The fix is in, according to a former WWE cast member.
While it is widely known that professional wrestling is scripted, former two-time heavyweight champion Taz, who now has his own podcast is referring to Holly Holm's obliteration of Ronda Rousey for the women's bantamweight title last weekend at UFC 193.
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The bloody devastation that put Rousey in a hospital, required her to get plastic surgery on her face and resulted in a two-month suspension of any further UFC activities, was a setup, the ex-WWE superstar surmises.
"The first thing that jumped out at me was, OK: I think the finish of the fight might have been rigged," Taz said on his podcast, The Taz Show, according to Fox Sports. "Let's say I am right. UFC would not be reinventing the wheel by fixing a fight. This was going on for 50, 60, 70, 80 years in boxing. This is not a new thing."
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Fox Sports tried to give the former WWE star the benefit of the doubt as not being completely wacko, indicating that Taz was not saying that Rousey took a dive and was not hurt. But what he was saying indicted him as wacko, nonetheless.
"If you look at the actual KO -- now, she did get nailed, Rousey, with several shots before the finish of the fight," he said. "Nothing that was like, 'Oh my god,' but she got popped a few times. But if you look at the actual knockout, as Rousey, she went for kind of a lazy punch or something -- not lazy but she kind of missed -- and as she spun to turn around her back was kind of turned to Holm. And as she slowly turned, a high round kick, I believe it was the left foot, or left leg of Holm, catches Rousey, drops Rousey, and then Holm grounds and pounds for three shots -- boom, boom, boom. Ref gets in the middle, fight's over, new champion Holly Holm."
Taz believes that Rousey's tactics were intentionally suspect so Holm could beat her, leaving her free to go away and shoot her movies and "disappear" without hurting the UFC.
"I'm telling you right now, that whole series, was the work. And I'm not sure who was in on it and who wasn't but I know this much: the ref probably wasn't in on it. Maybe he was I don't know. Rousey was in on it -- and again, this is all my opinion. Holm might not have been in on it. Why are some people not seeing this?"
The UFC was contacted in regards to Taz's theory, according to the Sydney Morning Herald, but did not respond.
Really, was there any need to respond?
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