5 things that should've happened on Raw this week

#3 Rousey gets a better WrestleMania opponent

There are better ways to use Ronda's mainstream

When Ronda Rousey appeared at the 2018 Royal Rumble PPV many fans were thrilled and even though her actual appearance raised many confusing questions, the majority of the WWE Universe were excited to finally to see the former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion make the jump from the octagon to the squared circle. But now knowing that Rousey’s first match will see her teaming up with Kurt Angle to take on Triple H and Stephanie McMahon is disappointing.

As WrestleMania has become bigger than a mere wrestling show in recent years, WWE has to cater for a more casual audience which means the match card has to have a unique variety of bouts and segments.

While the advantage of having Rousey take part in the mixed tag match will allow Angle and Triple H to do all the bulk of the work and mask her inexperience in the ring. Also, taking on a non-wrestler in Stephanie McMahon is not going to do her any favours with regards to building a respectable reputation in wrestling.

WWE could’ve used Rousey’s mainstream appeal in various other ways, and the alternate route was staring WWE in the face. Instead of facing the bosses in a poorly built storyline, Rousey could’ve faced anyone of Triple H’s enforcers from NXT, as that would’ve added more depth to the Raw women’s division and it would’ve given an NXT star the chance to break out on the main roster. WWE had various options to make Rousey the badass she truly is and having her stuck in the middle of another Authority storyline will not do that for her.