Your <select> should look like this:
<select name = "name" > <option value="Deadpool" <?=($rows->aC == "Deadpool" ? 'selected="selected"': '')?>>Deadpool</option> <option value="BATMAN VS SUPERMAN" <?=($rows->aC == "BATMAN VS SUPERMAN" ? 'selected="selected"': '')?>>BATMAN VS SUPERMAN</option> </select>
selected="selected" will be used outside the value attribute.
UPDATE:
As @ Maninderpreet-Singh mentioned, you also need to change $row to $rows .
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