Jim Ross on Ronda Rousey’s WWE Debut Match at WrestleMania 34

Recent episode of the MMAJunkie Radio show had Jim Ross as the guest discussing his thoughts on Ronda Rousey’s WWE debut match at WrestleMania 34.

On the topic of Ronda Rousey’s debut match at WrestleMania 34, Ross stated he considered her debut match to be the most impactful one he has ever seen during his entire wrestling career.

“I thought that Ronda’s debut was the most impactful pro wrestling debut that I have seen in my 40-plus year career. If you look at her skill set, experience-wise, from this genre in pro wrestling, it was almost non-existent. But she had so much pressure on her. The hype was amazing. The expectations were mixed. Some die-hard wrestling fans don’t even like her being there, which is absolutely insane. They are [sic] and goofy, no doubt about that. So, I was absolutely blown away by what she did and how she executed. She looked like an athlete; we knew she is an athlete. She’s a winner.”

On the topic of people using Rousey’s losses in UFC to downplay her accomplishments, Ross rejected those views and instead stated he knew she was not going to fail when given the chance by the WWE to succeed.

“Now look, some say, well, she lost her last two fights. Kiss my a**. How’s that? C’mon. She won a lot of fights, guys. You know what I mean? She’s a winner. She goes to the Olympics and medals. She’s a winner. So I knew that she was not going to drop the ball.”

On the topic of Rousey’s star potential in the WWE, Ross stated he believes the “sky is the limit” in terms of how big of a star she can become in the WWE.

“It’s WrestleMania, guys. If you’re an MMA fan, then you say, ‘Well, what does it matter? It’s still pro wrestling.’ There was almost 80,000 people there. She had so much pressure at this massive event, it would’ve been very easy for her to slip the bit and not have a great outing. If she continues to train as diligently and as ferociously as she has been, the sky’s the limit for her. She can be really, really good.”