Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair have been involved in a top program on WWE television ever since the former UFC star returned to WWE from her hiatus during the Royal Rumble event, earlier this year. The returnee also ended up winning the 30-woman Rumble match to confirm a marquee match between the two of them at Wrestlemania 38.
With each passing week since Rumble 2022, their feud got more and more personal as the fans expected to receive a hard-hitting physical contest, by all means. In the end, it was Charlotte Flair who overcame the odds and literally stole the win with her presence of mind. Plus, there was a reason why Ronda Rousey lost.
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Fans did not fully like the match produced at Wrestlemania 38 due to the nature of the finish. The fact that Charlotte Flair ended up winning, also made some of the fans, irate. According to Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE planned on having Flair and Rousey extend their feud.
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Charlotte Flair vs. Ronda Rousey feud had to be extended
This is the reason why is why Rousey lost in the first place so that she could be gunning for the title in the following weeks.
“Charlotte Flair beat Ronda Rousey to keep the Smackdown title after a ref bump. The idea is for this to be a long-term program and thus the belief was Flair had to win the first match, even if Flair got the better of Rousey as well in the angles leading up to it. One thing that looks obvious is that Rousey is not going to be over and have the meaning she did when she first came,” the source ended.
On Night One of WrestleMania 38, Ronda Rousey had Charlotte Flair beat as she made Flair tap out, but the referee was knocked out at that time. Rousey tried to wake the referee up as the champion took advantage of the situation and hit her with a Big Boot to secure the pinfall win.
Ronda kicked off this past episode of SmackDown after WrestleMania 38 and challenged Charlotte Flair to an “I Quit” Match for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at WrestleMania Backlash 2022. Charlotte appeared on the tron to deny the request but WWE eventually made the match, official to continue the feud.
