Ronda Rousey, who last appeared for the WWE as part of an MMA Rules Match against Shayna Baszler back at WWE SummerSlam, made a surprise appearance during the Ring Of Honor tapings during last night’s block of AEW Collision and AEW Rampage at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California.
Rousey teamed with Marina Shafir to face off against Billie Starkz and Athena in a rematch from their encounter at Wrestling REVOLVER on Thursday that ended as a no contest.
During her career to date, Rousey is a UFC Hall of Famer, the inaugural UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion, the last Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion, a two-time WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion, a one-time WWE RAW Women’s Champion, a one-time WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion and the 2022 WWE Women’s Royal Rumble winner.
As a result of Rousey winning the WWE RAW Women’s Championship, the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship and the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships, she became the eighth Women’s Triple Crown Champion in the company’s history with Bayley, Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch and Rhea Ripley the previous seven names to have done so.
Justified "Holy s***!" chants for @ringofhonor with ROH Women's World Champion @AthenaPalmer_FG + her minion @BillieStarkz vs @MarinaShafir + her handpicked partner!
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) November 18, 2023
Ronda Rousey just debuted in ROH.
This definitely explains why her WWE exit happened so quietly. pic.twitter.com/iXctqfvuxw
— Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) November 18, 2023