Ronda Rousey on conversation with Vince after return promo

[Chris]

Source: f4wonline.com

In a video on her YouTube channel, Ronda Rousey discussed feeling defensive toward the fans upon returning to WWE until Vince McMahon said something that changed her perspective.

Rousey opened up about her return to WWE in a five-minute video uploaded to her YouTube channel on Friday. Rousey said that, after being booed out of arenas before she left WWE three years ago, she felt "super defensive" when making her return.

Though she got a good reaction at the Royal Rumble, Rousey assumed it was just because her return was a surprise. Rousey thought the fans would be negative toward her during her segment with Becky Lynch on Raw the next night.

I really missed wrestling, I did. And I wanted to come back. I knew I was coming back, or I thought I did, to the animosity that I left. So I came out feeling super defensive from the beginning. At the Rumble, it wasn't like that -- but I just assumed the reaction was from the surprise. So coming out to Raw and Becky was gonna be there, I was like, 'Okay, this is when they're going to troll on me the most. This is when they're going to try and like chant 'Becky' every single time I open my mouth. This is the time they're going to start like screaming the most hurtful things they can. This is when they're going to start bringing the posters that say the most hurtful things they can think of. And so I came out anticipating that. I mean, everything went fine. Of course, there was like those three or four guys on the floor that were just like screaming as I was talking. And I really just had to concentrate to like block them out.

Rousey said she spoke to Paul Heyman and Vince McMahon after her segment with Lynch that night. Heyman said Rousey did great, but he knew that McMahon was going to tell her that she has to smile. McMahon did stress that Rousey needs to smile, and he helped change her perspective on the fans by telling Rousey that it isn't about her, it's about them.

I got through it and I came out and Heyman was like, 'You did great, but I'm going to tell you, he's going to tell you one thing, he's going to tell you to smile.' I'm like, okay. So I went and talked to Vince. He was like, 'That was fantastic. Just -- you need to smile.' I was telling him like, 'You know, they were booing me on the way out of every stadium.' He's like, 'Yeah, but they've forgiven you for that.' I'm like, 'Well, I haven't forgiven them.' And he goes, 'But it's not about you. It's about them.' It was like such a good point that I'd been thinking about myself and how this relates to myself, and I was forgetting that this is a show about entertaining them.

Rousey said that, after talking with McMahon, she then had a different attitude when she did her promo that week on SmackDown.

I feel like I got the jitters out. I got my first performance out of the way. I got my first promo out of the way. So going into SmackDown next Friday, I'm like okay -- I'm not going to come out all guarded and defensive. I'm just going to go out and like actually feel the crowd and let them be a part of it.

Rousey challenging Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship has been made official for WrestleMania 38 night one. AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas is hosting the two-night event on Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3.

Rousey's full YouTube video can be seen below:

 

[Dale]

Oh there's gonna be plenty of time for people to rustle her when she actually comes up against a fan favourite.

 

[Deezy]

Bitter Ronda is the best Ronda......even in MMA she drew more for breaking arms and telling Miesha not to cry after it.

 

[Cwalker]

Bruh I wanted mean, angry Ronda when she came back. Just snap everyone’s arm and leave

 

[Chris]

Bruh I wanted mean, angry Ronda when she came back. Just snap everyone’s arm and leave

No she must smile

 

[Deezy]

Vince sounds like a mark for her smile.

 

[Cwalker]

No she must smile

 

[Chris]

Tbf Ronda's angry face when she's trying to act is much worse than her smile lol she can smile while breaking arms without being full babyface or smile while shitting on the crowd idc lmao just don't be generic babyface

 

[Deezy]

Damn Rumble crowd popping for her......

 

[Chris]

Like I could do without ever seeing this again, maybe Vince is actually right this time

 

[Deezy]

I'd do more without the braids and Road Warrior eye shadow.

 

[Cwalker]

The eye shadow has never worked

 

[Canadian Dragon]

she looks bald lol worst angle ever

 

[Sabretooth]

Yeah when she tries to look angry she tries way too hard lol. That's what soured me on her during her first run