AUG 11, 2017 @ 08:22 AM
WWE Is One Step Closer To Landing Ronda Rousey
Blake Oestriecher , CONTRIBUTOR
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WWE and Ronda Rousey could soon join forces.
Credit: WWE.com
According to a report from Fightful.com, Rousey has done some basic pro wrestling training and is interested in stepping into the squared circle:
Ronda Rousey has expressed interest in a pro wrestling run, and has went as far as to learn some of the basics from a WWE Superstar...An employee backstage in WWE told us that Rousey spoke to Triple H to set up her appearance with fellow Four Horsewomen members at the Mae Young Classic. According to sources, WWE had referred Rousey and company to current superstar Brian Kendrick for training purposes in Southern California. You may remember that WWE had referred recently released Eva Marie to Kendrick as well.
There was also buzz backstage at the tournament -- mainly among WWE employees and contractors -- that Rousey's training would start soon. She's taken some basic bumps among other things thus far.
The budding relationship between WWE and Rousey is one of the worst kept secrets in professional wrestling.
WWE has had no issues with publicizing anything Rousey has done in relation to the pro wrestling juggernaut. WWE.com did a write-up on Rousey's appearance at the Mae Young Classic tapings this summer while the site also recently featured a poll asking fans which female superstar they'd like to see Rousey face in WWE.
Credit: WWE.com
After Rousey's appearance alongside The Rock at WrestleMania 31 in 2015, WWE.com even pondered whether or not Stephanie McMahon would be willing to sign Rousey, something McMahon told TMZ last November that she certainly wants to do, even indicating that she'd like to see Rousey headline a WrestleMania once her UFC career was over.
And all indications are that Rousey is done in MMA.
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