5 reasons why Ronda Rousey will succeed in WWE

#3 She’s a grappler, not a striker

Rousey's grappling skills should translate into pro-wrestling well

Despite owning three knockouts over top-ranked opposition – Sara McMann, Alexis Davis, and Bethe Correia – any UFC fan worth a dime would be happy to state that Ronda Rousey is a far better grappler than a striker. After all, it was her insane judo skills and submissions that allowed her so much success in the first place, and it was when she started to rely more on her limited striking that she was finally beaten, first by Holly Holm and then by Amanda Nunes.

Why’s this so important for her WWE career? Well, it means that her best skills should translate far more easily into a pro-wrestling career. Ronda’s grappling background is far more suited to the world of WWE than a striking background would be, as it’d take a hell of a lot of work for an accomplished kickboxer to learn the nuances of the scripted wrestling style – how to pull punches and kicks correctly without hurting the opposition, for instance.

In the case of Rousey, though, her array of judo throws and submissions should fit right into WWE’s high-action style. Other WWE superstars use a submission-heavy style – Charlotte Flair, Asuka and Sasha Banks all use submission moves to finish their matches – but Ronda’s more realistic, MMA-based style would be something different entirely. And due to her talent, I can’t see her finding it too hard to translate her grappling from the real world of MMA to the scripted world of WWE.