Former UFC Champion Ronda Rousey Returns To WWE For WrestleMania 38

Ronda Rousey is returning to action.

But it won’t be in the octagon. Instead, she’ll be challenging Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women’s Championship on Night 1 in the main event at WrestleMania 38, FOX Sports reported.

This will be Rousey’s first match since earning the title shot in January after winning the Women’s Royal Rumble match.

The former UFC champion took a sabbatical from WWE to start a family with fellow UFC competitor Trevor Browne. They had their first child La’akea Makalapuaokalanipo Browne in September.

“Since the day I knew my due date to have Pō, I was determined to return to WWE at Royal Rumble 4 months postpartum,” she tweeted after making a surprise return at the event. “Watch out b—-es, cause #WrestleMania I’ll be 8 #ThisIsntEvenMyFinalForm,” she tweeted.

Since the day I knew my due date to have Pō, I was determined to return to @WWE at #RoyalRumble 4 months postpartum – Watch out bitches, cause #WrestleMania I’ll be 8 #ThisIsntEvenMyFinalForm pic.twitter.com/yb66fyK1bB

— Ronda Rousey (@RondaRousey) January 30, 2022

Rousey debuted in MMA in 2011 when she won via submission over Ediana Gomes. Fast forward two years later, she made her debut in the UFC and went on a superb six-fight winning streak before being stopped by Holly Holm in 2015.

She lost again in her following fight to Amanda Nunes in 2016.

She debuted in the WWE in 2018.