5 Secret tricks Ronda Rousey uses to maintain kayfabe

WWE RAW Women's Champion Ronda Rousey has swiftly gained the status of public enemy number-1 in the WWE Universe. The brash and athletic former Olympian and MMA box office attraction set the professional wrestling world abuzz with her WWE debut last year, and eventually went on to capture the RAW Women's Championship.

While Rousey was cheered on by the vast majority of the WWE Universe during her run as a babyface, things took a turn for the worse when she began a feud with Becky Lynch. A war of words which started around Survivor Series 2018, gradually escalated into physical confrontations between Rousey and Lynch.

Eventually, Lynch's constant trolling of Rousey, resulted in "The Rowdy One" finally snapping and turning heel. Ever since her heel turn, Rousey has been pretty outspoken about how she doesn't care about maintaining kayfabe, stating that she doesn't really respect the code of honor in professional wrestling.

However, as we all know, Rousey's anti-professional wrestling rants are simply another layer of her on-screen character, and the RAW Women's Champion, in fact, does have a considerable amount of respect for the pro-wrestling industry. With that in mind, today, we look at a few secret tricks Ronda Rousey uses to maintain kayfabe...

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#5 Ronda Rousey stays committed to her character despite receiving severe fan-backlash

Ronda Rousey is fully committed to WWE and the art of professional wrestling

Alright, for most professional wrestlers/sports-entertainers in the world, dealing with fan-backlash after a heel turn isn't really that big of a deal. However, when it comes to "The Rowdy One" Ronda Rousey, we're talking about a global icon who is one of the most important figures in recent pop culture history.

Rousey is one of the rare female combat sports-persons who has proven to be a legitimate box office draw in the fight game -- breaking all sorts of records within the UFC's business module. Considering that, as well as how well-known she is the world over, Rousey's heel turn wasn't really well-received by certain sections of her fans and critics -- particularly her comments about breaking kayfabe and not respecting professional wrestling.

Nevertheless, despite severe fan-backlash, Rousey has stayed committed to her anti-professional wrestling heel character and has become the most hated "Villainess" in WWE today...

#4 Ronda Rousey doesn't address comments made by her real-life MMA rivals

Cris Cyborg (left) has often resorted to hurling insults and abuses towards Ronda Rousey (right)

During her time atop the throne of Women's MMA, Ronda Rousey dealt with several formidable enemies -- foes with whom Rousey had real-life issues. Rousey had heated rivalries with fighters such as Miesha Tate and Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino over the years.

Rousey's WWE rival Becky Lynch has often tweeted out in support of the aforementioned Cyborg, owing to which the rivalry between Lynch and Rousey gained yet another layer of enmity. While Cyborg has often directed several rather venomous comments towards Rousey, "The Rowdy One" has always chosen to ignore Cyborg and address Lynch.

By doing that, Rousey always ensures that she keeps her rivalry with Lynch within the confines of the WWE, and doesn't give Lynch the ammunition to make further use of the MMA rivalry with Cyborg. Rousey is focused solely on WWE, thus reiterating her commitment to the art of professional wrestling...

#3 Ronda Rousey craftily plays along with faux injury angles

Ronda Rousey is great at running with faux injury angles

Here's a fun fact about 'injuries' in professional wrestling. The very art of pro-wrestling is based on showmanship and illusion, thereby making it incredibly difficult to gauge whether or not an injury that's been announced by the WWE is legitimate or a part of the ongoing storylines.

Ever since Rousey officially debuted as a WWE Superstar in January of last year, most of her detractors have time and again jumped the gun in a bid to brand her as an "unsafe worker" -- meaning that her critics often claim that Rousey legitimately injures her opponents.

While most other professional wrestlers often come out and shut down such rumors being spread about them, Rousey chooses to play along with most of these rumors about her being an "unsafe worker". This is a double-edged sword because by doing so, Rousey gives her detractors an opportunity to downgrade her work, but at the same time, she expertly maintains kayfabe.

To be honest, "The Doctor of Thuganomics" persona of John Cena would've most definitely called this a true "gangster" move by Ronda Rousey...

#2 Heel Ronda Rousey doesn't hold back on the mic

Heel Ronda Rousey is vicious on the mic

Perhaps the biggest drawback in Ronda Rousey's work as a babyface was that she seemed to have taken the term babyface a bit too literally. In simple words, Rousey would simply waltz down to the ring, and although her in-ring performances were excellent, she'd be smiling uncontrollably most of the time, trying to endear herself to the WWE Universe.

Well, as Rousey recently stated after her heel turn -- "No more Mrs. Nice B****!"

Since turning heel on the March 4th, 2019 episode of Monday Night RAW, Rousey has completely changed her on-screen persona. While her in-ring wrestling has been top-notch, it's her mic skills that have benefited the most from this heel turn.

Unlike most other WWE Superstars, Rousey isn't apprehensive when it comes to cutting a...let's say "non-PG promos", so to speak! Heel Rousey is a savage, and we absolutely love it...Speaking of which...

#1 Ronda Rousey's family has helped her present the anti-professional wrestling character

Travis Browne was involved in a physical altercation with a security guard on Monday Night RAW

Now, by Ronda Rousey's family, what I'm referring to over here, is her husband Travis Browne. Nicknamed "Hapa", the Hawaiian fighter was regarded as one of the most dangerous Heavyweights in Mixed Martial Arts a few years back.

Browne is presently on a 4-fight losing streak in the UFC and has not competed in a professional Mixed Martial Arts bout since July of 2017. However, he does appear ringside at WWE events, so as to cheer on his wife Ronda Rousey.

On a recent episode of Monday Night RAW, when a few security officials restrained Rousey and attempted to get her away from the ring and her opponents, Browne decked one of the guards with a vicious forearm strike. Moreover, Browne has been playing along with Rousey's heel persona and has himself been promoting her villainous character, by condoning her anti-professional wrestling stance online.

Not only Rousey but also her husband, are now all in with her ongoing on-screen heel character. On that note, I'd be remiss if I fail to emphasize how great a job Ronda is doing right now...Heel or face, Rousey has earned the respect of professional wrestling purists the world over.

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