5 Martial Artists who Would Have Been Great in WWE -- and 5 that were

Bruce Lee was a martial arts legend and 1970s icon. Would he have been a great WWE Superstar, too?

#5 Was Great: Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey was always a sports enthusiast from an early age. She began training Judo and excelled at the sport, eventually landing a place on the US Olympic team.

Ronda Rousey wound up winning the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She used her Olympics fame as a springboard to enter the world of Mixed Martial Arts. Rousey was one of the first female fighters to be signed and promoted by the UFC, the world's largest MMA organization.

Rousey wound up reigning as the Champion, but she had always been a life-long wrestling fan. She transitioned from Mixed Martial Arts to Pro Wrestling, making her debut match at Wrestlemania 34, defeating Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.

Rousey reigned for a long time as the Raw women's champion and was part of the first-ever all-women main event for Wrestlemania 35.

Rousey leaned heavily on her martial arts background during her WWE career, proving that she had the charisma and panache as well to back up her athletics.

There you have it: Five martial artists who would have been great in WWE, and five martial artists who were/are great superstars. Questions or comments? Please leave them after the article and as always thanks for reading!

Edited by Anirban