Ronda Rousey vs. Shayna Baszler in an MMA Rules Match took place at the WWE SummerSlam premium live event from Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.
They tried to recreate an MMA fight with strikes and clinching up against the ropes as well as submission holds. At one point, Shayna sold an arm injury and the medics checked on her. Rousey pushed away the medics before they went back to action. There were also spots where they did ten counts.
As previously reported, Rousey is taking time away from WWE and there’s no timeframe for her return.
While speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted that there were some issues between WWE and the two former UFC stars about how the match should’ve been laid out.
“Ronda and Shayna wasn’t the best match. There were issues between WWE creative and them as far as how it was gonna go, and you don’t have knockdowns in an MMA fight and do ten counts, or whatever, but it’s like, you have some people stuck in one mentality of combat and others in another, and it kind of, I think that it kind of hurt that.”
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