During her Vlog, Ronda Rousey said her appearance at the AEW Revolution pay-per-view was a “little big of f— you” to TKO, which is WWE’s parent company.
“I mean, it’s a little bit weird, but also familiar, but also it’s like AEW, so it’s nice. It’s a little bit more laidback. But actually, this is my first, I think, full-on AEW show because I only did Ring of Honor before. Like, I think I’ve been at the shows, but never really performing them. And Ring of Honor was kind of like a pre-taped, that was a smaller crowd. So, I’ve never been to an AEW pay-per-view, so I don’t really know what to expect so much, but I’m thinking a less restrictive, more adult version of WWE, which sounds like a good time. Those are all very good descriptions, I felt. So, yeah. And it’s kind of a cool little bit of a, like little bit of a ‘f— you’ to the TKO group, which is kind of funny because WWE is on Netflix, but I kind of figured it’d be easier to ask for forgiveness instead of permission on this one. Like, I’m promoting your show. It’s fine. We didn’t advertise it. It’s not like we boosted the ratings of it, so it should be fine.”
Rousey talked about how behind the scenes, she was hidden backstage to keep her appearance a secret.
“I was brought into the arena in a very unique – I thought this was going to be much more chill like whatever kind of day, but they’re acting like it’s freaking Royal Rumble super secret whatever. But they had me jump into a wheelchair and throw a tarp over me and wheel me in here.”
After “Timeless” Toni Storm defeated Marina Shafir, Rousey jumped over the barricade, entered the ring and called for Storm to confront her in the ring. Both women had to be separated by security. In the midst of the chaos, Shafir knocked out Storm.
Rousey also spoke on her real-life friendship with Shafir.
“Marina is my best friend in the whole wide world and we grew up doing judo together as little kids. We both quit judo and started doing MMA and then we both quit MMA and started doing pro wrestling. She’s absolutely crushing it and I’m so proud of her. I’m so happy that everybody’s finally starting to take notice of how incredibly special she is.”
It was previously reported that Rousey’s appearance was a one-off, with no future creative plans for her at the present.
Following her exit from WWE back in 2023, Rousey has been critical of WWE and TKO, saying that UFC is one of the worst of the worst place to work for.
In what will be her first MMA fight in almost a decade, Rousey will face Gina Carano on Saturday, May 16. the event will air live on Netflix and emanating from the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA.
Quotes source: F4WOnline