Fans expressed their anger with Ronda Rousey and her performance at Survivor Series on Twitter, suggesting that it was not very great. #FireRondaRousey is currently trending like wildfire, and while some fans worry for Ronda, others think she has it coming.
this woman is so embarrassing. #FireRondaRousey pic.twitter.com/rua546aCrw
— riana (@banksalorian) December 10, 2022
Survivor Series WarGames was a big success, however, there was one match in particular that disappointed fans. The SmackDown Women’s Championship match featuring Ronda Rousey and Shotzi Blackheart ended up being a nightmare.
Although she won the match, there were a number of spots and botches in the ten minutes match. The #FireRondaRousey trend was started on Twitter by the fans who were outraged to see that. Ronda Rousey’s haters and fans of Shotzi have both called for her to be fired on Twitter, with one particular cause being Rousey botching up Shotzi’s DDT on the apron.
The mediocre match has given the wrestling fans reason to demand that WWE end the former UFC champion’s reign as Smackdown Women’s Champion and her whole WWE career.
Ronda Rousey is facing backlash from the WWE universe
After Ronda faced Shotzi in a rather underwhelming match at the Survivor Series: WarGames, #firerondarousey has been trending on social media. Ronda is receiving criticism from the WWE community for botching a move that is now almost universally used by wrestlers, the DDT.
This so damn true #FireRondaRousey pic.twitter.com/wB5ZVrXuCx
— Jake (@Liv_flawless) November 28, 2022
https://twitter.com/Paul612Balor/status/1601492011441586176?s=20&t=Bz-eurqk2YR8AKtSwEBMkg
Ronda’s performance as a wrestler and sports entertainer has definitely upset the fans. A few of them want her to take some time off and train with some veterans like Natalya, but the majority just want her to put up the boots and never fight again.
https://twitter.com/ShaneJo44178964/status/1598877872445624321?s=20&t=-sgUjeNRerKtgkiWOeHxGw
Please for the love of god get the title off Ronda #SmackDown #FireRondaRousey pic.twitter.com/IO0azMMR5x
— . (@shelovesrey) December 10, 2022
@WWE please #FireRondaRousey why are you handing stuff to her instead of making her work for it.. 😒🙄
— Martin 🌙 (@martinkgn_) December 3, 2022
After the Survivor Series, Ronda reportedly missed Smackdown because WWE wanted her to be a PR. This could be a result of the #firerondarousey trend on social media.
Ronda discusses the botch during her match with Shotzi
The SmackDown Women’s Champion spoke about the botched DDT on her YouTube channel “The Baddest Stream on the Planet.” As Shotzi made the setup to execute the move, she delivered the DDT to Ronda. Unfortunately, after the move was executed, it went terribly wrong. Ronda was able to avoid crashing onto the apron and selling the move because her arm got stuck in the ropes.
Ronda added that she had asked for the spot as she loved Shotzi’s DDT on the apron. She acknowledged that the poor delivery of the move was caused by a lack of training. Ronda said, “I f**ked it up because I was so concerned with keeping somebody safe and a lot of time. I was really concerned with keeping Shotzi safe and I made it look bad.”
The duration of the match reportedly had to be cut short since things weren’t working out as planned. The former UFC champion then said that she believed her attempts to put-over Shotzi Blackheart had failed.