Fantasy Booking: What WWE should do to protect Ronda Rousey until WrestleMania 35

Ronda Rousey made her presence felt as she debuted after the Women's Rumble, won by Asuka, signing to the company for a multi-year deal.

Since then, she has had a mixed tag team match at WrestleMania 34, teaming with WWE Hall of Fame Inductee and Raw General Manager Kurt Angle, beating Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in an incredible match. She had another outstanding match at Money In The Bank against Nia Jax for the Raw Women's Championship.

After cashing in her MITB contract and becoming Raw Women's Champion for the third time, Alexa Bliss created a major target on her back, lead to a suspension for Ronda Rousey of thirty days due to her attacks to Bliss, Angle and WWE Officials on the Raw after MITB.

Here's a booking creative booking plan by myself on how WWE should book Ronda from now until WrestleMania.

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#1 Extreme Rules/SummerSlam (Rousey fights for Raw Women's Title but doesn't win)

Enter — Ronda needs to be protected but winning the Women's Championship is too soon. Who would win instead?

Currently, Rousey is suspended from Raw until after Extreme Rules, however, Ronda announced she will be in attendance for the PPV so it may spell bad news for the Raw Women's Champ.

Alexa Bliss will defend her Raw Women's Championship against Nia Jax at Extreme Rules in the first ever Women's Extreme Rules Match.

Expect Rousey to interfere in some way to get revenge on Little Miss Bliss. Having her accidentally hitting Jax and making her lose could make the story more interesting as Jax may feel betrayed that Rousey purposely cost her the Women's Championship.

Natalya recently tapped Bliss on Raw to the Sharpshooter so she has a right to be added in the title picture.

Another factor is Mickie James: she has been a friend and foe to Bliss on numerous occasions and her presence in the women's title picture would be elevated. Bliss could use James, manipulating her into competing in a match with Jax or getting a beat-down to protect Bliss, something that gets under James' skin to eventually turn on Little Miss Bliss. All of this leads into a match at SummerSlam with Alexa Bliss defending the Raw Women's Championship in a Fatal Five Way against Nia Jax, Natalya, Mickie James and Ronda Rousey.

Now in this match, Rousey wouldn't become Raw Women's Champion, here are the many reasons why she shouldn't win:

1. She has to be defeated at some point in her early career- Rousey showed why she was one of the most dominant women in UFC but also one of the most successful female athletes in the world. Rousey facing a defeat in this match would allow WWE to capitalise on her attitude to losing a big match.

2. It's too early for her to win the title- With big rumors of her competing for the women's title at WrestleMania, her winning the belt at SummerSlam makes it even more predictable that she would lose the title at Mania.

The Rowdy One has proven in her last two matches that she has great skill in the ring but she still needs some guidance on her character and mic work. Having a well-structured story for Rousey and her future WrestleMania opponent, fighting to win the Women's Championship would be a spectacular thing to watch.

However, Rousey wouldn't take the pin in this match because she still needs to be protected, remaining credible and presented as a major star, someone like Natalya could easily take the pin or submission in this match.

In terms of who would win, Natalya wouldn't really be the best option unless WWE wants to have a feud between her and Rousey sooner than later.

Jax winning wouldn't be bad but it's not necessary to have her win another title at that point. James winning would take some focus away from Ronda and Alexa but will focus more on the veteran finally being a seven-time Women's Champion, tying with Trish Stratus for the most women's titles in WWE history.

James being the Raw Women's Champion would refresh the championship picture and give it a different dynamic. She could face different opponents like Alicia Fox or Dana Brooke or even turn face to take on Ruby Riot and her Riot Squad members.

#2 Hell In A Cell/Survivor Series/Clash Of Champions (possible debuts and more rivalries)

4 Horsewomen vs 4 Horsewomen at Survivor Series?

Rousey should have a match with Bliss at Hell In A Cell to finish off that rivalry and during the weeks building up to the September PPV, Rousey continues to target her opponent, causing Bliss to fail to regain her women's title. The match at HIAC shouldn't be too long, a quick and decisive bout that sees Rousey victorious.

