Ronda Rousey Blasted By WWE Legend: “It’s Just Naive”

Ronda Rousey has come under fire for her recent comments about her WWE run.

During a recent interview, Ronda Rousey claimed that it was “f*cking ridiculous” that she wrestled Alexa Bliss because the star was a top merchandise seller in 2018. At that year’s SummerSlam, Rousey beat Bliss to win her first championship in WWE.

In the same interview, Rousey was highly critical of how her time in wrestling was handled, criticising management and confirming that she refused to tap out to Becky Lynch.

JBL Hits Out At Ronda Rousey

On the latest edition of the Something To Wrestle With podcast, JBL gave his thoughts on Rousey’s comments, and it’s fair to say he wasn’t impressed. The veteran described Rousey’s comments on facing Bliss as “naive.”

“I think it’s just naive, is what it is, you know, just like MJF said, it’s just not an understanding of the business. (…) She obviously doesn’t understand business (…)

Who do you want to fight? You want to find a guy who can’t sell a t-shirt? Are you going to find the number one merch guy, and I don’t give a damn who he is. I don’t care if he’s some guy on the street corner. If he can sell more merch than anybody else, put me in the ring with him, we’ll make money.”

On an episode of his podcast, WWE personality Peter Rosenberg suggested that Ronda Rousey lacked class, especially in regard to her comments on facing Bliss.

Continuing on, JBL said that he agreed with Rosenberg, adding that there was no reason to disparage the Women’s Tag Team Champion.

“Yes, I think Pete’s right. I think it is disrespectful. You’ve got this Hall of Fame career, and I get it, and it’s your prerogative to say whatever you want (…) But I think, why do you want to bash somebody like Alexa, who’s still making a living? You just gonna bash this person that’s making a living and try to discredit her, because it gets you a few clicks. I don’t appreciate it.”

Ronda Rousey has also admitted that a wrestling comeback is unlikely as she’s moved on to a new chapter of her life. She described her time with WWE as a “sabbatical,” and she’s determined to use the lessons learned during her time with the company in her numerous new projects.

H/t to Sportskeeda