5 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Aug 12)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. ‘Renegade’ Ronda Rousey

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Christ, where has this Ronda Rousey been hiding?!

The ex-MMA star should just stroll around doing whatever the f*ck she likes. All those fake smiles and nervous promos gave way to a bad bitch attitude that really suits her. Everybody knows Rousey is minted too, so it was neat to have her boast about paying WWE's fines with ease.

Why is she content to pay them? Well, Ronda enjoys kicking the crap out of everybody in her path, and she won't stop until she gets revenge on Liv Morgan for taking her title. Yes, the show could've done without Rousey tearing down Shayna Baszler (that was unnecessary), but the good outweighed the bad here.

Ronda looks much more comfortable as a villain who can get away with anything because of her mean streak and bank balance. There was actually a touch of Brock Lesnar about her on Friday's episode, and that's not a negative.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more like this, check out 4 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Rampage (Aug 5) and 10 Precise Moments When WWE Ruthless Aggression Era Careers Ended!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.