One of the major rumours that has been said for the past year or two is the Four Horsewomen vs Four Horsewomen match at Survivor Series. This would feature some of WWE's elite women, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks and Bayley against the former MMA/UFC competitors of Ronda Rousey, Shayna Baszler, Jessamyn Duke and Marina Sharfir.

Currently, Baszler is the NXT Women's Champion while Duke and Sharfir are training down in the performance center.

Baszler could very well lose the NXT Women's title by the time Survivor Series comes which WWE pulling the trigger to bring those three up from NXT. At the same time, it would feel rushed since Duke and Sharfir lack major experience in wrestling and Baszler isn't as technical or well-groomed in the ring despite having the most experience out of the 4 women of UFC.

On the other hand, WWE may not do this match but instead, have Rousey involved in the traditional 5 on 5 Women's Raw vs Smackdown Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team match.

Preferably, I would do this match so that Rousey can interact with the other women on the roster instead of isolating herself in the title picture all the time.

Rousey instantly can be one of the favorites to be sole survivor or one of the last members of Team Raw, submitting two or three women from the Smackdown team such as Carmella, Sonya Deville and Naomi.

There is also a possibility of igniting the Rousey-Natalya feud by making Natalya attack her own partner during the Elimination Tag match which would temporarily get Rousey out of the match but eventually get the victory in the end.

Rousey and Natalya have physical encounters on Raw, backstage, in the ring, in the parking lot, everywhere. WWE would make the announcement of a match between the former friends at the next PPV Clash Of Champions but to make Rousey more credible, having a street fight or falls count anywhere stipulation would be nice to help the feud be one of the most watchable matches at the PPV.

In their match at Clash Of Champions, it is a very hard-hitting, brutal match to witness. Natalya would eventually take over the match, using steel chairs to hurt Ronda's back, throwing equipment to slow down Rousey.

In the end, Rousey uses the armbar while the chair is wrapped around the Canadian's arm, tapping the Queen of The Black Hearts.

#3 Royal Rumble/Elimination Chamber (Rousey prevails one way while another woman does it a different way)

In January 2018, rumors were speculated that Rousey would come into the Women's Royal Rumble and challenge for one of the Women's Championships.

That didn't happen but in 2019, Rousey would be in the Rumble. This time however, the Women's titles of Raw and Smackdown would be defended.

Mickie James would defend the Raw Women's Championship against Alicia Fox while the Smackdown Women's Championship is contested in a fatal four-way match between champion Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Asuka and Peyton Royce.

Both matches would provide so much intensity and the desire to walk out as champion but in the end, James would retain while Charlotte Flair wins the Smackdown Women's title for the second time, becoming the third woman to become a 7 time Women's Champion in WWE history.

Mickie James and Charlotte Flair as Women's Champions of Raw and Smackdown

In this Rumble, there would be a smaller number of returns, debuts and shockers from the past, present and future (NXT and Indies) unlike the first Women's Royal Rumble.

Many strong competitors such as Sasha Banks, Bayley, Nia Jax, 2018 winner Asuka and up and coming talents like Dakota Kai, Bianca Belair and Lacey Evans, making their statements as NXT representatives. We would also see the returns of Kaitlyn, Alundra Blayze and recent Hall of Fame inductee Ivory.

Jax dominates the Rumble by eliminating seven women after coming in at number 17 while the likes of Banks, Riott and Naomi continue to hold their own for a chance to compete at WrestleMania.

Rousey comes into the Rumble as number 30, delivers some vicious strikes that would wound some of the women in the match. She eventually would eliminate three women to become the second winner of the Women's Royal Rumble.

Rousey picks up a microphone and declares she will face Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania for the Smackdown Women's Championship.

But before WrestleMania, there is another PPV the superstars face, Elimination Chamber. The Elimination Chamber match is one of the most brutal and destructive matches in WWE history, causing injuries and left scars for each person that has walked inside that structure.

