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Believe it or not, there are a lot of things that could go wrong with Ronda Rousey winning the Raw Women's title from Alexa Bliss at Summerslam. In fact, a win for the former Bantamweight champion at Summerslam could have negative effects on WWE, it's women division and the future of the Women's revolution.
Let's be honest here.
While Ronda Rousey helps with the ratings, a box office attraction and one of the most legitimate athletes that the WWE has to offer, there are other things that she is, that could be troublesome for WWE. In fact, it could end up putting WWE in the same situation that they are currently in with Brock Lesnar, which is only hurting their overall product.
With that being said and Rousey's christening as Raw Women's champion seemingly taking place at Summerslam, here are five things that are going to be negatively affected by this win. Keep in mind that some of this will be opinion only and based on viewing habits, but others will be based on what Rousey as a champion would do to the company.
#5 Too soon
WWE is going to tout this revolutionized women's division, but choose to focus on someone from UFC that has only been with the business for six months. Of course, some will try to justify that due to her name recognition, and to a large degree they are right about that, but it just sets a bad example for the locker room.
Think about all the women that are already being overlooked in favor of Ronda Rousey and you will see a bunch of women that have been waiting for years to receive the kind of treatment that Rousey is getting. Not only does that totally defeat the point of the women's revolution, it also will make it harder for other superstars to succeed alongside Rousey.
#4 Focus on Rousey
Let's be honest here.
There is no doubt that Ronda Rousey is going to be the focal point of the Raw Women's division for quite a while if she wins at Summerslam. While some might see that as a good thing, especially with how popular Rousey is right now, WWE needs to build up other stars as well or risk creating a John Cena or Roman Reigns like situation.
With that being said, and Rousey not guaranteed to be a long-term success in WWE, it doesn't make sense for WWE to invest so much in her so fast. If they do go on it with it, however, they risk putting the Women's division in a state that it has never been in before and make it harder for some women to get a title shot or even airtime.
#3 Lack of legitimate contenders
Another thing the WWE Universe is going to have to be honest about is the fact that there aren't a lot of female superstars that look like they could go one on one with Rousey. In fact, WWE will seemingly face a similar situation with Rousey that they are with Lesnar, which means certain superstars will never get booked to face former Bantamweight champion.
Unfortunately for superstars like Sasha Banks, Bayley, The Riott Squad and Alicia Fox, that means they won't have a lot of opportunities in the main event picture and even if they do, it likely won't result in a title run. If nothing else, that really limits the stories that WWE can gp\o with, and it is a bad idea when WWE is already constricted storyline wise.
Maybe it wouldn't be as bad if WWE could go back to some of their more interesting female storylines that headlined the Attitude Era and the Ruthless Aggression era, but WWE refuses to tell the type of stories that could help bring ratings back. With that being said, they are only further restricting their storytelling ability with this decision, and the division will suffer.
#2 Part-time champion
Why does The WWE and The WWE Universe want a part-time champion?
While Brock Lesnar was originally a popular champion when he wonthe Universal Title at WrestleMania 33, fans quickly grew tired of seeing Lesnar not defending the title at every pay-per-view. With that in mind and WWE even holding off on Rousey's first match on Monday Night Raw for seven months, it looks like fans are going to once again have a part-time champion.
Not only is that upsetting for a division that is struggling to tell interesting stories right now, especially with disasters like Bayley and Sasha Banks and Riott Squad versus Ember Moon, it also holds the division back from what it could really accomplish. Unfortunately for WWE, they aren't able to run on all cylinders with this plan, which will hurt them in storytelling.
#1 All about publicity
There's nothing worse than a publicity champion and that appears to be exactly what Ronda Rousey will be. That's not to say she isn't talented or deserving of the spot she is about the be handed, but one needs to realize that WWE is making this decision from a publicity standpoint and not one based on talent.
Does Rousey have talent? Yes! She has it in spades, but there are other superstars out there that deserve it more! In the end, Rousey as Women's champion will be the publicity stunt that WWE needs in order to return to the public consciousness, but it is shortchanging a load of superstars in the process.
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