Ronda Rousey recently shared a creative idea she pitched for her Extreme Rules 2022 match with Liv Morgan in WWE. Despite no longer being with the company, Rousey reminisced about her time as a champion and the creative process behind some of her matches.
In her forthcoming autobiography, Our Fight, Rousey shared an alternative finish she proposed for her match with Liv Morgan. She envisioned a scenario where both wrestlers would battle on a ring covered in thumbtacks, adding a unique and intense element to their showdown.
She stated, “I took the title back from Liv at Extreme Rules in October. In the leadup, we rehashed the same old bullsh*t they gave us to say. We figured we’d make up for it in the match itself. We were adamant that this match have an epic finish. I racked my brain, then it came to me. One of the most iconic weapons in a “extreme rules” match was thumbtacks.”
She continued, “‘Imagine this finish,’ I told Liv, then laid it out. The two of us, grappling on the ground on a ring covered in thumbtacks until I finally get Liv once again in my signature armbar. Echoing back to our previous match, Liv at the same time gets me in a pin. As the ref starts counting the pin, I arch into the thumbtacks to raise one shoulder off the ground. But Liv, refusing to give up, lets me ‘break’ her arm, passing out from the pain instead of tapping again.”
She ended the imaginative scenario by stating, “She falls right on the thumbtacks and me. I would get the title back as WWE’s creative team wanted, Liv would come off looking like a badass, and everyone in the audience and at home would be going wild because it was fucking thumbtacks.”
How did the Ronda Rousey vs. Liv Morgan match conclude?
In the summer of 2022, WWE fans saw an intense feud between Ronda Rousey and Liv Morgan that culminated in a high-stakes SmackDown Women’s Championship showdown. The feud kicked off when Rousey successfully defended her title against Natalya at Money in the Bank.
However, the night took a dramatic turn when Liv Morgan, the Money in the Bank contract holder, seized the opportunity to cash in her contract. In a shocking twist, Morgan defeated Rousey to become the new SmackDown Women’s Champion, setting the stage for an intense rivalry between the two stars.
The rivalry between Rousey and Morgan escalated throughout the summer. This rivalry reached its climax at Extreme Rules, where Rousey and Morgan faced off in an Extreme Rules match for the SmackDown Women’s Championship.
The match was spectacular, with both Rousey and Morgan delivering an outstanding performance. In the climax of the game, Rousey managed to apply her signature submission hold. This caused Morgan to pass out and ultimately secure the victory. With this hard-fought win, Ronda Rousey reclaimed the SmackDown Women’s Championship again.
