‘No long term plan…’ - Dutch Mantell opens up on Ronda Rousey and WWE’s issues with her

Ronda Rousey was in action at WWE Money in the Bank with her partner, Shayna Baszler to defend their Tag Team Championships against Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez. But, surprisingly, Baszler betrayed and attacked her. That led them to lose the title. Now, a feud between them is on the cards heading into SummerSlam.

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But, recent reports have been circulated that Ronda Rousey could leave WWE and as per fans, that can be the reason why the feud between her and Baszler has been accelerated. Now, in a recent episode of SmackTalk, Dutch Mantell opened up about Rousey and WWE’s issues with her.

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“I think they've had the Ronda situation come up and get stronger.” - Dutch Mantell on Ronda Rousey’s situation

Mantell said: "I think from the last week or two, I think they've had the Ronda situation come up and get stronger. I would have preferred more time too, they would have too. But if she told them, 'Hey, I'm out this day,' I'd say okay. No need talking about it, no need even thinking about it, we'll shoot the shot right now and be done with it. That's what I think they did. No long term plan, she's not going to be there. No need to even think about it."  

Rousey has won both the RAW Women's Championship, the Smackdown Women's Champion, and the WWE Women's Tag Team Champion in her WWE career so far. Before getting into the WWE industry, she was an integral part of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In 2012, she became the first female UFC Champion. Then, over a span of the next three years, she defended her title six times before Holly Holm put an end to her winning streak.

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Regarding her possibility to make a return to UFC, the former UFC referee John McCarthy opened up on a recent episode of the show Weighing In. He said: “Could she make money trying to go back to the UFC?,” he said. “Yeah, Dana would pay her a shitload. Shitload. But it probably wouldn’t be the smart thing for her to do. She’s got a great life. Great career in the UFC, great career in the WWE. Walk away and be a farmer.”