What type of character should Ronda Rousey portray in WWE?

Ronda Rousey got the first opportunity to give us a glimpse of how this WWE thing will go last weekend during her contract signing at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.

As the story line played out, WWE executives Triple H and Stephanie McMahon were thrilled to welcome Rousey, but something was off with “Raw” general manager Kurt Angle. Everything was jovial and celebratory until Rousey noticed Angle’s mood and asked him what was up, which led to Angle spilling that it’s all just an elaborate ploy for Triple H and Stephanie to manipulate and own the ex-UFC champion as payback for what she did to them at Wrestlemania 31.

That led to Rousey’s first physical encounter in the ring as she slammed Triple H through a table and then was slapped in the face by Stephanie.

If you pay attention to WWE – I know, I know, a lot of you don’t – then you know this means Rousey is a face (good guy) pitted against heels (bad guys) Triple H and Stephanie. It also expectedly sets up a mixed-tag match for her in-ring debut at Wrestlemania 34.

But this begs the question: Should Rousey jump right in to being face instead of a heel? And what if WWE went the Brock Lesnar route with Rousey and had Paul Heyman as her manager?

Dave LaGreca, host of the “Busted Open” pro wrestling show on SiriusXM, weighed in on that topic during a recent appearance on MMAjunkie Radio:

“If she came down the entrance ramp with Paul Heyman by her side, and Paul Heyman grabbed the mic, and she didn’t have to, absolutely that would work,” LaGreca said. “That’s something I think they should do. It depends on what they want her character to be. If you’re with Paul Heyman, you’re going to be a heel. Does the WWE want Ronda Rousey to be a heel? I don’t think they do. I think they want her to be a face. They want her to be able to go on daytime talk shows and to be out there and be one of the biggest faces on their roster for women’s wrestlers.”

To hear more from LaGreca on Rousey in WWE, watch the video above.

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