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UPDATE: Ronda Rousey Rumored To Be Finishing Up With WWE After Wrestlemania, WWE Comments on Rousey’s Contract Status
UPDATE: ProWrestlingSheet has released its own report on Ronda Rousey and the rumors that she will be finishing up with WWE after WrestleMania 35. According to the report, sources indicated that WWE agreed when they signed Rousey that she’d be allowed to step away for a while if she wanted to start a family. Additionally, Rousey is said to have told WWE that she was going to take a break from the company after WrestleMania 35.
The report goes on to state that Rousey’s apparent break or exit is “not set in stone.” It indicates that things might change around the time of WrestleMania 35 or afterwards. Also, she still has time left on her multi-year contract.
Last Novembr, she said in a video on a YouTube channel, “I can’t wrestle forever because I feel like I’m failing my family. I wouldn’t be leaving home unless it was to do the most fantastic things ever and I really really do enjoy it and love it.” She added, “But all that energy I spend on the WWE is energy I don’t spend on my family.”
Also, a WWE rep informed TMZ Sports on the rumor, “Ronda Rousey is under contract with WWE until April 10, 2021. Whether she wants to start a family is a private matter.”
ORIGINAL: Ronda Rousey could be ending her WWE tenure only a year after her debut match. The latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (via What Culture) reports that “there is a very good chance that Ronda Rousey will be finishing up with WWE at WrestleMania.”
It was previously reported that the rumor for Wrestlemania 35 is that Rousey will defend the RAW Women’s title against both Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch in a triple threat match. If the latest report is true, then Rousey will likely drop the title at the event. Rousey has previously stated that she wants to become a mother at some point, and last year she released a video where she was surprised by the toll WWE’s schedule took on her family life.
Dave Meltzer notes that since Vince McMahon has a history of offering a large amount of money to Brock Lesnar, it’s possible he could do the same thing with Rousey to keep her around at the last minute.
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