Following Vince McMahon’s departure from WWE, Ronda Rousey voices significant changes she believes are necessary for the company.
After McMahon’s resignation amid legal issues, Rousey, who competed in her last WWE match in 2023, expressed her views on The Diary of a CEO with Steve Bartlett. She criticized McMahon’s lingering influence and called for a thorough cleanup of his associates.
“Steph and Triple H, I think they’re honestly doing their best. But I mean, I think that Vince McMahon just created a fundamentally sick environment, and I think if Ari Emanuel is gonna be able to actually make this multi-billion dollar dysfunctional organization into one that functions, he’s gotta clean out all of Vince’s cronies. He’s gotta completely clean house and remove Vince’s influence completely,”
said Ronda Rousey.
She also remarked on Bruce Prichard’s role, suggesting he merely echoes McMahon’s directives, highlighting the need for independent thinking within the company.
“No one’s asking me, but that’s just what I experienced when Vince was gone. He was still running the show through people that he’d hired in the past, Bruce Prichard being number one of them. Bruce Prichard, literally I never heard him say a single one of his own opinions. He’d only say, ‘Vince says this, Vince says that. Vince, Vince, Vince.’ So he’s literally just, I called him Vince’s avatar. That’s basically what he is,”
added Ronda Rousey.
In response to Rousey’s critique, WWE commentator Corey Graves emphasized the necessity of resilience in the wrestling industry, indicating that diverse experiences and opinions exist within WWE.
“I take everything with a grain of salt. Listen, if you’re in this business for any duration, you get used to letting those sorts of things roll off your back… Not everybody accomplishes what they set out to accomplish. Some people never expect to love it and fall madly in love with it,”
Graves stated in an interview.
Ronda Rousey’s WWE journey left an indelible mark, and her future in professional wrestling remains uncertain.
