3 reasons why Ronda Rousey must turn heel on the road to WrestleMania
Ronda Rousey is currently WWE's biggest mainstream star, more than Brock Lesnar and even John Cena. Ever since she first showed up at the end of last year's Royal Rumble, Rousey has been carrying herself like the huge star that she is.
It took time to adjust on the microphone, but she is now a solid hand in all aspects of professional wrestling. Rousey's first ever match was at WrestleMania, a mixed tag team match alongside Kurt Angle against the evil duo of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.
She stole the show with an incredible performance, wowing the world through her amazing capabilities as a wrestler.
Since then, the UFC Hall of Famer has been more than a semi-regular presence on WWE programming. After a summer-long chase for the Raw Women's Championship, Rousey won the title at SummerSlam by squashing Alexa Bliss.
She would also wrestle on Raw numerous times, being integrated as a proper full-time wrestler. Rousey's reign has been a good one, defending her title in decent matches against Nikki Bella and Nia Jax among others, while her match with Sasha Banks was one of the best on a stacked Royal Rumble card.
She has been a tremendous babyface so far but the time may have come to switch her character up, especially if the rumours of her leaving after WrestleMania are indeed true. She is set to defend her Raw Women's title against Becky Lynch at the Show of Shows and she must turn full heel before she goes on hiatus.
Here are three reasons why Ronda Rousey must turn heel on the road to WrestleMania.
#3 She would be a natural at it
When Ronda Rousey first started, she seemed like a natural villain. Appearing at the end of the Royal Rumble and stealing the spotlight from the competitors in the Rumble match seemed to set that up.
But WWE had other ideas. She played her role as the top babyface perfectly, but there is a whole new side of her that is yet to be unleashed. She joined WWE from UFC. That in itself would be enough to turn her heel. Rousey would be the unstoppable badass woman who would run through all the crowd favourites, much like a female Brock Lesnar.
But that's not what happened. WWE got a fantastic run out of Rousey as a good guy, but now is the right time to unlock more fire. She is a natural in the ring and with her character, but something about Ronda Rousey as a bad guy sounds right.
Her respectful promos would turn into wild and threatening warnings for her opponents, as she bullies her way through the division and savagely attacks various wrestlers. She has that arrogant and cocky vibe about her. That should be more on display. There is still time to do it before 'Mania.