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Currently, rumours are swirling that Ronda Rousey will be returning to WWE soon. The star has recently posted training photos to her Instagram account and has trash-talked former WWE rival Becky Lynch during a gaming stream on Facebook.
Additionally, there has been much speculation surrounding Becky Lynch's WWE return in the new year. It has been reported that Vince McMahon is keen for The Man to come back to the company in early 2021.
Starting in late 2018, Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey were engaged in one of the most intense feuds that WWE fans have seen in recent years. The pair battled back and forth, all the way up until WrestleMania 35, where they (along with Charlotte Flair) became the first women to ever headline the event.
Which much talk going on regarding the pairs return, and a possible reignited rivalry between them, here are five ways that WWE could build a feud between Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey.
#5 Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler team up against Becky Lynch
It is well-known among fans that Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler go way back. The pair were once stars of the MMA scene, and Rousey acted as a mentor towards Baszler during the reality series The Ultimate Fighter.
Like Ronda Rousey, Shayna Baszler has also lost to Becky Lynch at WrestleMania. Could they try and team up to take her on in 2021?
Before Becky Lynch announced her break from WWE in May, she was engaged in a huge rivalry with Shayna Baszler, which was supposed to continue throughout the year. When Lynch left, their feud felt, and still feels, somewhat unfinished. A great way to reignite this would be to involve both Baszler and Rousey with Lynch when they return.
Baszler is currently one-half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions alongside Nia Jax, of all people. You would imagine that for this idea to work, Baszler would have to break up with Jax to reunite with her close friend, Ronda Rousey.
If WWE chose to go down this route, Becky Lynch could even find someone to help her take on the former MMA stars. Numerous stars have crossed both Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler in the past... perhaps a returning Charlotte Flair could team up with Becky Lynch once more?
#4 Becky Lynch has to work through the MMA horsewomen to get to Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey has been known for her involvement with MMA, like her fellow WWE stars Shayna Baszler, Jessamyn Duke, and Marina Shafir. So far, there has seemed to be somewhat of a hierarchy with the MMA horsewomen. Ronda Rousey is at the top of the table as one of WWE's biggest stars, followed by Shayna Baszler and then Duke and Shafir. These women could be used in a feud with Becky Lynch.
A great way to build up a feud between Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch could be Rousey acting as a "final boss" type character. The Man could have to work her way through the MMA four horsewomen to get a shot at Rousey. This could especially work if The Baddest Woman on the Planet is a championship holder by the time Lynch returns to WWE.
Involving Duke and Shafir in this way would be a great way to involve the pair in a big WWE story and start a potential push for them both. Baszler has also crossed Becky Lynch previously, so her being involved too would make perfect sense.
#3 Could Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch lead MMA horsewomen vs. WWE horsewomen feud?
MMA horsewomen and WWE horsewomen, including Becky Lynch, feuding is something that fans have wanted for a while, and it has been hinted towards in the past.
The first time that WWE sown the seeds of this potential rivalry was during the Mae Young Classic in 2017, where the two groups squared off during a backstage interview.
During the build-up towards Survivor Series 2019, then-NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler appeared with Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke on an episode of RAW to attack Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair.
The paths of the two groups have crossed on multiple occasions over the years. It would make sense for them to have a feud at some point down the line, but it could be hard to line up.
For instance, all the stars would have to be working on the same brand at the same time, which could prove difficult for WWE. However, this could work as a great future Survivor Series match.
#2 Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey have a social media war
Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey are no strangers to trading barbs on social media. In the build-up to their WrestleMania match, the pair exchanged insults back and forth via their Twitter and Instagram accounts, keeping the fans invested.
Although both are currently away from WWE, and Becky Lynch isn't seen on social media much at the moment, Ronda Rousey is still using her online platform to insult her former (or current?) rival. Recently, Ronda Rousey brought up Becky Lynch during a gaming stream on her Facebook page.
Whilst playing on the new WWE Battlegrounds game, Rousey objected to her character having the same rating as Lynch and refused to play as The Man during her stream.
The pair engaging in another social media war in the build-up to their returns to WWE television would have the potential to level up their future rivalries. Using social media is also a fantastic way to involve fans and keep them engaged whilst they are both still away from television. It could also be a great way to tease and hype up their future returns to performing in the ring.
#1 Becky Lynch ruins the return of Ronda Rousey (or vice versa)
Recently, WWE has prepared fans for big returns of Superstars by announcing them beforehand on social media. Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch are both huge draws for WWE fans, and it is imagined that their returns would be announced.
However, WWE could potentially go down the route of keeping one - or both - returns as a surprise, like they did earlier this year with the Royal Rumble return of Edge.
A great way to kick off a feud between Rousey and Becky Lynch could be one star interrupting the other's return. This could especially work, for example, if WWE hypes a Ronda Rousey return, only for her segment to be unexpectedly be interrupted by an attack from Lynch.
Doing this would be a way to immediately hit the ground running with their feud, which has still been bubbling away on Rousey's side, after insulting Lynch on one of her Facebook gaming streams.
Surprise returns always seem to go down well with the WWE Universe, and this kind of drama could only ramp up the rivalry between two of the most popular women in WWE.
