Consider the breadcrumbs dropped when it comes to Ronda Rousey heading toward her first WWE match.

The anticipation is being built properly and notably away from WWE’s television shows, but the payoff could be trickier than trying to escape a Rousey arm bar.

Rousey has yet to appear on “Monday Night Raw” or “SmackDown Live,” but has been seen solely on WWE social media, its website and more importantly the WWE Network.

The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion and more of the Four Horsewomen of MMA (Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke) have appeared on episodes of the Mae Young Classic women’s tournament supporting competitor, friend and fourth horsewoman Shayna Baszler.

The second time — in episodes released Monday — included three of WWE’s four horsewomen, Charlotte Flair, Bayley and Becky Lynch (Sasha Banks was not there), sitting across from Rousey’s clan in the stands and taunting them (video and photos of which surfaced during the tapings in July).

The show was truly the beginning of the build toward Rousey likely jumping into pro wrestling in some capacity. Triple H, WWE’s executive vice president, talent, live events & creative, also told ESPN before the episode aired that if Rousey “wants the opportunity, I’ll be willing to give it to her.”

Rousey reportedly has already begun learning the basics of pro wrestling and cut a promo, flanked by Duke and Shafir, for WWE.com, in which she tells Charlotte, Bayley and Lynch during a stare-down: “You name the time, you name the place. … We’re waiting to hear from you.”

In a separate WWE video, Baszler, when asked about the confrontation, said, “I’ll put my team up against any other team any day of the week.”

That day is rumored to be Nov. 19 in Houston at the Survivor Series pay-per-view in a traditional Survivor Series elimination match between Rousey and her four horsewomen vs. WWE’s group.

This all makes sense in so many ways.

The build has fans tuning into or buying the WWE Network to watch the tournament final on Sept. 12 — when Baszler will face Kairi Sane — to see what happens next in the feud. Rousey — the catalyst for women’s MMA in the UFC — is promoting women’s wrestling and not Raw or SmackDown for now.

The Survivor Series match format, which pits teams of four against each other until all of a team’s members are eliminated, keeps the expectations down on what will be asked of Rousey and her group. But they shouldn’t be too low.

Baszler is now a rising star in the wrestling business, and Shafir is engaged to NXT’s Roderick Strong, so there is plenty to expand upon. Rousey’s nature will push her to ensure she can put up a good showing; if not, this could always get put on hold.

The question is, how do you handle Rousey in the match?

Does a group of “novice” pro wrestlers — though MMA badasses — go over on arguably the four top women in your promotion? Does Baszler, who likely will be a full-time WWE performer, get lost in the shuffle? Do you promote Rousey as the invincible force she once was or the more fragile star looking for redemption we have seen after she twice got knocked out in the UFC? You can’t just expect people to forget her history and how she hid from the public eye after each loss.

WWE must find a way to ensure that if the match happens, it isn’t just a moment in which the unbeatable Rousey wins with an arm bar again, and all eight shake hands and hug when it is over. It is instead an opportunity to launch later rivalries for Baszler and Rousey (Lynch and Flair respectively make the most sense).

The feud has been laid out safely for Rousey, smartly from a business standpoint and excitingly for the fans. The foundation for a must-see match is there, but it needs to be about more than that.