3. 'The Baddest Woman On The Planet' Enters A New Universe
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Like everything else about her interactions with professional wrestling, Ronda Rousey's special guest spot at 2015's 'Show Of Shows' was an unqualified success.
Tying in The Rock and Triple H's legendary rivalry as well as foreshadowing Ronda's spectacular feud with Stephanie McMahon that followed a few years later, Rousey was at this point the undefeated and unflappable top star in UFC and arguably the biggest female star in world sports.
Her interactions with The Authority here were mere teases of her incredible aptitude for Sports Entertainment, but her positioning next to The Rock enhanced and enlarged the entire spectacle of the scene. All four were mammoth stars in what was then still something of a barren sky, and whilst Ronda arrived for real in 2018, her maiden moment spoke volumes about her untapped potential away from the Octagon.
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