Bully Ray Thinks Tony Made a Great Call Bringing in Ronda Rousey

Former WWE Superstar and Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey made her AEW debut over the weekend at Revolution 2026, confronting Toni Storm in support of her longtime friend Marina Shafir. During a recent edition of Busted Open Radio, WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray commented on Ronda Rousey making her AEW debut and more.

Ray also heavily praised Tony Khan for making the call to bring Rousey into AEW. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):

Bully Ray on Ronda Rousey

“Whether you love the fact that Ronda is there, whether you hate the fact that Ronda is there, it’s Ronda Rousey. She’s got name value, she’s got credibility, she was in the WWE, everybody knows her, she’s about to have a massive fight with Gina Carano back in the octagon. People will tune in out of curiosity.”

His Thoughts on Rousey Appearing in AEW

“What is Ronda Rousey going to do in an AEW ring? Will Ronda Rousey beat the sh*t out of her best friend Marina Shafir, just to take the side of Jon Moxley? I don’t know, I’m just throwing that out there as a potential story that I would be interested in.”

On Tony Khan Making a Great Call by Bringing in Rousey

“But when the AEW fan is screaming at the top of their lungs, ‘We don’t want Ronda, we hate Ronda, screw Ronda, get her out of here.’ Who are they really screaming at? [Tony Khan.] Tony Khan made the decision to put Ronda Rousey in the middle of an AEW ring last night. That was his call. And you know what I have to say about that? Great call, Tony Khan. I don’t give a sh*t about what Ronda has done to not make herself loved by everybody, whatever. When it comes to a ring, an octagon, or a wrestling ring, people are interested in what Ronda has to do. If that wasn’t the point, she would have never been in the main event of WrestleMania with Charlotte and Becky.”

Following AEW Revolution, Tony Khan commented at the post-show media scrum that AEW has “a great relationship” with Rousey.