Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey made historical past as the primary ladies to headline a WrestleMania in 2019 alongside Charlotte Aptitude. They may eternally be tethered collectively by the achievement even when there’s a discrepancy between their legacies. Rousey completed quite a bit throughout her 5 years with the corporate, however Lynch says the previous UFC champion could not reside as much as unrealistic expectations.
Rousey made her in-ring debut at WrestleMania 34 in 2018, teaming with Kurt Angle in a profitable effort towards Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. Rousey captured her first world title with the WWE later that yr and loved three extra title runs earlier than leaving the WWE final yr.
“She was coming off a unique business,” Lynch advised “The MMA Hour” on Wednesday. “She was a star and he or she ought to have been dealt with otherwise by way of — I believe she had such an amazing first outing that everyone thought, ‘Oh, she will be able to wrestle.’ I imply this with respect, however she could not wrestle.
“Everyone handled Ronda like she already knew it as a result of when she first got here in, she was good in that first bout, however she was additionally working with Kurt Angle, she was working with Triple H, Stephanie McMahon. It was a well-rehearsed match as a result of all people needed her to succeed. And then it was, ‘OK, she will be able to do that, off to the races,’ and that was mishandling her as a result of she was a star in her personal proper and he or she’d carried out a lot for MMA.”
Lynch believes Rousey couldn’t make up the bottom required of her so rapidly regardless of her athletic background. Rousey had a robust run within the WWE however being shuttled to the highest of the cardboard was arguably an excessive amount of accountability for a relative newcomer. In contrast, Logan Paul has had an immaculate WWE run however is mostly following the lead of veteran performers reverse him.
“What we do is not one thing which you can simply have one good match after which, ‘OK, yeah, I am off to the races.’ It is a craft, and it’s a must to study your craft, and it’s a must to be diligent about studying your craft” Lynch mentioned.
Rousey left WWE in 2023 and just lately criticized the corporate‘s traditionally poor therapy of girls in her guide. Lynch applauded Rousey’s efforts in professional wrestling however mentioned it is not an atmosphere for anybody who is not absolutely devoted to the dream.
“My expertise coming from no one considering that I used to be going to be value something and making myself very useful to the firm and really useful to wrestling on the whole, it is as a result of I liked it,” Lynch mentioned. “As a result of I liked it and I sought out to do it.
“She got here in and I suppose she discovered a place that she loved, she favored, however she by no means sought to do it from a younger age, and I believe that modifications the expertise you will have whenever you go into a spot.”
