Ronda Rousey gets candid about her final match with WWE at SummerSlam 2023
Ronda Rousey had a rough second run with WWE, which eventually led to her exit from the company. The Baddest Woman on the Planet recently got candid about her final bout in the Stamford-based promotion against Shayna Baszler.
Shayna Baszler shocked the world when she turned on Ronda Rousey out of nowhere in London and dropped the tag titles. The Submission Magician feuded with her best friend for a while and scored a dominant victory over The Baddest Woman on the Planet before Rousey left.
In a recent interview on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet, the former RAW and SmackDown Women's Champion stated their match would've received more love and appreciation from the fans had it happened at Bloodsport instead of The Biggest Party of The Summer in Michigan.
"I think if we did the match at Bloodsport or something, people would have loved it. But I think the crowd, it wasn't for them at all. It was all MMA easter eggs and all of these moments in MMA history that we’re big geeks for that, we were recreating and throwing homage to in the match and it was not inviting any audience participation or anything like that," Rousey said. (H/T CVV)
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Ronda Rousey details why her final WWE feud was with Shayna Baszler
Ronda Rousey's final run has been panned on different occasions as fans do not look back at it fondly. However, The Baddest Woman on the Planet had bigger goals in mind upon her return.
In the same interview with Chris Van Vliet, the 37-year-old stated she returned to WWE for a match with Becky Lynch. Unfortunately, those plans never came to fruition, which led to her teaming up with Shayna Baszler and putting her over as a major WWE name in the company.
"We had a great time. And from the very, very beginning, I always wanted to be able to wrestle with Shayna and be able to put her over and leave. Which they never would have let us do unless I threatened to leave right at the new year when they told me that I wouldn't be able to fight Becky at WrestleMania, which was what I came back to do," Rousey said. (H/T CVV)
A return to WWE isn't on the cards for the star as The Baddest Woman on the Planet is currently pregnant.