
Ronda Rousey Says 'F--k You People' to WWE Universe, Calls Wrestling 'Made Up'
Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch have been blurring the lines between reality and kayfabe as part of their rivalry heading into WrestleMania 35. Now, Rousey is setting her sights on WWE fans writ large, too.
Pro Wrestling Sheet's Norm Quarrinton shared Rousey's comments on her vlog series in which she criticized the WWE universe for booing her at Staples Center in Los Angeles:
"I'm not going out there and doing their f--king act anymore. I'm going out there and doing whatever the hell I want. And they can explain it however they want, but ... f--k em. Everybody. WWE Universe included. I meant that. I'm going to disrespect the sport that they all love so much. 'Ohhhh don't break kayfabe Ronda!' Wrestling is scripted. It's made up. It's not real. None of those bitches can f--king touch me. The end."
The discussion begins at the 9:10 mark (warning: video contains profanity).
Charlotte Flair weighed in with her opinion on Rousey's remarks:
While she said otherwise, this could merely be a part of Rousey's heel turn. She basically repeated—in less delicate terms—what she said to close out Raw.
Rousey also had stern words for Lynch in her vlog.
"Rebecca Quinn talked s--t about my husband, and I told her I'd beat the f--k out of her next time I saw her," she said. "And guess what—I beat the f--k out of her, didn't I?"
Former UFC women's bantamweight champion Miesha Tate explained on SiriusXM's Busted Open how one of Lynch's tweets, in which she made fun of Rousey's husband, got under the skin of the Raw women's champion.
It's one thing for a pro wrestling villain to run down the fans while still keeping a thin veil of believability. Wrestling fans know what they're watching is fake, but the wrestlers don't go out of their way to explicitly say that as they're hyping up matches.
Rousey isn't even bothering to maintain the suspension of disbelief. Not only does the tactic insult the viewer's intelligence, it also removes some of the emotional stakes of an ongoing story.
Although criticizing the WWE Universe is bound to make Rousey an even bigger heel, she and WWE can achieve that without calling wrestling "scripted."
In an interview with ESPN.com's Ramona Shelburne, Rousey didn't really address the rumor she could take an extended hiatus from WWE after WrestleMania 35 on April 7. However, Wrestling Inc's Raj Giri found that WWE isn't including Rousey in any of its advertising for Raw in the weeks following WrestleMania.
The odds of her enjoying an extended break from professional wrestling seem to climb with each instance of her breaking the fourth wall.






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