Will Injury Rule Ronda Rousey OUT Of WWE WrestleMania 39?

'The Baddest Woman On The Planet' "not gonna be 100%" ahead of WWE's biggest show of the year.

by Michael Hamflett
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Ronda Rousey's "not gonna be 100% healed" ahead of WrestleMania 39, with the changing situation still being monitored ahead of the 'Show Of Shows'.

This is according to Dave Meltzer, who offered some insight on the 'Baddest Woman On The Planet' and what's proven to be a rather disjointed road to WrestleMania. Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, he said (h/t Inside The Ropes):

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“They still have a tag title match. There’s gonna be two matches coming out of this program. Whoever are the champions will wrestle Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler, but they’re also doing the six-woman tag...I don’t know if Dakota and SKY are going to win the belts back or if it will be Lita and Becky Lynch, but Rousey and Baszler are still getting the tag team title shot as has been planned all along and likely winning them. Unless Rousey’s injury doesn’t heal. Which they are, right now, of the impression that she’s not gonna be 100% healed, but the impression is that she would be ready to do the match.”

Rousey and Baszler are currently two notable omissions from the WrestleMania card, and the obvious match against Lynch and Lita was theoretically ruled out when the two were announced to be joining forces with Trish Stratus to be taking on Damage CTRL. The possibility of using the two-night format to book both matches would allow for WWE to finally get to a Lynch/Rousey rematch while also allowing for the latter to be in less of a pressure spot if the injury persists.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett