History YMMV / RondaRousey

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** During her MMA career, the fanbase was pretty evenly split between people who loved her take-no-crap attitude and [[CurbStompBattle run through the contenders]] of the women's bantamweight division, versus those who felt she was a one-trick pony and a bully. One common criticism leveled at her was that she did not react well when she couldn't intimidate an opponent; famously, when she faced off against Holly Holm at the official weigh-in for their fight, Ronda, as was typical for her, got right in Holly's face, while also trying to jostle her back by pressing her left arm against Holly's right. Holly, however, refused to back down and shrugged Ronda off, forcing UFC President Dana White to pull Ronda back as she yelled insults at Holm, whose only response was a DeathGlare.

-->'''Ronda:''' "[[https://www.ringsidenews.com/2022/10/06/ronda-rousey-calls-out-double-standard-for-liv-morgan/ I feel like there is a double standard that everybody else can attack me from behind, they hit me with bats and this other stuff. And oh like Liv, commendable, inspiring babyface, I'm like what the hell. I can't even be a heel when I'm a heel."]]

* {{Narm}}: Most of Ronda's eye make-up on WWE pay-per-views during the latter half of 2018 fell into this category, earning her comparisons to ''Film/BlackSwan'' and [[Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia the Nightman]].
** Plus there's also [[http://www.prowrestlingsheet.com/rousey-memes-raw-braids/ this particularly memorable choice of hairstyle on a July 2018 episode of ''Raw''.]]

** During her MMA career, the fanbase was pretty evenly spit between people who loved her take-no-crap attitude and [[CurbStompBattle run through the contenders]] of the women's bantamweight division, versus those who felt she was a one-trick pony and a bully. One common criticism leveled at her was that she did not react well when she couldn't intimidate an opponent; famously, when she faced off against Holly Holm at the official weigh-in for their fight, Ronda, as was typical for her, got right in Holly's face, while also trying to jostle her back by pressing her left arm against Holly's right. Holly, however, refused to back down and shrugged Ronda off, forcing UFC President Dana White to pull Ronda back as she yelled insults at Holm, whose only response was a DeathGlare.

* DesignatedVillain: An odd case following ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'' 2022; while Ronda is the heel who began attacking Wrestling/LivMorgan and WWE officials (including Adam Pearce), even pulling a ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney when she was fined, you'd probably be legitimately frustrated too after a controversial finish snag away your victory. Meanwhile, the "commendable, inspiring babyface" Liv Morgan started to take a few heel-like traits such as acting cocky for being the first person to defeat Ronda twice and brutally attacking Lacey Evans after their match after Corey Graves and Ronda mentioned that she does not have a killer instinct. After a segment where Liv attacked Ronda from behind, Ronda called out a double standard regarding Liv.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Jokes and jabs toward her sometimes-iffy speech skills in cutting promos grew sour with the new context that [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D05pjboXQAAzTZA.jpg she has a legitimate speech disorder]].

** Whoever Ronda feuds with tend to [[DesignatedVillain turn heel in order for the fans to cheer for Ronda]]. Before their match at ''Money in the Bank'', Nia Jax briefly returned to her bully persona despite being a face and not long after being the victim of a bully/victim feud. Then, the Bella Twins turned on her a few days after ''Super Showdown'', leading to a match at ''Evolution'' against Nikki. What's more is that in their feud, Ronda slut-shamed Nikki for dating John Cena - something that had been done by heel opponents when Nikki was a face in 2016. At ''Survivor Series'', Charlotte Flair, a DesignatedHero in her own right, was also turned into a villainess. Even when fighting against Becky Lynch, WWE made Ronda the hero despite her sounding more arrogant than the tweener Becky. This was especially present at ''TLC'' 2018 when Ronda interfered in the triple threat main event and pushed Becky and Charlotte of the ladder, allowing Asuka to claim the victory. A twitter post she made even tries to mock Becky for being a coward for ambushing her with her pants down, a complain usually made by heels whenever a face had the advantage over them.

* DesignatedVillain: An odd case following ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'' 2022; while Ronda is the heel who began attacking Wrestling/LivMorgan and WWE officials (including Adam Pearce), even pulling a ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney when she was fined, you'd probably be legitimately frustrated too after a controversial finish snags away your victory. Meanwhile, the "commendable, inspiring babyface" Liv Morgan started to take a few heel-like traits such as acting cocky for being the first person to defeat Ronda twice and brutally attacking Lacey Evans after their match after Corey Graves and Ronda mentioned that she does not have a killer instinct. After a segment in which Liv attacked Ronda from behind, Ronda called out a double standard regarding Liv.
-->'''Ronda:''' "[[https://www.ringsidenews.com/2022/10/06/ronda-rousey-calls-out-double-standard-for-liv-morgan/ I feel like there is a double standard that everybody else can attack me from behind, they hit me with bats and this other stuff. And oh like Liv, commendable, inspiring babyface and I’m like what the hell. I can’t even be a heel when I’m a heel."]]

* DesignatedVillain: An odd case following ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'' 2022 in which both Ronda and Wrestling/Liv Morgan are acting as heels despite the only one who turned is the former. After a controversial finish, Ronda has every legitimate reason to be frustrated and begin attacking WWE officials including Adam Pearce, even pulling a ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney when she was fined. Meanwhile, the "commendable, inspiring babyface" Liv Morgan started to take a few heel-like traits such as acting cocky for being the first person to defeat Ronda twice and brutally attacking Lacey Evans after their match after Corey Graves and Ronda mentioned that she does not have a killer instinct. After a segment in which Liv attacked Ronda from behind, Ronda called out a double standard regarding Liv.

--->'''Ronda:''' "[[https://www.ringsidenews.com/2022/10/06/ronda-rousey-calls-out-double-standard-for-liv-morgan/ I feel like there is a double standard that everybody else can attack me from behind, they hit me with bats and this other stuff. And oh like Liv, commendable, inspiring babyface and I’m like what the hell. I can’t even be a heel when I’m a heel."]]

---->'''Ronda:''' "[[https://www.ringsidenews.com/2022/10/06/ronda-rousey-calls-out-double-standard-for-liv-morgan/ I feel like there is a double standard that everybody else can attack me from behind, they hit me with bats and this other stuff. And oh like Liv, commendable, inspiring babyface and I’m like what the hell. I can’t even be a heel when I’m a heel."]]

** An odd case following ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'' 2022 in which both Ronda and Wrestling/Liv Morgan are acting as heels despite the only one who turned is the former. After a controversial finish, Ronda has every legitimate reason to be frustrated and begin attacking WWE officials including Adam Pearce, even pulling a ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney when she was fined. Meanwhile, the "commendable, inspiring babyface" Liv Morgan started to take a few heel-like traits such as acting cocky for being the first person to defeat Ronda twice and brutally attacking Lacey Evans after their match after Corey Graves and Ronda mentioned that she does not have a killer instinct. After a segment in which Liv attacked Ronda from behind, Ronda called out a double standard regarding Liv.

** Whoever Ronda feuds with tend to turn heel in order for the fans to cheer for Ronda. Before their match at ''Money in the Bank'', Nia Jax briefly returned to her bully persona despite being a face and not long after being the victim of a bully/victim feud. Then, the Bella Twins turned on her a few days after ''Super Showdown'', leading to a match at ''Evolution'' against Nikki. What's more is that in their feud, Ronda slut-shamed Nikki for dating John Cena - something that had been done by heel opponents when Nikki was a face in 2016. At ''Survivor Series'', Charlotte Flair, a DesignatedHero in her own right, was also turned into a villainess. Even when fighting against Becky Lynch, WWE made Ronda the hero despite her sounding more arrogant than the tweener Becky. This was especially present at ''TLC'' 2018 when Ronda interfered in the triple threat main event and pushed Becky and Charlotte of the ladder, allowing Asuka to claim the victory. A twitter post she made even tries to mock Becky for being a coward for ambushing her with her pants down, a complain usually made by heels whenever a face had the advantage over them.

** An odd case following ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'' 2022 in which Ronda is indeed the heel during her feud with Wrestling/LivMorgan but the angle has both characters acting like heels. After a controversial finish, Ronda has every legitimate reason to be frustrated and begin attacking WWE officials including Adam Pearce, even pulling a ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney when she was fined. Meanwhile, the "commendable, inspiring babyface" Liv Morgan started to take a few heel-like traits such as acting cocky for being the first person to defeat Ronda twice and brutally attacking Lacey Evans after their match after Corey Graves mentioned that she does not have a killer instinct. After a segment in which Liv attacked Ronda from behind, Ronda called out a double standard regarding Liv.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To Wrestling/RoddyPiper, with the blessing of the late Piper and his family. She proudly displays the nickname "Rowdy" on the front of her top in the same lettering as Piper's classic "Hot Rod" shirt, and also wears sometimes wears a kilt as part of her ring gear.

* UnfortunateImplications: In the build up to her match against Nikki Bella, Ronda's main attack to Nikki was not her sneak attacks or heel behaviour...but her relationship with John Cena. ''Ring the Belle'' [[https://youtu.be/1R0GUHCFlf4 criticised]] her for resorting to SlutShaming despite being presented as a role model for the young girls watching.
--> ''"Ronda Rousey is the main eventer of this all-women's PPV, the all-women empowering event. She's the face of this women's event and she's the one taking issue with Nikki Bella being in a relationship with a man."''

--> "Ronda Rousey is the main eventer of this all-women's PPV, the all-women empowering event. She's the face of this women's event and she's the one taking issue with Nikki Bella being in a relationship with a man."

** When Becky Lynch attacked Charlotte at ''Elimination Chamber'' 2019, Ronda simply looked at them without batting an eye at all before attempting to beat Charlotte as well. Usually in situation like this, the Face (Ronda) would normally attempt to help the attacked wrestler (Charlotte), even if they were a Heel, from their attacker.

--> "Ronda Rousey is the main eventer of this all-women's PPV, the all-women empowering event. She's the face of this women's event and she's the one taking issue with Nikki Bella [[AndThatsTerrible being in a relationship with a man.]]"

* NeverLiveItDown: Everyone will remember her loss to Holly Holm. It's gotten to the point where Rousey outright avoids the subject whenever she can.

** Probably even more controversial were her actions during her feud with Wrestling/BeckyLynch. Becky, who has become probably the most beloved WWE competitor in the past ten years, is a cocksure AntiHero who shot to superstardom when she finished an invasion angle with a fractured face and a legit concussion. Ronda has been given extraordinary leeway in her promos, with WWE [[DesignatedHero bending over backwards to try and keep Ronda a face]], despite her name-calling Becky and spouting off insulting and occasional nonsensical statements about Millennials and Becky's gimmick of "The Man" (a homage to Wrestling/RicFlair). Should Ronda be allowed to take borderline offensive shots at Becky in order to sell the story, or is Becky (and many others') point that Ronda's been allowed to skate in WWE rather than earning her shot a reason to boo Ronda? This isn't really helped by how Ronda freezes up and forgets her promos whenever Becky (or fellow Horsewomen Sasha Banks and Bayley) use a pre-scripted jab at her, or how visibly rattled she can become whenever crowds turn against her (which became increasingly more common). As of March 2019, this leeway has seemingly reached its end, as the company have finally turned Ronda heel after one {{Kayfabe}}-breaking promo too many.

** When Becky Lynch attacked Charlotte at ''Elimination Chamber'' 2019, Ronda simply looked at them without batting an eye at all before attempting to beat Charlotte as well. Usually in situation like this, the Face (Ronda) would normally attempted to help the attacked wrestler (Charlotte), even if they were a Heel, from their attacker.

** Further adding to the controversy were her actions during her feud with Wrestling/BeckyLynch, who has become probably the most beloved WWE competitor in the past ten years. Becky is a cocksure AntiHero, who shot to superstardom when she finished an invasion angle with a fractured face and a legit concussion. Ronda has been given extraordinary leeway in her promos, with WWE [[DesignatedHero bending over backwards to try and keep Ronda a face]], despite her name-calling Becky and spouting off insulting and nonsensical statements about Millennials and Becky's gimmick of "The Man" (a homage to Wrestling/RicFlair). Should Ronda be allowed to take borderline transphobic shots at Becky in order to sell the story, or is Becky (and many others') point that Ronda's been allowed to skate in WWE rather than earning her shot a reason to boo Ronda? This isn't really helped by how Ronda freezes up and forgets her promos whenever Becky (or fellow Horsewomen Sasha Banks and Bayley) use a pre-scripted jab at her, or how visibly rattled she can become whenever crowds turn against her (this was especially evident on the 1/28/19 episode of ''Raw''). As of February 2019, this leeway has seemingly reached its end, as the company have finally turned Ronda heel after one {{Kayfabe}}-breaking promo too many.

