6 Ups & 2 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Sept 2)

3. ‘Stone Cold’ Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey Adam Pearce
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Gimme' a hell yeah!

Yours truly has zero clue where WWE plans to go with this story next, 'cause it's not like they're booking Adam Pearce vs. Ronda Rousey for Extreme Rules, but Ronda is the most interesting she's been in a long time. Playing a too-cool-for-school heel suits her to a tee, and fans seems to be digging it.

Rousey's menacing glare and 0-60 application of the arm bar sells her as one of the most dangerous acts on the entire roster, male or female. That, when one analyses her background, makes perfect sense - Ronda should be the Brock Lesnar of WWE's women's division.

Nobody watching this could've failed to spot the 'Stone Cold'/'Man' vibes running through everything. Pearce also temporarily went rogue himself and seemed to have fun heeling it up so Detroit had an excuse to cheer on Ronda's bad-assery.

Good stuff.

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