Ronda Rousey spent six years as a full-time WWE famous person and she or he didn’t like what she noticed. The three-time WWE girls’s champion, who has since retired and is working in the direction of publishing her debut graphic novel, has hopes for the skilled wrestling chief in a world with out former CEO Vince McMahon in energy.
“I believe anybody’s higher than Vince McMahon,” Rousey advised CBS Sports activities whereas discussing the Kickstarter marketing campaign, launching July 25, for her “Anticipating the Sudden” graphic novel. “The one place you may go is up. I actually take pleasure in Triple H and dealing with him, and actually, I have never been watching, however I noticed one thing from Natty [Neidhart] saying that they’d a card lately that had simply as many girls on it as the lads.
“That is what I would love to see. The girls equally represented with not simply matches on the cardboard, however time on the present.”
Rousey wrote scathing remarks about McMahon in her current autobiography, Our Battle. She criticized the corporate’s poor historical past of reserving girls and pointed to the varied sexual misconduct allegations in opposition to McMahon, the latter of whom resigned from WWE and guardian firm TKO in January and is reportedly beneath federal investigation for sexual abuse and trafficking.
The trendy WWE energy construction has modified dramatically. Triple H, referred to as Paul Levesque in his govt roles, serves primarily as WWE’s chief content material officer alongside CEO Ari Emanuel and president Nick Khan. Levesque was integral to Rousey’s profession. Rousey first stepped in a WWE ring at WrestleMania 31 in 2015, arm-barring Levesque’s spouse, Stephanie McMahon, throughout a section additionally involving Triple H and The Rock. Rousey made her in-ring debut three years later, teaming with Kurt Angle in a tag group match in opposition to Triple H and Stephanie.
“I really feel there is not any place they may go however up and I am actually, actually glad for all the ladies nonetheless there and thriving beneath the brand new regime,” Rousey mentioned.
Paul Heyman was one other individual integral to Rousey’s professional wrestling profession. Heyman’s shut friendship and on-screen chemistry with former UFC and WWE champion Brock Lesnar put him on frequent floor with Rousey as she transitioned from UFC to WWE. Rousey says the 2024 WWE Corridor of Fame inductee — who’s actively doing a few of his career-best work in The Bloodline storyline, ran cult favourite wrestling promotion Excessive Championship Wrestling (ECW) and had roles as SmackDown basic supervisor and lead author — has contributed to the business in methods that may by no means totally be understood.
“I really feel like he is absolutely the spine of that complete business,” Rousey mentioned. “Folks do not see the spine. It’s hidden beneath the physique, however he’s actually everybody’s mentor. Each profitable storyline has its roots again into him. I believe the business can be a shell of itself with out him.
“They need to really feel so fortunate to have his time as a result of he may spend that genius on anything. However he spends 100% of his time and vitality on the WWE. He’s the one who inspired me creatively. He actually believed I’m a lot greater than what my physique can do.”
Take a look at the complete interview with Ronda Rousey beneath.
Rousey credit Heyman for encouraging her down the writing path that is led to her graphic novel, a memoir and screenwriting gigs for her impending Netflix biopic.
“He actually inspired me to put in writing and create,” Rousey mentioned. “He is the one who advised me, ‘You’ll want to go and write your personal story.’ Nobody noticed me in that gentle earlier than or had that sort of perception in me. I did not even have that sort of perception in myself. I wrote the logline, after which after shattering my knuckle, going to surgical procedure, leaping straight right into a aircraft doing ‘The Stephen Colbert Present’ to advertise ‘Mortal Kombat 11,’ and at last laying in a mattress for the primary time in 4 to eight hours, I sat and I typed in a solid on the notes on my cellphone for 11 hours straight to put in writing the primary draft of this. It was one thing sitting within me and Paul Heyman was the one one who noticed it.
“5 years later, I’ve realized a lot and put a lot work and love into this, and it’s lastly seeing the sunshine of day. It is not one thing that I am doing to impress anyone. I’ve lastly gotten away from that a part of my life. what? I am retired. I will do no matter I really feel like. I really feel like writing a graphic novel and right here it’s. It does not actually matter. If folks take it by hook or by crook. It is like a compulsion. I needed to inform the story and write it. I hope it finds somebody, even one one that wanted to learn it simply as a lot as I wanted to put in writing it.”