Shayna Baszler shares her thoughts on a potential Ronda Rousey in-ring return
A couple of years ago, in 2023, Ronda Rousey wrestled her last WWE match against Shayna Baszler in an MMA Rules match at that year’s SummerSlam. However, since her departure, Rousey has not been very positive while reflecting on her WWE run, although Baszler believes an in-ring return could be in the cards for Rousey.
Recently speaking to Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Baszler addressed the chances of Rousey’s return while comparing it to CM Punk’s long-awaited pro-wrestling comeback.
“I never think Ronda [Rousey] is done. She’s a crazy person,” she added. “I don’t know. She loves being a mom. It would take a bit, but CM Punk came back. Ronda Rousey can come back.”
Rousey was an active part of the WWE roster from 2018 to 2019 before going on a hiatus. She later returned at the 2022 Women’s Royal Rumble and stayed at the Stamford-based promotion till 2023. Following a brief comeback from retirement in 2023, Rousey wrestled at a few indie and ROH shows before going on a long hiatus again.
Shayna Baszler opens up about Ronda Rousey’s last WWE match
In the same interview on Insight, Baszler reflected on Rousey’s last WWE match in 2023. Claiming that she knew about it being Rousey’s final bout, Baszler said,
“So I knew, because I’m very close with her. That was the last date on her contract, because she had planned to have another baby, and that was the plan. I mean, Ronda loves nothing more now than being a mom, and so I knew for a while, for so long we wanted to start that story,” she continued. “I think if we would have had longer, I think that would have benefited us a lot, because I think we did a great job with the time that we had.”
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