Ronda Rousey feels WWE ‘took several steps back’ after WrestleMania 35 main event

Ronda Rousey feels WWE “took several steps back” after she, Charlotte Flair, and Becky Lynch headlined WrestleMania 35.

Rousey has been critical of the company since leaving after SummerSlam 2023. While promoting her second memoir, Our Fight, earlier this year, Rousey called WWE ‘an absolute sh*tshow’ and blasted its lack of support for women’s wrestling.

During a recent interview with TV Insider, however, Rousey said that she is encouraged by what has happened since Triple H took over the reins.

“I saw a post from Nattie the other day that they had a card or half of the matches on the card were women. That was the last real hurdle for us to get to,” Rousey said. “To have equal representation in the programming time. I’m sure the matches themselves didn’t get the time the men got for the most part, but all these steps forward make it so much easier for those after us to continue to start where we left off rather than all the way to the back.”

“We can keep pushing farther and farther and help the next generations. There was a point after we had the main event of WrestleMania that I feel like WWE took several steps back, but now that Vince McMahon is gone and Triple H is at the helm, I feel we are taking steps forward again. I’m extremely encouraged by what is happening across the entire industry.”

Rousey also commented on the new WWE regime during a recent interview with CBS Sports. She stated that she always enjoyed working with Triple H and that the “only place you can go is up” now that McMahon is gone.

Rousey is currently promoting the launch of a Kickstarter for her graphic novel, Expecting the Unexpected. The fundraising campaign begins on Thursday, July 25. Rousey will be at the San Diego Comic-Con that day promoting the book. She will take part in a panel discussion at the event moderated by Batista.