Ronda Rousey became one of WWE's most talked about stars during her time in WWE, but that may have been too much, too soon.
When Rousey made her WWE in-ring debut at WrestleMania 34 in April 2018, she competed against sports entertainment legends Kurt Angle and Triple H, as well as WWE executives and long-time on-screen fans, in an entertaining match. He delivered a performance that wowed fans and critics alike. The character Stephanie McMahon. Rousey teamed up with Angle to take on the power couple of Triple H and McMahon, winning a story contest in which Rousey landed an armbar on McMahon, something she excelled at during her hugely successful run in the UFC. It was the same technique as the previous one.
Rousey became a prominent member of the WWE roster until her departure in 2023, and recently spoke publicly about issues she experienced with several WWE executives.
Current WWE Superstar Becky Lynch was asked about Rousey's comments. MMA hourand she first responded by offering her own account of the ups and downs of working for the entertainment giant.
“I have a completely different perspective on WWE and a completely different experience,” Lynch said. “I've always wanted to do this. This is what I've always wanted to do. I love this. I love this, but is it perfect? No, nothing. Nothing. I've worked in small delis where I thought, “How does this place run?” I'm just talking about the size of WWE and the amount of talent and people that go into making it live on TV for five hours a week. Living and smack down, And there's pay-per-view, and NXT — There are so many people behind it and you'll be interacting with so many people that you're bound to have a negative experience. But this is my dream. I've always wanted to get better and I've always looked at myself, how can I get better? How can we make our department better? And I've always strived to make it better.
“The creative thing is, no, it's not necessarily great. I've had a history of it not making sense, but thinking, 'How can I make Becky Lynch look terrible?' No one takes it personally. But they have so much going on, so much going on, and they're doing everything the way we're doing it, and the show is changing as we go live on TV. Even during the time when we were notorious for being rewritten, we still did it, we still showed up, we still hit the times, we still put on successful shows. No, it wasn't necessarily great, but a lot of things were the best we could do. No one wants to go out and do a bad job or give someone a bad impression. ”
Regarding Rousey in particular, Lynch suggested that the fame Rousey achieved in the UFC may have led WWE decision-makers to rush her too quickly. Rousey was the inaugural UFC women's bantamweight champion and competed in a number of high-profile contests that drew millions in pay-per-view buys, but her time at the top ended abruptly after consecutive knockout losses to Holly. It has come to an end. Holm and Amanda Nunes.
Lynch and Rousey worked together several times (notably, Lynch and Rousey appeared in the main event of WrestleMania 35, the first time a woman headlined WWE's marquee event, alongside wrestler Charlotte Flair). ). Lynch, the more experienced performer, believes Rousey's quick start may have hurt her in the long run.
“She had just come from a different industry,” Lynch said. “She was a star and should have been treated differently in that regard. Her first appearance was so great that I think everyone thought, 'Oh, she can wrestle.'” With all due respect. That's what I'm saying, but she couldn't wrestle.
“What we're doing is not having one good match and being like, 'Okay, yeah, let's go race.' It's a craft and you have to learn your craft. , you have to be eager to learn your craft. But everyone treated Rhonda like she already knew, because when she first came, she didn't play in her first match. That was good, because she's also worked with Kurt Angle, and she's worked with Triple H, Stephanie McMahon. This match was well rehearsed because everyone wanted her to succeed. And it was like, “Okay, she can do this for the race,'' but it misjudged her because she's a star in her own right and has done so much for MMA. It was treated as such.
“So, in terms of that and booking, it didn't work out, but my experience was extremely valuable to the company and to wrestling as a whole because no one thought I was worth anything.” It was fun because she loved it and wanted to do it. I think she came here and found a place that she enjoyed and liked, but she was young when she was younger. We didn't try to do that from there. I think that changes the experience when you walk into the place.”
Lynch is in the middle of a media tour to promote her autobiography. Becky Lynch: The Man: Not your average average girl.was also asked to comment on the recent sex trafficking allegations brought against former WWE boss Vince McMahon. Although she spoke highly of her working relationship with McMahon and his contributions to the wrestling industry, she called the allegations “terrible” and said that while she was not abused, she “hated what anyone went through.” Ta.
As for Rousey specifically mentioning WWE executives John Laurinaitis and Bruce Pritchard in her complaint, Rousey did not specifically say how those two confronted her. , Lynch declined to discuss the matter. Further details of her time with Rousey in WWE will be revealed in her own upcoming memoir. our struggle.
“I haven't read the book, so everything I hear is out of context, so I don't know what's grabbing the headlines, and what's more contextualized when I read the book. I don’t know if it will work,” Lynch said.
