Ronda Rousey made a special appearance at Wrestlemania 31 in Santa Clara, California at the WWE’s biggest event of the year. Rousey and The Rock appeared in a promo with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon which was signed off by the UFC.
Rousey actually got physical in the WWE ring as she gave Triple H a judo throw and grabbed McMahon’s arm and performed an arm crank and then “rag dolled” her around the ring.
According to MMA Fighting, The Rock and Rousey share the same agent. The appearance was likely part of a promotion for “Fast and Furious 7” which both make appearances in.
It was clear that the UFC had agreed to her participation at Wrestlemania. Rousey is a big wrestling fan and was in the front row of the event with the other three “Four Horsewomen.”
Payout Perspective:
It was definitely a Wrestlemania moment with arguably the UFC’s most popular star in a WWE ring. Who said that the two audience demos are not the same? Even though the physical altercation was minimal, it’s still surprising that the UFC allowed this to happen. But, since Rousey is a big wrestling fan, it was probably something the UFC let her to do. I doubt she appears in a WWE match while still under UFC contract without some sort of monetary exchange.
I realize that this is not her first physical involvement at a wrestling event as she did what seemed to be an unrehearsed weak chop on a wrestler at a PWG show late last year. The Wrestlmania appearance was a way to promote Rousey and the Rock (who hosted SNL Saturday night) at the same time on one of the most viewed platforms (Wrestlemania) of the weekend. It will certainly grab some mainstream interest on Monday.
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