Ronda Rousey shares her honest thoughts about her second WWE run.
Ahead of her upcoming return fight against Gina Carano, MMA legend Ronda Rousey sat down for an interview with Complex‘s Matt Welty. During the conversation, she opened up about what was different about her second run in WWE between 2022 and 2023.
Ronda Rousey noted that Vince McMahon was more difficult to work with during her second run. She then criticized the company’s creative process, especially the last-minute decisions, saying it was more anxiety than it was worth.
“The second run, Vince was just more far gone and more difficult to work with, and there was a lot of inner turmoil going on in the company,” Ronda Rousey began. “It was kind of a s**t show, and nobody ever knew what was going on, and you would get to the arena, and you would be made to do something that somebody threw in your lap that wasn’t thought about until 15 minutes before.
“Everything was super last-minute and not well thought out, and there was no communication, no back-and-forth. Any attempt to collaborate felt like we were trying to negotiate something as opposed to partnering together to make something great. Unfortunately, I love being out there in the ring and doing it, but the process was such a clusterf**k s**t show that it was so much more anxiety than it was worth,” Ronda Rousey said.
Ronda Rousey says she was team Triple H
Speaking further, Ronda Rousey noted that she was “team Triple H,” and she hoped the current Chief Content Officer would take over WWE creative from Vince McMahon.
“I just look back at it, and I just remember the anxiety of not knowing what was going on, and then at the last minute, maybe we’d be able to pull it out of our a** and have a good night, and maybe not. I was definitely team Triple H to get up to take it over,” Ronda Rousey said. “I’ve heard it’s been much better since he’s taken things over, but unfortunately, I didn’t get to experience it.”
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