Ronda Rousey Recalls Feuding With An Injured Alexa Bliss, Carmelo Hayes Talks Main Roster Call-Up

06/09/2024 22:45

Ronda Rousey feuded with Alexa Bliss in August of 2018, which came at a time when the latter was injured.

During a recent edition of the “Ring the Belle” podcast, Rousey opined on her feud with Bliss and what she learned from her rival.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On facing Alexa Bliss while Bliss was injured: "At the time I was like, oh, well, maybe they're just trying to make me be a better wrestler, and make me sell for someone who's as big as my leg and make it convincing. And really it just came down to the fact that Vince didn't pay any attention to us and just looked at, 'Oh, [Alexa] sells the most merch, Ronda's hot right now, put 'em together.' And that was as much thought as he put into it."

On learning from Bliss: "It definitely made me into a much better wrestler and much more diverse in the ring, and not just leaning on athleticism and spots and stuff… she was also suffering from different kinds of injuries and things like that. I'm used to working with people that — they're supposed to withstand me actually trying to hurt them with my bare hands. And then I'm in there with somebody, like, okay, I have to make this physical and believable, but also like, take care of her. So that was something completely new, and I learned a whole lot from that."

Carmelo Hayes recently spoke with Denise Salcedo to discuss a variety of topics, including his time on the main roster so far and being supported by those who have been on the main roster for quite some time now.

You can check out some highlights from the interview below:

On coming up to the main roster: "It's definitely been a learning experience. I had been talking about the fact of making that transition, especially coming in as a first round draft pick, where all eyes are on you. There's really the most criticism I've ever faced in my whole career, but that's okay, because at this time, like, that's what you get when you get that first round draft pick label. If you want to be 'him,' you open up yourself to that type of criticism."

On learning from his main roster opponents: "Really, it's just kind of, like, that upping in my game to that to that next level 'cause there's so many guys up there that I've got to work with, Cody and Randy and things like that, that have taught me that there are so many different levels to this game and there's levels that I would have never known if I wasn't in the ring with those guys."

On his in-ring work being his biggest strength: "I think the in-ring is where I thrive. It's been something that, since I got in NXT, I think Shawn had mentioned. He's like, first thing he told me, he's like, 'I just want to get you in front of Hunter just so that Hunter can see what you can do.' So, I think Hunter's taking that same approach, where it's like, 'Hey, let's put him in the ring with a guy who can match his, you know, match his style or you know have that type of style match.’"

On being supported on the main roster: "I think everybody's … they're very open to [helping]. It's not so competitive as you would think, like, where it's like, 'This young kid's coming to take my spot. A lot of them are, like, 'No, we want to bring you [up], we want you to rise to the occasion so that way we have you know competition. Cody's been, always since day one, Cody's been the man. Randy's been very cool to me, Punk has been very cool to me, Hunter obviously … mean everyone who you would expect, you know, even KO and stuff like that."

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