10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (March 29)

6. Paul Heyman Told Ronda Rousey She'd Be Headlining 'Mania

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When she hasn't been kicking lumps out of poor Dana Brooke or cutting career-best promos as a heel, Ronda Rousey has been chatting away to one Paul Heyman via text. The pair have become good friends over the past few years, and they often trade friendly banter when they're out on the road.

Heyman is also the guy who broke that sweet, sweet WrestleMania 35 main event news to Ronda.

In an interview with her official website, the 'Baddest Woman On The Planet' said she joked that WWE should run an April Fool's Day joke on next week's Raw. There, Rousey fancied pretending she was pregnant so that the main event of 'Mania would be off. When she text that to Paul, Ronda didn't actually know the plans for New Jersey.

That's when Heyman clued her in on what was going down. Yes, Ronda Rousey, one of WWE's biggest crossover gets ever, found out she'd be headlining WrestleMania 35 because she made a lighthearted joke about messing with fans.

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