13 Match Quality Predictions For WWE SummerSlam 2018
3. Alexa Bliss Vs. Ronda Rousey - RAW Women's Title Match
This is d*mn hard to gauge. Ronda Rousey has carried two non-wrestlers to improbably great matches thus far. It's foolish to doubt her at this point.
Conversely, the mixed tag spectacular at WrestleMania 34 was a work of total genius in its layout. Every last millisecond was considered perfectly in order to capture the maximum suspense and release. And Nia Jax, for all of her faults, is a physically imposing specimen. Ronda Rousey is immaculate at selling, and the notion of her having to sell at Money in The Bank was at least halfway viable.
This isn't the case for Alexa Bliss. This thing could fall apart at the seams, should Ronda struggle for protracted periods under the control of a performer who, through fictional characterisation and real-life skill, is no match for the Baddest Woman On The Planet. There are two potential means of plugging this gaping plot hole: either Ronda blitzes through Bliss in a high-octane squash, or WWE concocts an Over The Edge 1998-level series of smoke and mirrors designed to feasibly make up the feature length.
Reassuringly, WWE knows Ronda's star power and strengths. Rare brilliance fosters rare optimism.
Predicted Star Rating: ***