“WWE is in a strange spot. For the first time, its biggest mainstream star is a woman.
“Ronda Rousey is that woman. At Sunday night’s Money In The Bank pay-per-view on the WWE Network, she wrestled Nia Jax for the Women’s Championship in what was the most heavily promoted match on the show.
“It didn’t go on last, but it was in essence the main event. Only her second televised singles bout, the match was more important to WWE’s long-term programming than anything else on the show.
“Rousey needed to look and feel like a star, and the odds were against her. The storyline behind the match was lackluster, and there was concern the two inexperienced performers wouldn’t work well together.
“Despite all this, Rousey blew away expectations. Again.”
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