Shotzi Blackheart Enjoyed Working With Ronda Rousey, ‘She Was Always Down To Take Brutal Bumps’

Shotzi Blackheart reflects on working with Ronda Rousey.

Shotzi Blackheart got to wrestle Ronda at the 2022 WWE Survivor Series event. It was perhaps the biggest match of Shotzi’s WWE tenure. Now, she’s reflecting on working with the UFC legend, and she has nothing but positive things to say.

Speaking on TMZ Sports’ Inside The Ring podcast, Shotzi Blackheart reflected on being invited to Ronda Rousey’s house to train with her. She also says that Rousey was down to take brutal bumps when they wrestled.

“I really like working with Ronda, like she was always so cool. She would invite me to her house to come train with her. She was always down to take the most brutal bumps, especially after our pay-per-view match; she was taking some crazy bumps for me. She would go and look and find all of my craziest moves, and she would be like, ‘I want to take this. Let me take this.’ So, yeah, she was always so down.

“People don’t give her enough credit. When she’s focused, she’s laser-focused on making something look really awesome. But I mean, like when I was with her, she was also focused on having a family. She had just come back from having a kid, and that plays a factor into everything, too. But, I’m a big Ronda fan. She’s Ronda Rousey. That name alone brings attention to your match. I will forever be so proud to say, like, ‘Hey, I wrestled Ronda Rousey in a pay-per-view for the fucking championship. You can’t take that away from me.'”

Continuing, Shotzi also praised Rousey for being safe in the ring with her strikes. She did, however, say that her judo throws were gnarly.

“No. All of her strikes and stuff, I didn’t feel at all. She just made them look excellent. Her judo throws are pretty gnarly to take. Those are legit. Other than that, none of her stuff really landed crazy. I didn’t feel absolutely wrecked after wrestling her.”

Ronda Rousey recently criticized her WWE run. Fans can read her recent critical comments at this link.

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