Last August, Ronda Rousey competed in her final match at SummerSlam. At the show, Rousey put Shayna Baszler over in an MMA Rules match.
Ronda Rousey left the company after frustration with the creative direction of her character. Rousey was outspoken about her frustration on multiple occasions.
In “Our Fight: A Memoir,” Baddest Woman on the Planet revealed the conversation between her and Paul Levesque before the SummerSlam match. Rousey told Triple H that WWE is a “minimum effort lazy-ass sh-t show.”
“Listen, I told you I’d be here until SummerSlam,’ I said. ‘And I’m a woman of my word, but I’m done after this. All I wanted when I got into this business was to tag with Shayna, have her turn on me, then put her over before I leave. We have until SummerSlam to make that happen. After that, I’m done being associated with this minimum-effort lazy-ass sh-t show.’ I could feel my lip quivering, I was so worked up it took everything I had to hold back tears.”
Rousey wrote that Triple H understood her frustration.
“He [Triple H] shook his head like someone who silently shared my frustration. ‘OK, I get,’ he said. ‘I get it.’ I nodded, indicating I had said my piece. I moved to leave, [and] when he stretched out his hand, I thought to shake mine. Instead, he leaned in, gently touching my arm. He dipped his head, looking up at me. His tone shifted from authority figure to friend. ‘But how are you?’ he asked sincerely. I burst into tears. Not just crying but bawling. ‘I’m so tired,’ I said. I’m so tired that I feel like it’s changing my personality. I’m so much more anxious, stressed, [and] negative like butter scraped over too much bread.”