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Ronda Rousey Rips ‘F—-ing Ungrateful’ WWE Fans, Won’t Wrestle Full-Time Again



The demanding lifestyle of professional wrestling took its toll on Ronda Rousey in a short period of time.

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The Olympic judoka and former UFC bantamweight champion hasn’t competed in the sports entertainment realm since WrestleMania 35 more than a year ago, when she relinquished her Raw Women’s Championship to Becky Lynch.

Rousey experienced a quick rise to stardom in WWE, but she doesn’t plan on devoting that much of herself to professional wrestling ever again. The schedule was one reason for her exit from the organization, but she also blamed the fanbase in an interview on Steve-O’s “Wild Ride” podcast.

“Whenever I was home, I wasn’t even home when I was home,” Rousey said. “I was basically just trying to recover enough to be able to get through the next stint of being gone.

“It was just not worth it for my family. Because we were eliminating all of our expenses and living this lifestyle, we didn’t need it. We didn’t need the money. So it’s just like, what am I doing it for if I’m not being able to spend my time and energy on my family, but instead spending my time and energy on a bunch of f—ing ungrateful fans that don’t even appreciate me.”

Rousey initially left the WWE to start a family with her husband, UFC heavyweight Travis Browne. She seemed to acclimate well to the choreographed world of sports entertainment, as she quickly received a big push from the Vince McMahon-led company.

“I love WWE – I had such a great time,” Rousey said. “I love all the girls in the locker room. Like hell yeah, running out there, having fake fights for fun is just the best thing. I love choreography, I love acting, I love theater. It’s live theater. It’s one of the last forms of live theater, and it’s so fun.”



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However, Rousey said that being on the road for most of the year isn’t something she’s willing to do consistently. She would only be willing to return to the WWE in a part-time role, at most.

“If I ever do come back, it will never be at a full-time capacity ever again,” Rousey said. “I think like for stints, for chunks of time. No, I’ll never be full time again over 200 days a year on the road like that ever again.”

Rousey never officially retired from MMA, but she hasn’t competed since a 48-second technical knockout loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 on Dec. 30, 2016. The ex-champ also had a hot-and-cold relationship with fans of the Las Vegas-based promotion before her exit there. Ultimately, Rousey did not provide a timetable for a potential return to WWE.

“I love performing,” Rousey said. “I love the girls. I love being out there, but at the end of the day I was just like f—k these fans, dude. My family loves me and they appreciate me. I want all my energy to go into them. So that was my decision at the end of the day.”

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