Ronda Rousey leaving WWE?
 

BREAKING

Also read somewhere that WWE plans on a Tag Team division reboot, just like the Women's division had. To keep the Revival Happy. Also why Hawkins and Ryder are reunited.

I wonder why she'd be done already. Seems rather unceremonious.

Diving into the Wrestling Observer newsletter and here's some more Ronda and other news

I thought Ronda was a big part of them getting so much money from FOX.

I speculate this means she has a multi-year deal for her likeness to be used in things like WWE2K and merch, but her in-ring deal was only 1 year.

I can’t see her going anywhere.

Sounds like she was serious about wanting kids and starting a family.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Read the latest version of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter regarding Ronda Rousey...<br><br>Can’t help but think back to the <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChrisVanVliet</a> interview from last year. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a> <a href="https://t.co/3f3jZlbfcR">pic.twitter.com/3f3jZlbfcR</a></p>&mdash; Simon Cotton (@SGCspeaks) <a href="https://twitter.com/SGCspeaks/status/1088423543438757888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Dave Meltzer found deceased and decredited

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ronda Rousey Is Not Leaving WWE <a href="https://t.co/0AEsRD9VCO">https://t.co/0AEsRD9VCO</a></p>&mdash; TMZ (@TMZ) <a href="https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/1088507749913088000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Swing and a miss from Dave

How is that a swing and miss? Shes probably gonna leave for a bit and come back.

Yeah the TMZ thing just cites Pro Wrestling Sheet as their source... and Pro Wrestling Sheet says that Rousey told WWE at around Survivor Series that she was going to take time off to start a family after WrestleMania... So she is gonna be out for at least a while... Also Meltzer said she will probably have a part time role like The Undertaker or something still

Taking a break is one thing, Dave made it sound like she'd be done outright.

Yeah he did word it weirdly... He basically said she was "finishing up" with WWE but then later says, "She will probably remain affiliated with the company afterwards. It’s certainly possible for her to have a role like Undertaker or John Cena or others where she comes back at times."

I always expected she'd eventually become a part-timer and just work the big shows. Frankly I thought that's what she was going to do right out of the gate so I give her credit for working close to a full schedule this past year.

Brad Shepard pwning Dave Meltzer again


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oops. <a href="https://t.co/d9tXL3Zg9e">pic.twitter.com/d9tXL3Zg9e</a></p>&mdash; Brad Shepard (@TheBradShepard) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBradShepard/status/1088511634031759362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2019</a></blockquote>
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+ this person too

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Wonder if Dave is 'humiliated' by all this tbh...

I like Dave

- But it's really annoying on Twitter to see people who worship everything he says/blindly defend everything like it's some weird cult of neck beardedness

Isn't "Brad Shepard" affiliated with that "Ringside News" site which is supposedly really shitty and got banned from Reddit 4 spamming + making up fake news

He is friends w/ that guy

Brad super annoying too but he does post some legit scoops so I let it slide, ex: Brad 100% confirms WM36 will be in Florida.

If Ronda is only full-time for a year it does make perfect sense why she got the belt so soon. My only fear is they will do a triple threat at WM and have Charlotte pin Becky clean now. Crowd would be 'hostile' ala Roman Reigns WM matches.

I fail to see how this discredits Dave.

Brad spends too much time trying to "get" Meltzer.

Gertner good example of Cult of NeckBeardness r/n


Dave literally said she was done w/ WWE at WM and the plan was she always would be done at WM35. Later he says maybe she could come back but multiple people told him she is done at WM35 or the B show after it.

WWE then issues press release disputing and discrediting that via TMZ, a media outlet they prefer to work with often.

I really couldn't care less. I know I'm still living in 2001 but I really don't care about any of the women wrestlers. I barely care about anyone in WWE at the moment, let alone a forced-down-our-throats revolution.

You are not alone in that my friend.

A lot of the talent today is incredible in the ring -- but don't have a defined character/all the feuds and babyfaces are the same r/n

Yeah some of the women are legit talented, but most of them have no direction whatsoever besides “I have a vagina”.

Becky got over on accident ffs.

Lol of course they are going to do that. They are going to have another Lesnar/Goldberg situation if they don't.

I'm willing to bet she leaves after Wrestlemania and probably won't be back for a long time.

I agree w/ you Gertner

I think she'll be back...but if she leaves to have a kid, no way we'll see her for at least a year and a half.

Exactly. Lol if others did the same we wouldn't have so many guys being stale as fuck.

Been pretty much an open secret since maybe last year's Mania that Ronda never had any real plans to be a full-timer in the WWE. She wanted to be a wrestler after her career in UFC was over because she's a big fan of wrestling but also as something to do before settling down to start a family.

If I had to guess, she probably takes a break till SummerSlam or right before the next NFL season starts since FOX will likely want her around to help promote Smackdown's move to their network. Any longer of a break and I could see FOX get somewhat upset since they made the tv deal under the assumption Ronda would be around for Smackdown's debut on their network.

I hope Ronda does not go. I really like her. Her promo's need a bit of a fine trim, but her in ring work is amazing. I actually cant wait for her and Sasha to go at it.

Ronda has said outright that she has never had this much fun in her life. She is I believe only 31, so it's not like biologically she is out of time. There is still big money in the horsewomen feud, as well as the follow-up when the other 3 turn on her. Shayna vs Ronda feud would be really good, as they could amp up the physicality.

Ronda might take time off, become part time, or go on maternity leave, but she isn't leaving WWE.

31 might not seem biologically out of time, but she's put her body through a lot. She may want to be able to play with her children as they grow up. You add up all her training and real fights and WWE bumps and her body has taken a toll. I think it probably counts when you raise a child late in life.

Dave Meltzer is the WWE of dirtsheets. Always catching flack, but he's unrivaled in his success.

Yeah, I don’t see anything “owning” Dave. Sounds like Ronda might be taking some time.

He gets it right, like 90% of the time, but when he gets something wrong its this big "gotcha" moment and everyone acts like everything he says is wrong.

Dude can fuck off with that +5 stars shit though.

Exactly

According to Meltzer, WWE might consider "freezing" Ronda's contract if she does end up taking a break for whatever reason. Right now her deal currently expires in April 2021.

I think the decision is going to be amicable. I can see her taking a few months off for a “re-launch” closer to the FOX jump.

Yes I agree. Also I just want to point out that it's so amazing how Ronda showed up at The Rumble and at this point is one of the best workers in the division. Her growth was incredible. If I were WWE I'd do whatever I could to keep her around in the future even if that means giving her a rest for now.