Ronda Rousey has ‘no reason to stay’ in WWE after SummerSlam loss

In an Instagram post on Monday, Ronda Rousey responded to her SummerSlam loss and teased that she’s departing WWE.

Shayna Baszler defeated Rousey in an MMA rules match at Saturday’s pay-per-view. The finish of the match was Rousey passing out in Baszler’s Kirifuda Clutch.

The feud between best friends Rousey and Baszler began with a surprising turn at Money in the Bank. During a Women’s Tag Team title defense, Baszler attacked Rousey. The turn came abruptly and hadn’t been built up in advance.

Following Money in the Bank, Dave Meltzer reported that Rousey had a “hard out” date with WWE.

Rousey fueled speculation that she’s leaving WWE in today’s Instagram post, writing that she has no reason to stay in the wrestling business after her loss to Baszler.

“[Shayna Baszler] you were the reason I got into this business… Now I got no reason to stay,” Rousey wrote.

Rousey and Baszler are two of the Four Horsewomen of MMA alongside Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke. To build their SummerSlam match, there were a pair of videos on Raw last week about Rousey and Baszler’s history with each other.

Rousey made her WWE in-ring debut at WrestleMania 34 in 2018. The next year, Rousey, Becky Lynch, and Charlotte Flair became the first women to ever main event WrestleMania.

Rousey was away from WWE for nearly three years after WrestleMania 35. She returned to the company at Royal Rumble 2022.

Across her two stints with WWE, Rousey was a three-time Women’s Champion and a one-time Women’s Tag Team Champion.