WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus praises Ronda Rousey.
Ronda Rousey was a polarizing figure during her time with WWE. She had a successful run with the company, as she held the SmackDown Women’s Championship and the RAW Women’s Championship, among other accolades. Rousey left WWE after she lost to Shayna Baszler at WWE SummerSlam 2023.
Speaking with talkSPORT.com, Trish Stratus spoke highly of the former champion.
“She did such a great job and probably doesn’t get enough credit for what she did,” Stratus said. “To be able to come over to an entirely new industry… it’s not the same. Did she feel like it didn’t translate when she did her wrestling? Absolutely it did, she had stellar matches with stellar athletes and had her own style. She brought over the fan base and brought so much to our product, it was great.”
Trish Stratus Reflects On Meeting Ronda Rousey
Trish Stratus went on to reflect on briefly meeting Ronda Rousey. She again complimented Rousey for the way she crossed over from UFC to WWE.
“I remember when we first met and I was like, ‘this is so cool, it’s Ronda Rousey!,'” Stratus said. “I was just in awe of her, it takes a lot of guts to come over [from UFC to WWE] and put all your eggs in this basket, and she did that.
“I think she translated quite well, and I wanted to tell her, but she fangirled and that was cool because I didn’t expect that! I was happy to know she was a fan growing up and I loved that she got to make the decision to get to the top of the business, then take a break to have a baby and do that side. This is an amazing career, but there’s also life, right? You have to think about that, too.”
Stratus also predicted that Ronda Rousey will have an “amazing comeback” at some point.
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