UFC superstar Ronda Rousey made a stunning WWE debut at the first ever Women’s Royal Rumble this year. The pay-per-view event went down on Sunday night, Jan. 28, in Philadelphia.
Rousey walked out to the ring in the iconic leather jacket of WWE legend Roddy Piper, catching the attention of many wrestling fans. However, UFC welterweight Colby Covington has now come forward with his thoughts on Rousey’s WWE debut.
Covington has been receiving some heat as of late for his remarks over arena members at UFC Sao Paulo, in which the fighter referred to the crowd as “filthy animals.” Now Covington has some words for Ronda Rousey.
In a recent interview, as transcribed by MMA Mania, Covington broke down his thoughts.
“I think it was a great move for [Ronda Rousey]. She wasn’t gonna win anymore fights, so she’s gotta do something that she can win in, so maybe pro wrestling’s that,”
“I think she’s done well for herself and she’s gonna make some good money over there. The thing is, I hope she don’t f-ck it up for the MMA fighters, because I’m the people following in those footsteps. I’ma be over there in WWE, taking the world title soon. I hope she doesn’t act all shy and do all that weird stuff, you know? She needs to be who she is and who she used to be in the UFC when she was the champ.”
“Hopefully she keeps that same persona and don’t f-ck it up for all the MMA fighters. I think she needs a guy like, you know, even a guy like Dan Lambert. That guy is one of the best most intelligent managers in the game, I mean, he’ll sh-t on Paul Heyman. If they had a little face off, man, Dan Lambert would take the cake, I guarantee it. You know, when we went to Impact, he was going off with Jim Cornette. They were going back and forth. Cornette knew what was up, he knew that Dan Lambert was one of the best heel managers to ever grace the sport of MMA or pro wrestling, so, she’d do well if she’d hire a guy like Dan Lambert.”
