Rousey not Returning?

[Lackin]

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Ronda Rousey added yet another occupation to her resume this past weekend when she appeared at WWE's WrestleMania 31 alongside her good friend Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in a spot where she tossed one wrestler and chucked an executive out of the ring.

Rousey is a huge professional wrestling fan and has attended shows in the past, but Sunday night was the first time she ever actually got in the ring and took part in a WWE event.

Rousey was pulled into the ring by Johnson before a "confrontation" with WWE co-owner Stephanie McMahon and her real-life husband Paul Levesque (better known to wrestling fans as Triple H). Ultimately, Rousey tossed HHH to the ground and got McMahon into an armbar, before the pair went scurrying out of the ring, leaving Johnson and Rousey to bask in the Levi's Stadium crowd's fervor, the undisputed winners of WWE's signature event.

While the deal to get Rousey to appear in the WWE was in the works for several months, her agent, Brad Slater from William Morris Endeavor, who also represents Johnson, told UFC Tonight's Ariel Helwani on Wednesday that this was a one-shot deal and the UFC women's bantamweight champion isn't scheduled to appear on WWE programming again this year.

Slater said there is no guarantee of anything else in the works.

WWE fans were certainly rabid for more Rousey at Monday's edition of "Raw," where her name was shouted loudly throughout the arena when McMahon appeared on stage.

But when it comes to Rousey’s next foray in the ring, Slater said it is all about Bethe Correia on Aug. 1 in the main event of UFC 190. And while Slater promised Rousey will be 100 percent focused on beating Correia when she gets back into training camp, Rousey will first return to another one of her endeavors, filming the movie "Mile 22," which is set to go into production later this month.

Rousey, who starred in last year's action ensemble flick "The Expendables 3," will have plenty of eyes on her this weekend, as well -- she has a role in "Furious 7," the latest installment in the "Fast and Furious" series, which opens in theaters Friday.

 

[Leo C]

I'm completely fine with never seeing her on WWE again.

 

[Lackin]

I'm completely fine with never seeing her on WWE again.

I wouldn't mind to see her have a rivalry with Steph next year running up to Wrestlemania.

 

[Leo C]

I wouldn't mind to see her have a rivalry with Steph next year running up to Wrestlemania.

I would. I do not care at all about MMA or MMA fighters so listening about it all the time in WWE sounds annoying (Brock doesn't count). Also, way to go with having someone from outside the roster get a storyline with Steph (if they mean to do so) instead of someone on the roster lol.

 

[Lackin]

I would. I do not care at all about MMA or MMA fighters so listening about it all the time in WWE sounds annoying (Brock doesn't count). Also, way to go with having someone from outside the roster get a storyline with Steph (if they mean to do so) instead of someone on the roster lol.

Normally I wouldn't care for UFC/MMA fighters fighting for the WWE. but seeing as how WWE included the segment at WM I would like to see the match.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

I'm completely fine with never seeing her on WWE again.

You will though. She is a super mark and goes to a ton of live events. She is over as fuck and WWE will be glad to exploit her fandom to use her popularity

 

[Leo C]

Normally I wouldn't care for UFC/MMA fighters fighting for the WWE. but seeing as how WWE included the segment at WM I would like to see the match.

Didn't really watch the WM myself.

You will though. She is a super mark and goes to a ton of live events. She is over as fuck and WWE will be glad to exploit her fandom to use her popularity

Yes, sadly I'm aware of this.

 

[Prince Bálor]

As long as she gets to be in such a meaningful segment like she was at WM, then I'll be more than glad to see her back. lol

 

[edge4ever]

I would love to see her whoop Stephanie's ass. 2 lovely women battling to the death....derp:

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

If she's willing to make appearances at a discounted rate since she's such a fan I'd be cool with it.. but no use in spending money on it IMO.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

If she's willing to make appearances at a discounted rate since she's such a fan I'd be cool with it.. but no use in spending money on it IMO.

lol why the hell would you care. Big investor?

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

lol why the hell would you care. Big investor?

They have more important things to spend money on and with the loss they took with the Network so far they should really cut back on these types of segments.. although apparently Rousey did it for pretty much nothing so that's cool I guess.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

They have more important things to spend money on and with the loss they took with the Network so far they should really cut back on these types of segments.. although apparently Rousey did it for pretty much nothing so that's cool I guess.

Just don't see why a fan would care. WWE isn't going to change its budget any based on bringing in Rousey or no.

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

Just don't see why a fan would care. WWE isn't going to change its budget any based on bringing in Rousey or no.

I got a couple of shares, nothing extreme though.. idk Rousey's cool and all if she wants to come up and do some spots or whatever on the low, but that contract she was about to sign was for more than almost every Diva makes in a year on that roster allegedly. That's a decent chunk of change for a 3-6 month part timer, although it definitely doesn't compare to Brock Lesnar's part time deal but IMO Brock draws money, not sure if Rousey would draw much money or extra viewers honestly.. also the time used on her segments could be used to have some better story builds but that's WWE's fault not Rousey.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

I got a couple of shares, nothing extreme though.. idk Rousey's cool and all if she wants to come up and do some spots or whatever on the low, but that contract she was about to sign was for more than almost every Diva makes in a year on that roster allegedly. That's a decent chunk of change for a 3-6 month part timer, although it definitely doesn't compare to Brock Lesnar's part time deal but IMO Brock draws money, not sure if Rousey would draw much money or extra viewers honestly.. also the time used on her segments could be used to have some better story builds but that's WWE's fault not Rousey.

She is nothing compared to Brock obviously, but she is probably one of the 3-4 most recognizable female athletes on the planet atm and would be the closest thing to a draw in the divas division. I don't know that she would draw money, but I definitely think a lot of her MMA fans, particularly newer MMA (female) fans who are mainly just Rousey marks, would tune in to see her at say Summerslam or Mania in a match or even just an advertised segment. Don't underestimate WWE's desire to tap into 8,000 different demographics. They want all types of fans, getting females to watch can be tricky.

I hadn't heard anything about her almost signing a deal, not sure how that would work when she is under contract with the UFC.

Time is no issue. I was actually one of the few who shit on her Mania segment, didn't appeal to me, but if they hadn't wasted it on her and Rock they would have wasted it on something else. People have to accept that Mania is 4 hours long and it isn't so they can have a bunch of half hour matches