Although Rousey picked Charlotte as her Women's Championship opponent, it may change. Announcements of two women's Elimination Chamber matches were declared, one for the Smackdown Women's Championship and the other for the Raw Women's Championship.

After all the qualification matches to decide who enters in the matches along with their brand's champion, Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Asuka, Sonya Deville, Billie Kay, Naomi and Tamina would all compete for the women's title of Smackdown while Mickie James challenges Alexa Bliss, Ember Moon, Ruby Riot, Natalya and Dana Brooke for the red brand women's title.

Rousey is occupied with one woman, Sasha Banks. Rousey and Banks were the last two women in the ring for the Rumble match and while Rousey succeeded, Banks failed. Sasha (who is a heel by this point) addresses Ronda and tells her she got handed the last spot, resulting in an easy win. Banks' jealously is displayed and her attack to Rousey showed her ruthlessness even more. Rousey challenges Sasha the following week to a match at Elimination Chamber which "the Boss" accepts, Banks again attempts an attack but this time is stopped as Rousey manhandles the former women's champion.

In the final week before Elimination Chamber, Banks has a match against Alicia Fox, makes her tap out to the Bank Statement but prolongs the submission, doesn't let go. Rousey comes out to help Fox while Banks retreats, then announcing she wants a submission match at Elimination Chamber, Rousey accepts but says her famous line "I'm going to break your arm".

Sasha Banks vs Ronda Rousey, The Boss vs The Rowdy One

Ronda Rousey and Sasha Banks have a physical, draining match, each attempting their submissions. The Boss resorts to dirty tactics to slow The Rowdy One down while Rousey brought heart and passion through every punch, throw and dive to the Boss. It then leads to Banks going into the Banks Statement but Rousey grabs her arm for the arm bar submission, taps the Boss out and obtaining momentum to her WrestleMania match.

Meanwhile, Charlotte and Mickie successfully retain their women's titles and it is official that Rousey will face Charlotte for the Smackdown Women's Championship at WrestleMania.

#4 WrestleMania 35 (One of the biggest women's rivalries in WWE history at WrestleMania)

Like Asuka after winning the first ever Women's Rumble, Ronda Rousey would make appearances on Smackdown to build up the Championship match at Mania against Charlotte Flair.

Flair being the heel is the best for her in this feud as the crowd loves the heck out of Rousey and Flair's days as Divas and Raw Women's Champion were her best moments in her career so she should be the bad guy out of the two. As Charlotte Flair is a seven-time women's champion, she checklist her accolades and downplays Rousey's lack of accomplishments and her in-ring experience in WWE.

Rousey doesn't let that affect her, telling Flair that her UFC career and her accomplishments outside of WWE have made her who she is. They continue to trash talk each other, leading to a contract signing which doesn't result in a brawl but instead "The Queen" ignores her after signing the contract to build the intensity for their meet up at New York City.

With reports of a first-ever women's match main-eventing WrestleMania in 2019, this match should be the one that is honoured for that position. Both Flair and Rousey are two of the most popular names of Sports Entertainment, man or woman, their star quality is amazing and their in-ring work is world class. These two are megastars and no other way to prove that then main-eventing WrestleMania 35.

The match begins and is very back and forth with each opponent, the Rowdy One and the Queen feel out each other, using their athleticism to test one another. Flair gets the upper hand by targeting the left knee, bends the knee and does everything possible to try to make Rousey tap but the Rowdy one doesn't want to quit. Flair delivers a moonsault but misses her target.

Rousey eventually gets a comeback, strikes to the upper body to Flair, wearing her down and targeting her right arm, bending I and manipulate the joints.

Charlotte and Rousey collide in the centre after strikes to each other and as Flair comes on her feet and tries for the Figure 8, Rousey grabs her arm and taps her out. Rousey is the new Smackdown Women's Champion and celebrates with her Horsewomen.

As Flair gets up, she extends her hand of respect to Ronda Rousey but slaps it away and Rousey and her crew walk to the back laughing, making fun of the former champion, resulting in a double turn.

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