Ronda Rousey was able to capture her first WWE Title when she beat Alexa Bliss for the WWE RAW Women’s Title at Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view from Brooklyn, New York.
After her victory, former UFC star spoke to Cathy Kelley backstage. Rousey explained that winning the championship wasn’t just her accomplishment. In fact, see feels it was a torch that has been passed to her from all of the women who held the title before her.
Watch: Ronda Rousey reflects on winning the RAW Women’s Championship:
That was Sunday night, after the win. On Monday afternoon, with some time to reflect on the magnitude of her achievement, Rousey posted another statement on Twitter. Rousey wrote:
“The creativity of fate never ceases to amaze me. I do not take this responsibility lightly. I will devote every fiber of my being to carry on and elevate the legacy of the scores of women who gave their bodies and hearts to the WWE to get us this far.”
WWE’s next pay-per-view offering is Hell in a Cell, which takes place on Sunday, September 16th from San Antonio, Texas. It remains to be seen when if former champion Alexa Bliss will seek a rematch against Rousey.
Even if Rousey does not defend the RAW Women’s Championship at Hell in a Cell, it won’t be long before her next high-profile bout. October features two huge events for WWE, one of which is sure to feature Rousey in a big way.
On October 6th, WWE heads ‘down under’ for Super Show-Down at the Melbourne Cricket Ground stadium in East Melbourne, Australia. Later that month, WWE presents its first-ever all-women’s pay-per-view event, Evolution.
