Ronda Rousey is done with WWE.
But this isn’t particularly news because the former WWE RAW Women’s Champion has been shouting that from the rooftops since she left in 2023. The 38-year-old has expressed her hatred for Vince McMahon, noting how chaotic the company was behind-the-scenes.
But while speaking to Raj Prashad of Yahoo’s Uncrowned, Rousey went into further depth about her WWE run and explained why she simply has no desire to go back there.
“It was a lot of needless anxiety and things like that. And the whole company was just a chaotic shit show on the inside, and then they ended up dropping all my friends,” Rousey said, "noting her former stablemates Shayna Baszler, Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke. “So I really have no reason to go back.
I wanted to do a run with the Four Horsewomen and I never got to do that. And now I feel like I’ve already accomplished everything that I wanted to in WWE and all that’s really left for me is to go there and have fun with my friends, and none of my friends are there anymore.”
Interestingly enough, Ronda talks about Marina Shafir and praises Jon Moxley for his leadership. Ronda has no plans on jumping ship to AEW, but she’s proud of the growth her friend has gone through in the last several years.
“I think so much [of Marina’s growth as a performer] has to do with Jon Moxley being the most incredible human being ever. He is just so supportive and so kind and so passionate,” Rousey continues.
“He’s just so humble and I feel like so much of that success stems from his talent — and not just his talent, but his willingness and passion to give back and to bring up everybody with him and have his rising tide lift all of their boats. And I’m so grateful for him and the kind of friend that he’s been to Marina.”
Rousey says having people like Moxley in the locker room is what allows each generation to build and outdo the last generation.
“They’re the real lifeblood of the industry. And I hope that continues and that it’s encouraged, and that it’s not like some cutthroat, ‘me versus you’ kind of environment,” Rousey says.
“It’s the culture and the giving back to each other and the constant hands helping each other up — that is what makes it continue to be great. And will continue to make pro wrestling rise in cultural awareness.”
Rousey has competed in AEW/ROH previously, who knows, maybe she’ll lace up the boots and step back into the ring for AEW if she chooses to do so.