10 WWE Stars Who Will Miss WrestleMania 36

2. Ronda Rousey

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Before the Rumble, this writer firmly believed that Ronda Rousey would put her bid to start a family on hold, romp back into the WWE world and either win the women's match or attack Becky Lynch. Then, he told everyone who'd listen, Rousey vs. Lynch would be on at WrestleMania 36.

So much for guesswork.

Ronda told Corey Graves on 'After The Bell' that she'll likely be back someday, but the ex-UFC mauler didn't go into details about exactly when. She did, however, go on to say she'd love to return as a surprise addition to house shows; WWE would have to sacrifice some pennies if they went that route. Chucking a star the magnitude of Rousey onto live events without advertising her first doesn't sound like Vince McMahon's jam.

All of the female slots at 'Mania appear to be taken too. Becky has Shayna Baszler as a potential rival, Bayley and Sasha Banks may well restart their feud and NXT's Rhea Ripley could be called on to work with Charlotte Flair. That doesn't leave much of anything for Ronda.

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