Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey made historical past as the primary ladies to headline a WrestleMania in 2019 alongside Charlotte Aptitude. They are going to perpetually be tethered collectively by the achievement even when there’s a discrepancy between their legacies. Rousey achieved so much throughout her 5 years with the corporate, however Lynch says the previous UFC champion could not dwell as much as unrealistic expectations.
Rousey made her in-ring debut at WrestleMania 34 in 2018, teaming with Kurt Angle in a profitable effort in opposition to Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. Rousey captured her first world title with the WWE later that yr and loved three further title runs earlier than leaving the WWE final yr.
“She was coming off a unique business,” Lynch advised “The MMA Hour” on Wednesday. “She was a star and she or he ought to have been dealt with in a different way by way of — I feel she had such a fantastic first outing that everyone thought, ‘Oh, she will be able to wrestle.’ I imply this with respect, however she could not wrestle.
“All people handled Ronda like she already knew it as a result of when she first got here in, she was good in that first bout, however she was additionally working with Kurt Angle, she was working with Triple H, Stephanie McMahon. It was a well-rehearsed match as a result of all people needed her to succeed. And then it was, ‘OK, she will be able to do that, off to the races,’ and that was mishandling her as a result of she was a star in her personal proper and she or he’d achieved a lot for MMA.”
Lynch believes Rousey couldn’t make up the bottom required of her so rapidly regardless of her athletic background. Rousey had a powerful run within the WWE however being shuttled to the highest of the cardboard was arguably an excessive amount of duty for a relative newcomer. In contrast, Logan Paul has had an immaculate WWE run however is mostly following the lead of veteran performers reverse him.
“What we do is not one thing that you could simply have one good match after which, ‘OK, yeah, I am off to the races.’ It is a craft, and you need to be taught your craft, and you need to be diligent about studying your craft” Lynch mentioned.
Rousey left WWE in 2023 and not too long ago criticized the corporate‘s traditionally poor remedy of ladies in her ebook. Lynch applauded Rousey’s efforts in professional wrestling however mentioned it is not an atmosphere for anybody who is not totally devoted to the dream.
“My expertise coming from no person considering that I used to be going to be price something and making myself very beneficial to the firm and really beneficial to wrestling basically, it is as a result of I liked it,” Lynch mentioned. “As a result of I liked it and I sought out to do it.
“She got here in and I suppose she discovered a place that she loved, she preferred, however she by no means sought to do it from a younger age, and I feel that modifications the expertise you’ve gotten whenever you go into a spot.”
