rousey

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After an excellent debut year with the company, Ronda Rousey is never going to be able to top her antics from WrestleMania 34 through until WrestleMania 35. The simple fact of the matter is that that run, particularly the 2019 part of those 12 months, featured some major firsts that cannot ever be matched.

In the early part of 2019, Ronda amassed wins over some of the biggest names on WWE's women's roster, and was arguably the main reason for the first ever female WrestleMania main event. If Rousey isn't around in WWE at that point, it's nearly impossible that WWE goes forward with a women's match as its closing 'Mania contest.

Not only was one of Rousey's finest career accomplishments headlining that WrestleMania, but another first that comes into play is the fact that 'Mania 35 saw Ronda suffer her first WWE loss. Like that first ever women's 'Mania main event, Ronda Rousey's first ever defeat is something else that can never be done again.

The Rowdy One's time wrestling in 2019 may have only been four months, yet it's hard to imagine how Rousey can possibly top what she managed to achieve in that time.

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