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What's the story?
WWE continued the build-up of Ronda Rousey as a force to reckon with on the latest episode of Raw in a segment that featured the Absolution and of course, Kurt Angle.
Angle and Rousey came out first to send out a message to Triple H and Stephanie McMahon but were interrupted by Paige, Mandy Rose, and Sonya Deville.
Paige and her buddies offered Rowdy the chance to become the 4th member of Absolution, however, Rousey declined the offer and then went on to take out both Deville and Rose.
In case you didn't know...
Touted as the biggest signing in WWE history, Ronda Rousey will team up with Kurt Angle to take on Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in her in-ring debut.
WWE aired a promo package earlier in the night on tonight's Raw in which Triple H and Stephanie cut a shoot-style promo directed towards the Olympic Dream Team.
McMahon made it clear that they make the rules and that they have the power to end Rousey's career by either repackaging or burying her into oblivion.
Angle and Rousey came out to give their response later on in the night that nearly ended with a broken arm.
The heart of the matter
Paige tried her best to convince Ronda 'baby girl' Rousey to join the heel trio but the former UFC Heavyweight Champion turned her down with a straight face.
Rose and Deville's subsequent attempts at taking Rousey down didn't end well for the duo as the baddest woman on earth tossed Rose and laid them both out. Rose would have lost her arm had it not been for Angle's timely intervention.
The segment came to a close with the Raw General Manager raising Ronda's arm as the Cleveland fans cheered her on.
What's next?
The way things are progressing, Rousey should ideally dominate in her debut match at The Grandest Stage Of Them All. With an Olympic Gold Medalist by her side, Rousey should expectedly have her hands raised on April 8th.
Author's take
As green as Rousey is at the moment, WWE is doing their best with an angle that started way back at WrestleMania 31. Hopefully, Rousey impresses the WWE Universe in her first outing inside a WWE ring.
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