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Ronda Rousey Says She’s ‘Pretty Much’ Retired From Pro Wrestling

She cites WWE’s failure to deliver the promised Four Horsewomen crossover as her breaking point.

Ronda Rousey is pictured on July 28, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. The star has apologized for sharing a conspiracy video about the Sandy Hook tragedy.

Overview

  • Rousey made the comment on The Lapsed Fan podcast when asked if wrestling is in her rearview.
  • She says her goal in joining WWE was to work with Shayna Baszler, Marina Shafir, and Jessamyn Duke, and the teased feud with WWE’s Four Horsewomen never materialized.
  • Rousey recounts issuing an ultimatum to get a program with Baszler, with her final WWE match a loss to Baszler under MMA Rules at SummerSlam 2023.
  • She criticizes WWE creative as limiting, saying meeting them “halfway in this range of mediocrity” was crushing and led her to step away.
  • Since leaving, she has focused on family and writing projects, including a Netflix film script about her life and a graphic novel due in October, after a brief run of non-WWE matches with Marina Shafir.