15 WWE SummerSlam 2018 Impulse Reactions

3. Baddest Women On The Planet. Greatest Wrestler In The Universe

Ronda Rousey Alexa Bliss
WWE

Ronda Rousey is the best wrestler in WWE.

Apologies if this point is getting tiring to read, but it doesn't feel remotely exhausted to report upon just yet. For those still uninitiated after WrestleMania, Money In The Bank or Monday Night Raw a fortnight ago, was SummerSlam your own personal awakening to the reality currently impressed upon WWE television?

The Monday Night Raw Women's Champion is the best female performer on the flagship show. This is a great new start for the title and an even greater new start for relative newbie Ronda herself. She appears at least to be dedicating absolutely everything to her new chosen profession. Her timing continues to improve, the execution of her limited offence is virtually flawless, and she has the instincts of a a 30-year veteran.

The execution of her victory was another masterstroke in high end Sports Entertainment production. The 'Rowdy' one looked surrounded by tacit potential enemies in the form of The Bella Twins and Natalya. As it turned out, they were all red herrings, but their mere presences added just enough anxiety as she chased, chastised and chewed up the former Champion.

Contributor
Contributor

Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for 10 years. Alongside the production of daily written, audio and video content covering WWE and AEW, he also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot on the UK's wrestling podcast charts with over 10,000 episodes and 70,000,000 total downloads. He also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House!, Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast, and has guested on long-running Sunderland AFC podcast Wise Men Say. With WhatCulture, he has provided in-person coverage of some of the biggest pay-per-views and Premium Live Events in wrestling history, including WrestleMania, Survivor Series, All In & Double Or Nothing in destinations such as New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. He has also been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana, 411Mania and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in music and culture magazines The Crack, Pilot as well as Sunderland AFC's premiere fanzine A Love Supreme. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it every other Saturday at the Stadium Of Light, and at Cribs gigs nationwide.