Eric Bischoff is not a fan of Ronda Rousey in pro wrestling.
Ronda Rousey came to professional wrestling back in 2018 following retiring from mixed martial arts when she made her WWE debut at the 2018 Royal Rumble.
Rousey would make her in ring debut at that years WrestleMania, going on to main event WrestleMania 35.
Recently, Rousey has returned to the pro wrestling world since leaving WWE after SummerSlam this year, as she has worked not only Wrestling REVOLVER but also Ring Of Honor in recent weeks.
Speaking on 83 Weeks, Eric Bischoff commented on these appearances, stating his belief that Rousey is overrated in the wrestling industry.
“Eh. I think she’s, I don’t want to say overrated, but I think in terms of the professional wrestling industry, she’s overrated. An obviously very accomplished mixed martial artist, very accomplished at judo. Phenomenal athlete. But she never clicked for me in WWE, despite a push from the gods. She got an amazing push, but there was something lacking with her, and she never clicked with me. I don’t think she really clicked with the audience. Not long after she first arrived, I think the shine kind of wore off the star pretty quickly, and I never got the feeling that she was really serious about the industry. Don’t get me wrong, not in terms of her performances or what she put in. Not suggesting she didn’t put in her full effort, but it takes more than that, and I never really felt like she embraced the business. After Holly Holm knocked her out decidedly, she left there, kind of whined about it a little bit. Not someone who handled the loss well in the media. Then she segued into WWE, and I don’t know. I just don’t think she’s as big a name as people sometimes think she is. I think she mattered to a buyer. I don’t think that there’s going to be a media buyer out there or a programming buyer out there that’s going, ‘Oh, wait, you got Ronda Rousey? I too wasn’t sure about this deal, but now I really want to do it.’ I don’t see that,”
Eric Bischoff
Tony Khan confirmed during the AEW Full Gear media scrum that Rousey is not signed to the company, but he would love to have her back in the future.
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