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Was I meant to change the wording- More Rumble Than Ever
Well last night sure was more Rumble than ever, with both the men's and first ever
women's Royal Rumble matches taking place.
Oddly, however, the pay-per-view closing angle and biggest mainstream talking point coming
out of the show was a WWE debut not in either Rumble match.
'The Jacket' Ronda Rousey Joins WWE The Jacket Ronda Rousey joining WWE!
If you were taken aback by Ronda's rather large coat during her Asuka staredown, there's
actually a heartwarming wrestling reason behind it - as ESPN's Ramona Shelburne pointed
out: "The jacket Ronda Rousey is wearing at the
@WWE Royal Rumble was Rowdy Roddy Piper's jacket.
His son gave it to her beforehand."
And Ronda's Rowdy jacket wasn't the only thing keeping her WWE appearance under wraps
- segue - as both her and the company went to great lengths to cover up the surprise.
As of Saturday, Ronda was actually in Colombia shooting the action movie Mile 22 with Mark
Wahlberg - even posting photos on location over the weekend.
So to get from its capital city of Bogota to Philadelphia unseen, she chartered a private
jet, while her usual entourage remained in Colombia and her husband Travis Browne stayed
home in case anyone was recognised.
She then "basically stayed out of sight for 24 hours".
Ronda revealed she's been undergoing wrestling training at WWE for the last several months,
travelling down to the Performance Center at weekends.
But what's in store for Rousey's future?
Ronda Rousey Signs With WWE ESPN first broke the news, tweeting:
"UFC's Ronda Rousey has signed a full-time contract with WWE."
But what does full-time in WWE mean these days?
Is that week-in, week-out, house shows and all, the occasional pay-per-view and Raw like
Brock Lesnar, wrestle and retire on a yearly basis Undertaker style, or get every other
Tuesday off for bath time like Randy Orton.
Ronda didn't fully reveal how often she'll be appearing on WWE from now on, but she certainly
seemed serious about the multi-year commitment when talking to ESPN:
"This is my life now.
First priority on my timeline for the next several years.
This is not a smash-and-grab; this is not a publicity stunt.
When I first met with Triple H, I told him, 'There are other things I can do with my
time that'll make way more money, but I won't enjoy nearly as much'... now that
I realize I really do have this opportunity, I feel like my 6-year-old self would totally
kick my ass if I didn't take it."
So with Rousey joining WWE now fully confirmed, after months and months of rumors and reports,
the next question is… who's going to be her first feud?
Ronda Rousey WWE Plans Revealed?
There are currently two conflicting reports.
PWInsider claims that Rousey will challenge Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown women's
title at WrestleMania, while Asuka will face Alexa Bliss for Raw's.
The Wrestling Observer, however, are reporting "The current plan for Ronda Rousey's WWE
debut at WrestleMania looks to be a tag team match against Stephanie McMahon & Triple H."
Apparently WWE are desperately trying to get Rock The Dwayne Johnson to be Ronda's tag
partner, but his various movie commitments - and the insurance policies studios take
out on him in case of injury - is preventing him from wrestling a full match.
WWE had previously tried to make The Rock and Rousey Connection vs Stephanie and Triple
H happen at WrestleMania 31.
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