Ronda Rousey Tops Study On Which Female Athletes Receive The Most Online Abuse
No female athlete in the world receives as much online abuse as Ronda Rousey... and Becky Lynch.
If further proof were needed that professional wrestlers are a magnet for vile online abuse, here it is.
Per a study from BonusFinder, who used a Twitter listening tool to analyse tweets sent to female athletes, WWE's Ronda Rousey receives a higher percentage of negative tweets than anyone else - regardless of sport. The outlet's data shows that a staggering 83.1% of tweets sent to the SmackDown Women's Title contender were negative in tone.
In second place with 76.19% is Becky Lynch.
Olympian Simone Biles received a higher volume of negative tweets with 9.165 out o 14,077, though her percentage was considerably lower than the WWE wrestlers at 65.11%. Obviously, that's still a repulsively high number.
Above all else, the study serves to highlight the volume of abuse sent to female athletes online. This appears to be heightened in pro wrestling, given Rousey and Lynch's percentages, even with the two currently operating on different sides of the face/heel alignment scale.
Rousey is currently lined-up to challenge SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair as a babyface at WrestleMania 38. Lynch, a heel, defends her Raw belt against Bianca Belair at the same event.