6 Reasons why Ronda Rousey needs to officially turn heel
As much as she has tried since her feud with Becky Lynch started before Survivor Series, Ronda Rousey will always be viewed as the heel when it comes to showdowns with the Man.
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Rousey was doing a good job of acting like a babyface over her first 10 months in WWE, but as is the case in pro wrestling, you can't always get what you want.
The fans will cheer for who they want to cheer for regardless of the booking decisions. Rousey does appear a little frustrated on camera when she isn't being cheered, but perhaps that is her still just adjusting to things in WWE.
With WrestleMania season officially upon us and things set to be altered right after it, a heel turn for the former UFC Women's Bantamweight champ might be what the doctor ordered. Here are six reasons why she should just turn heel already.
#6 Her promos have sometimes been hypocritical, backhanded compliments
While it was refreshing to see Rousey reveal that she wanted to face Sasha Banks because she 'was the heart and soul of the women's division', some of her comments on A Moment of Bliss were counterproductive.
She said it would be an honour to beat Banks, which all athletes should say, but when so much stock is put in what you say and how it is represented, words often come across the wrong way. Whether that is intentional or not is a debate for another time.
How else was Banks supposed to react other than to want to fight Rousey? We know Rousey was trying to be complimentary but word choice is important.
We understand that she's worked hard for her success and that she wants to be the best, but so does every other WWE superstar.
Another weird comment she made was when she called Lynch 'not just the Man, but the Millennial Man'.
That type of dig would have worked if she was 10 or 15 years older like Tommy Dreamer is when he called Eli Drake a 'skinny jeans wearing millennial' but for Rousey, she is the same age as Lynch (32).
When she first started as a singles star, she also said she wanted to work her way up, but she was fighting for the Raw Women's Championship only a couple months after her debut at last year's WrestleMania.
It isn't all her fault and some of the blame lies with booking and what she is allowed to say in her promos, but the fact is she is given a lot more slack than the other superstars and has sometimes burned her opponents while also making herself seem petty.