Ronda Rousey vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair with the title on the line is now official for WrestleMania 38. As reported by sources earlier to this week’s Smackdown, WWE already has this match planned and it was announced following a confrontation between the two superstars.
During the Royal Rumble go-home edition of WWE SmackDown on FOX, Sonya Deville told the SmackDown Women’s Champion that Ronda Rousey has chosen RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch to be her WrestleMania 38 opponent. Flair then said that “Mom vs. Mom” is the easy choice for Ronda, so she understands. She then proceeded to pick her own opponent and it’s going to be her bitter rival, Sasha Banks.
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Ronda Rousey then came out and said that Flair isn’t someone special, before choosing her as the Wrestlemania 38 opponent:
“I’ll see you at WrestleMania, b*tch.”
Flair then infuriated Rousey by stating the following:
“This Title is my baby and it’s prettier than yours.”
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Ronda Rousey sent a message to her Wrestlemania 38 opponent
Ronda Rousey then removed her jacket but WWE Official Sonya stopped her from getting physical. Flair then tried to punch Ronda, but she ducked it. Sonya then tried to deliver a sneak attack on Rousey, but Rousey took her down with Piper’s Pit and then applied in the Armbar to send a message to Flair who was watching from the ramp. Afterward, the match was officially announced by WWE.
WWE WrestleMania 38 takes place on Saturday, April 2, and Sunday, April 3 from the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Dallas, Texas. Following Smackdown, the updated card for the event goes as follows,
WWE Universal Title Match
Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns (c)
SmackDown Women’s Title Match
Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair (c)
It’s been reported that Becky Lynch will defend her Raw Women’s Title against Bianca Belair at WrestleMania 38, but nothing has been confirmed about this match, as of this writing.
Meanwhile, Ronda Rousey is slated to make appearances on Smackdown throughout the Road to Wrestlemania 38. The former UFC champion has not wrestled since dropping her Raw Women’s Title in the WrestleMania 35 main event in 2019 also featuring Lynch and Flair. In late September, she welcomed a daughter named La’akea Makalapuaokalanipō Browne with her husband Travis Browney.
