Fightful Select has a new report about one of Vince McMahon’s pitches for the 2022 WWE Royal Rumble, involving now former WWE Superstar Ronda Rousey.
The report notes there was said to be a significant point of frustration with Vince’s vision for the event, which was seen as unrealistic.
One of Vince’s initial ideas was for Ronda Rousey to eliminate the entire field in her return match, which then ended up being scaled back and changed with Rousey entering at the match at number 28, eliminating four women to win the women’s rumble match. It was also said that the most of the cameos were told to “get in and get out.” The women that were only in match for less than a minute were Summer Rae, Sarah Logan, Cameron, Kelly Kelly, Melina, Molly Holly and Ivory.
It was further noted that Rae and Logan were frustrated with the very small amount of time they had in the match, along with lack of planning for those that the cameos in the match. In addition, it was during this time, TJ Wilson (Tyson Kidd) took time away from the company as a producer due to disagreements with Vince’s direction for the match, which then led to Fit Finlay having step in and take over production duties for the match.
Fightful Select concluded by noting there were other planned cameos that included Peyton Royce, Billie Kay and Nia Jax. However, they declined to participate in the match, saying that Wilson’s absence from the company at that time as the reason they did not want to have any involvement in the match.
