RAW Women's Champion Ronda Rousey Believes Cancelling CROWN JEWEL Would Have Been "The Wrong Move"
It looks like we can add Ronda Rousey to the list of WWE Superstars that believe going to Saudi Arabia for Crown Jewel will help promote change in The Kingdom. Find out what she had to say after the jump...
So far, every WWE Superstar that's come out in favor of the company sticking to the plan and holding the Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia has reeled off the same spiel about bringing change to the country, and now Ronda Rousey has joined the choir.
The Raw Women's Champion was asked for her thoughts on the controversial situation by TMZ, and made her feelings on the matter very clear.
Check out the lengthy transcription below (via Ringside News), or have a look at the video interview.
“I think pulling out of Crown Jewel would be the wrong move because this is an opportunity to share our cultures and find what we have in common. Especially in times of adversity between two countries that’s the absolute wrong time to be able to pull away. That’s the time to find out what we have in common and be able to understand each other more.
It seems almost frivolous—these WWE events and these big world issues, but in a world where we’re always looking at it like ‘us’ and ‘them,’ I think those big events like Crown Jewel that bring everyone together just makes us realize it’s ‘us’ all around. “I think having these events and sharing our culture in Saudi Arabia is the first step for us to really be able to understand each other and find that common ground.
I mean, this is a great opportunity for a bunch of kids in Saudi Arabia [who love] American culture—WWE is part of American culture [and] they are inviting [it] in and embracing it. You have these kids from Saudi Arabia who are idolizing these people from America and all these different countries. Then you’ll see people from Saudi Arabia going into the WWE and kids from America idolizing those people. It’s just a great way for us to be able to share something and understand each other. I think that should be the goal. An ‘eye for and eye’ leaves the whole world blind.”
Do you think The Baddest Woman on the Planet makes any valid points, or are you appalled that WWE is still travelling to SA in the aftermath of the ruthless torture and murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi? Sound off below.