Summary

Ronda Rousey opened up about her 2022 to 2023 return to WWE and said the experience left her remembering the stress around the process more than the time she spent performing in the ring.

While discussing that run, Rousey described a chaotic backstage environment, said communication was poor, and said creative plans often came together at the last possible moment. She also said she supported Triple H taking over and had heard things improved after that change, even though she did not stay long enough to experience it herself.

Quote from Ronda Rousey

"Vince McMahon was just more far gone and more difficult to work with, and there was a lot of inner turmoil going on in the company. It was kind of a sh*tshow, and nobody ever knew what was going on.

And you would get to the arena and you would be made to do something that somebody threw in your lap that they hadn't thought about until 15 minutes before. Everything was super last minute and not well thought out, and there was no communication, no back and forth.

Any attempt to collaborate felt like we were trying to negotiate something, as opposed to partnering together to make something great.

And unfortunately, I love being out there in the ring and doing it, but the process was just such a clusterf*ck sh*tshow that it was so much more anxiety than it was worth.

I just look back at it, and I just remember the anxiety of not knowing what was going on. And then at the last minute, you know, maybe we'd be able to pull it out and have a good night, and maybe not.

I was definitely, you know, team Triple H to take it over.

So, I've heard it's been much better since he's taken things over, but unfortunately, I didn't get to experience it."

Ronda Rousey's view of WWE's transition period

Rousey's comments add another critical account to a stretch of WWE history that has already been defined by uncertainty around Vince McMahon's leadership and the eventual shift to Triple H running creative. For wrestling fans, the most notable part is not just that Rousey was unhappy, but that she framed the difference between the two eras around communication and day-of-show planning.

That matters because Rousey was presented as a major star during that return. When someone in that spot says the week-to-week process felt disorganized, it gives more context to why that run never fully clicked the way WWE likely hoped it would.

Sources

As reported by NoDQ