Ronda Rousey announced for WWE Raw

WWE women’s Royal Rumble match winner Ronda Rousey has been announced for Monday’s episode of Raw. 

The Rousey appearance was announced during tonight’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view.

Rousey last eliminated SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair to win the Rumble, but has yet to declare which Women’s title she intends to challenge for at WrestleMania 38. 

In a backstage promo segment released on WWE’s social media channels during the show, Rousey was interviewed by Sarah Schreiber. 

Rousey said that she returned to WWE because she has always wanted to be in and to win the Royal Rumble. She also stated that her priorities have changed since the last time she was in WWE, and that her only plans for now were to go back to her tour bus and spend time with her baby. 

Rousey and husband Travis Browne announced the birth of their first child in September 2021. 

Tonight’s Rumble was the first WWE appearance for Rousey since dropping the Raw Women’s Championship to Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 35 in April 2019.