Why WWE Nixed Ronda Rousey’s WrestleMania Title Match

WWE has a lot of things that they need to take care of on the road to WrestleMania, and each match deserves a certain amount of build. That being said, Ronda Rousey was not available for a few weeks due to an injury, and that changed around the company’s plans in a big way.

Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler were supposed to battle for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles. That match will not happen now, and the two will be in a four-way tag team match instead.

It was noted in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Ronda Rousey was pulled from that WWE Women’s Title match for a reason. The company simply didn’t have enough time to build for that match, and since she was injured, they wanted to protect her as much as possible.

The decision was made to nix the planned storyline that was leading to Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler getting a shot (and presumably winning) the women’s tag titles. No direct reason was given, although the idea that Rousey has a fractured arm and thus wasn’t going to be around for a television build for a title match at Mania probably factored into it. The feeling is why throw on a WrestleMania title match when you can’t really build it effectively right now.

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Becky Lynch and Lita are the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. Currently, those two are set to team with Trish Stratus at WrestleMania against Damage CTRL. As of this writing, the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles will not be defended during that match.

Bayley didn’t seem happy about the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles not being defended at WrestleMania. After all, those titles mean a lot to her. We’ll have to see what happens in the few days we have before the show of shows, but those titles don’t seem like they will be in play at all.

What’s your take on Ronda Rousey losing this title match at WrestleMania? Will Rousey and Shayna Baszler win the titles at WrestleMania Backlash? Sound off in the comments!