Ronda Rousey talks about the premium live event that never came to be, WWE Evolution 2.
Former WWE Superstar Ronda Rousey was a recent guest on Ring The Belle. When asked why Evolution 2 never happened, Rousey claims it was pitched to her to take place following 2019 had she stayed around for a bit longer.
“Well, they offered to bring it back for a second time,” Ronda Rousey said. “They said, ‘Ronda, if you stay after WrestleMania, we’ll have another Evolution in six weeks, and have you Becky as a singles.’ I was like, ‘I promised my family.’ First, I was saying, ‘Oh, I will only go from WrestleMania until Survivor Series. Then, Triple H convinced me to stay from WrestleMania to WrestleMania, and I promised my family, ‘Okay, that’s it. That’s it.’
“I have kids, a husband, and a home, and I’m gone for weeks on end. So when they said that, I was like, ‘No, I’ve already asked too much of my family. I can’t ask any more of them, I promised them this. I promised you I would stay this long, and I promised them I would only stay this long, and I’m not gonna keep moving the goalpost.’ I ended up shattering my knuckle anyway like I got an extra little nub now, so I wouldn’t have been able to do it regardless, but, yeah, they tried to dangle that carrot for me, but I just couldn’t.”
Ronda Rousey hopes WWE Evolution 2 still happens
Despite it not taking place in 2019, Rousey still hopes the company does another one and says they don’t need her to make it happen.
“Hopefully, they’ll bring it back, and I don’t think that they need me for it,” Ronda Rousey said. “I think that they’re past that point, and they just need to believe in the women because they can do it. That event was incredible, and it sold out the venue, and I feel like there should be more, but no one’s asking me.” [H/T: Fightful]
READ MORE: Ronda Rousey On Calling Wrestling ‘Fake’: I Had To Take Control And Blur The Lines
What do you make of Ronda Rousey’s comments? Are you disappointed that WWE hasn’t done a second Evolution premium live event? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.
