Ronda Rousey left WWE in October 2023, citing that she had retired from wrestling. Her final year with the company was while Triple H was in charge of its creative direction, and before she left, she had a long talk with “The Game” about her frustrations. “I had a long sit down with Triple H, and I was like, ‘I can’t be associated with mediocrity.’ And that’s what they seemed to be happy with at the time. And I hope that is different now, but I can’t say that I’ve ever experienced it any other way.”

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Since her departure, there has been no sign of a return for Vince McMahon following the lawsuit filed by Janel Grant, who claimed that she was trafficked around the company while being an employee at WWE’s headquarters. Had McMahon not been part of WWE earlier and changes were made to the women’s division sooner, Rousey believes her time with the company would have been much better. 

“I’m so glad that it’s getting turned around,” Rousey said. “Triple H has been great towards the women in the company and really believing in us. He’s the whole reason that I was there, ’cause he believed in me. I really wish that my last run was under Triple H running things and Vince being gone.”

The UFC Hall of Famer has briefly come out of retirement since leaving WWE, making appearances in both Wrestling Revolver and Ring of Honor to team up with her good friend Marina Shafir. However, there seems to be no sign of the “Baddest Women on the Planet” lacing up her boots for full-time again soon.

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