Maria Kanellis Comments On Why Ronda Rousey Is A Big Deal For ROH

22/11/2023 19:05

Maria Kanellis discussed the significance of Ronda Rousey’s appearance on Ring of Honor TV during a recent interview with 720 WGN Radio.

While ROH has not made an official announcement yet, fans were quick to find out about the match as it was taped last Friday night following Collision. Rousey working for AEW/ROH at the show was a one-off.

Kanellis said, "I think it's telling that Ronda Rousey had her match at Ring of Honor. I think Ring of Honor has always been the standard. It's a standard bearer of what women's wrestling can be, what wrestling in general can be. To have Ronda Rousey appear on a Ring of Honor show, it's very telling of what the division is [and] where it can go. I'm working with Leyla Hirsch right now and she's coming off of an injury and trying to get her mind right in order to compete in this very intense division, you have Athena who has been Champion forever. I think 20 years now she's been champ and she doesn't just compete, she competes aggressively and she expects those around her to computer aggressively and fiercely and that is what the traditions of Ring of Honor has always been, 'Who is going to put on the best match?'," she said. "We have our struggles in Ring of Honor. We are a subscription-based show we are a show that has a lot of underdogs, a lot of people trying to make it to the next plateau of their career, and I think that's the heart and soul of Ring of Honor. For me, the first time I was in Ring of Honor, before I went to IMPACT Wrestling, before I went back to WWE, that is what truly changed my mind about what wrestling can be. It can be that mentality of, 'We are just going to show people how talented we are by our work.' That's what we do at Ring of Honor. It doesn't matter the adversity we face, we are going to prove it in the ring, backstage with our attitudes, and the way we fight for this company."

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