Former SmackDown Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey is not scheduled to be a part of the WWE Royal Rumble on January 28th, as per the reports.
Ronda Rousey will miss Royal Rumble
According to a new report from Fightful Select, Rousey is set to miss the upcoming premium live event. Fightful noted that the 35-year-old was originally scheduled for a singles match at Royal Rumble before dropping the SmackDown Women’s Championship on December 30th.
Rousey had captured the SmackDown Women’s Championship from Liv Morgan at WWE Extreme Rules last year. She had a dominant reign on the blue brand and successfully recruited Shayna Baszler as her backup. The Baddest Woman on the Planet’s title reign came to a sudden end on the final episode of SmackDown in 2022.
Charlotte Flair made her triumphant return and challenged Ronda to an impromptu title match after Rousey had just defeated Raquel Rodriguez via submission. Rousey accepted the challenge and The Queen quickly defeated her to become the new SmackDown Women’s Champion.