* {{Narm}}: Most of Ronda's eye make-up on WWE pay-per-views following winning the Raw Women's Championship fall into this category, earning her comparisons to ''Film/BlackSwan'' and [[Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia the Nightman]].
** Plus there's also [[http://www.prowrestlingsheet.com/rousey-memes-raw-braids/ this particularly memorable choice of hairstyle.]]

** Further adding to the controversy were her actions during her feud with Wrestling/BeckyLynch, who has become probably the most beloved WWE competitor in the past ten years. Becky is a cocksure AntiHero, who shot to superstardom when she finished an invasion angle with a fractured face and a legit concussion. Ronda has been given extraordinary leeway in her promos, with WWE [[DesignatedHero bending over backwards to try and keep Ronda a face]], despite her name-calling Becky and spouting off insulting and nonsensical statements about Millennials and Becky's gimmick of "The Man" (a homage to Wrestling/RicFlair). Should Ronda be allowed to take borderline transphobic shots at Becky in order to sell the story, or is Becky (and many others') point that Ronda's been allowed to skate in WWE rather than earning her shot a reason to boo Ronda? This isn't really helped by how Ronda freezes up and forgets her promos whenever Becky (or fellow Horsewomen Sasha Banks and Bayley) use a pre-scripted jab at her, or how visibly rattled she can become whenever crowds turn against her (this was especially evident on the 1/28/19 episode of ''Raw'').

* BrokenBase: In some of her matches thus far in 2018, she has sold pain from strings of offense (sometimes short, sometimes a bit long) from Wrestling/NiaJax, Wrestling/AlexaBliss, Ruby Riott, and [[Wrestling/TheBellaTwins Nikki Bella]], as well as credited Bliss with being a "formidable opponent" following their match at ''Hell in a Cell''. This led fans to ask the question: Is she being made too vulnerable too quickly and losing some of her special aura as a superstar juggernaut, considering she hasn't faced the likes of Asuka, Ember Moon, or one of NXT's Four Horsewomen yet? Or is she being booked as effectively as possible while not completely derailing women positioned in or near the championship picture?

* DesignatedHero: Whoever Ronda feuds with tend to turn heel in order for the fans to cheer for Ronda. Before their match at ''Money in the Bank'', Nia Jax briefly returned to her bully persona despite being a face and not long after being the victim of a bully/victim feud. Then, the Bella Twins turned on her a few days after ''Super Showdown'', leading to a match at ''Evolution'' against Nikki. What's more is that in their feud, Ronda slut-shamed Nikki for dating John Cena - something that had been done by heel opponents when Nikki was a face in 2016. At ''Survivor Series'', Charlotte Flair, a DesignatedHero in her own right, was also turned into a villainess. Even when fighting against Becky Lynch, WWE made Ronda the hero despite her sounding more arrogant than the tweener Becky. This was especially present at ''TLC'' 2018 when Ronda interfered in the triple threat main event and pushed Becky and Charlotte of the ladder, allowing Asuka to claim the victory. A twitter post she made even tries to mock Becky for being a coward for ambushing her with her pants down, a complain usually made by heels whenever a face had the advantage over them.
** When Becky Lynch attacked Charlotte at ''Elimination Chamber'' 2019, Ronda simply looked at them without batting an eye at all before attempting to beat Charlotte as well. Usually in situation like this, the Face (Ronda) would normally attempted to help the Heel (Charlotte) from their attacker.

* {{Narm}}: Most of Ronda's eye make-up on WWE pay-per-views fall into this category, earning her comparisons to [[Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia the Nightman]].