Top WWE Star Says Ronda Rousey Couldn’t Wrestle

Ronda Rousey finished up with WWE last year, but her run with the company has been a big talking point recently. The former Raw Women’s Champion is currently promoting her new book Our Fight, and she’s been getting a lot of attention due to the negative comments she’s been making about WWE.

When asked about Ronda’s comments during an appearance on The MMA Hour, Becky Lynch said that she’s not surprised while explaining why she has a different view on WWE than The Baddest Woman on the Planet.

“No, I’m not surprised [by Ronda’s negativity]… Look, I have a very different view and a very different experience of WWE, but I always wanted to do this. This is what I always wanted to do. I love this. Is it perfect? No. Nothing is. I’ve worked in little delis that you’re like, ‘How does this place operate?’ The size of WWE and the amount of talent and people that go into making it go live on TV for five hours a week when you’re just talking about Raw and SmackDown. Then you’ve got pay-per-views. Then you’ve got NXT. There’s so many people that go behind that, so you’re going to be dealing with a lot of people. So you’re going to have some negative experiences, but this is my dream. I’ve always wanted it to be good. I’ve always looked at myself, how can I be better? How can I make the division better? I’ve always worked to make it better,” he said.

The Man went on to say that she thinks Ronda Rousey should have been handled differently as she indicated that everyone thought Ronda already knew what she was doing.

“She was coming from a different industry. She was a star and she should have been handled differently in terms of, I think she had a great first outing that everybody thought, ‘Oh, she can wrestle.’ I mean this with respect, but she couldn’t wrestle. What do we do isn’t something that you can just have one good match and then, ‘Okay, yeah. I’m off to the races.’ It’s a craft and you have to learn your craft. You have to be diligent about learning your craft, but everybody treated Ronda like she already knew it because when she first came in, she was good in that first bout, but she was also working with Kurt Angle, she was working with Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, it was a well-rehearsed match because everybody wanted her to succeed.”

Ronda Rousey last wrestled in a WWE ring at the SummerSlam premium live event back in August of 2023. She has indicated that she has no plans to return to the company in the future.

H/T Fightful