Ronda Rousey's WWE Future in Jeopardy as Triple H Cancels Her Match

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[{"selector":"#anim-91ef636a-c62e-4852-acb6-e92f75192cea","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fceae7f8-701d-4d5b-80ff-2a9ed7906369","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -409.65603%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0c755510-61e8-4ce7-8bca-8caf5388fc8e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.07031213518975%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The Baddest Woman on the Planet(Ronda) was a surprise entrant in last year's women's Royal Rumble, winning it and earning a SmackDown Women's Championship.

[{"selector":"#anim-62e849af-076c-44d4-b7b6-09e64848fc55","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bfdeb54b-42b9-47d7-81e1-c50cf3f37f71","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.02797%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cc56c604-31e5-4323-83e9-91c5eef823d6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5f6b4ed8-a620-4ebc-960e-8b23f9bcef8e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-158.95197%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-df78da60-44fd-4ac5-abc1-ca2f3dc782a9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(18.794979194807983%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Charlotte Flair returned on SmackDown, confronting WWE SmackDown Women's Champion Ronda Rousey.

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[{"selector":"#anim-979ffbb9-de7d-4088-966c-dbe45366c8a7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-20.533243166582153%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Flair immediately challenged the energy-drained Ronda after the match with Raquel Rodriguez. The match started and Flair converted the armbar from Ronda into a pin winning the Women's title.

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Ronda Rousey's WWE Future in Jeopardy as Triple H Cancels Her Match

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