Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle picked up the victory over Triple H and Stephanie McMahon last night at WrestleMania. Rousey made Stephanie McMahon tap in a match which went 20 minutes and 40 seconds.
WWE.com cameras recently caught up with both Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle after the match. Angle was quick to praise his partner, who he reminds everyone just wrestled her first official match.
Ronda Rousey Glad She Lost in UFC Because it Led Her to WrestleMania
Ronda Rousey also spoke with ESPN following her victory last night. In the interview, she mentioned she was finally glad she lost her last two MMA fights because it led her to where she is now.
“Everything really does happen for a reason. I’m just so grateful. I thought I never would be [grateful] for [the losses], but time is a great teacher. I’m just really, really glad I gave it time instead of giving up and feeling it was the end of the world. There are so many people who encounter tragedies who feel like the world and time won’t heal it. But all I can say to those people is: Just give it time, even if you think time can’t heal it. You never know what will happen and where it will lead you. Every missed opportunity is a blessing in disguise. I really believe it now.”
Rousey also revealed to ESPN she thought the WWE fans would boo her when she first debuted. That she has received such a positive response since appears to have touched her.
“I owe the WWE universe an apology because I thought they were going to boo me out of the building from day one,” she said. “They really accepted me from day one. Hopefully, I satisfied a lot of skeptics tonight.”
“I underestimated how kind the WWE universe would be. I thought any outsiders would be shunned. I was expecting to get shunned and to have to battle to be accepted. I worked my ass off to pay respect to what’s so important to them, and hopefully, they saw that tonight. I’m just so grateful, man. I’m trying my best to deserve it.”
Visit ESPN.com to read the full interview.
