Ronda Rousey has been rumored to headline WrestleMania 35 basically since her debut on the Grandest Stage of Them All last year. The original rumor called for Rousey to face off against Charlotte Flair, who had just dispatched Asuka, ending her unbeaten streak.
But according to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, Rousey’s plans have changed numerous times over the last eight months.
“Rousey vs. Natalya was to be the women’s main event, but the two things that took that out of the picture were that (Becky) Lynch and Flair got hurt, and that Jim Neidhart died, and once Neidhart died, Vince didn’t want to turn Natalya heel on Rousey any time soon. Believe me, there were people pushing in the other direction and that it would be fine, and Rousey vs. Flair was for a long time expected to be the match and even the main event but things changed. Then Lynch got hot and pretty much everyone was on the same page for Rousey vs. Lynch at Mania and Rousey vs. Flair at Rumble, once Rousey beat (Nia) Jax. As of this week, Rousey vs. Lynch is the ‘Mania match.”
Meltzer went on to note that a decision hasn’t been made on which match will go on last, but original plans called for Roman Reigns to headline the show yet again with “whatever direction they were going with him.”
We’ll see what happens over the next few months in the official build to WrestleMania, but following Rousey’s actions at TLC, it certainly appears WWE is following the most sought after route — matching The Man and Rousey on the big stage.
(H/T Reddit)
