Important rule that Ronda Rousey always made sure she kept but broke at WWE SummerSlam against Shayna Baszler
FORMER UFC fighter Ronda Rousey's future in the WWE looks uncertain after her loss to rival Shayna Baszler.
Rousey, 36, was beaten by Baszler in their WWE SummerSlam showdown in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday.
Rousey lost by submission for the first time in her WWE career.
And reports suggest that the ex-MMA star breaking that streak could see the "end of her WWE run," per WWF Old School.
According to WWF Old School, a source told the Wrestling Observer: "It may be the end, period.
"So the whole deal was that Ronda, you know this looked to be, ‘It’s my last match and Shayna is the one who got me into this so if I have to go out then I’m losing by submission’.
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"Because nobody [before] was allowed to beat Ronda by submission, that was the key.
"So, she did it, with her best friend, and I mean, in theory, it’s great for Shayna if they follow up on it, so we’ll see."
After the contest in Michigan, Rousey took to Instagram to hint at possible retirement.
Addressing Baszler, she wrote: "You were the reason I got into this business… Now I got no reason to stay."
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Rousey made her first appearance in the WWE almost a decade ago while still fighting in the Octagon.
After leaving the UFC behind in 2016, she signed a full-time contract with the wrestling giants two years later.
Rousey is a three-time women's world champion and returned to the ring earlier this year after a brief hiatus.
But a recent arm injury has left her future in the WWE up in the air.
Rousey has a "hard out" to leave the company on her own terms if she wishes to, per Forbes.
Reports also suggest that her loss against Baszler could accelerate her exit from the organization.