Ronda Rousey: I Kept This a Secret My Entire Career! WWE Is a Mess! (Video)

In this 8 April 2024 video from The Diary Of A CEO, host Steven Bartlett has a discussion with Ronda Rousey, the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in judo, and UFC women’s bantamweight champion from 2012 to 2015,. Ms Rousey was also a professional wrestler in the WWE from 2017 to 2019, returning in 2022 before leaving in 2023.

https://youtu.be/ojNTQRW-SXM

Content

00:00 Intro
02:10 Being Born With A Rare Disease
03:46 Ronda’s Struggles as a Child
05:27 Her Father’s Death When She Was A Child
07:35 Finding Out About Her Dad’s Suicide
10:38 Ronda’s Mother
11:46 What’s Been Ingrained in Her as a Kid
13:34 Becoming a Prodigy of Judo
15:59 Her Competitive Nature for Fighting
20:30 Moving in With Her Coach At 16
21:55 Her Struggles With Bulimia 
24:33 Getting Bullied for Her Physique 
25:49 Ronda Competing in the Beijing Olympics
26:30 Lack of Pay 
27:01 Our Dark Side Becomes The Driver Of Our Success
29:32 How Her Concussions Affected Her Career
36:15 Defeating People in 60 Seconds
37:43 Having Very Strict/Abusive Coaches
39:56 How Did It Impact You?
42:53 Coaches Crossing the Line…
47:34 What Dana White Said About Ronda
48:55 Why Were You Fighting So Frequently?
50:15 Being The First Woman to Appear on the UFC
50:33 The New Jackie Chang 
51:14 UFC 193 Ronda Vs Holly Holm
54:40 How Did You Feel After Losing?
58:14 Suicidal Thoughts
01:00:15 Ronda’s Last Fight in the UFC
01:03:13 Her Husband Support During Tough Times
01:06:57 When Did WWE Come In?
01:10:44 Social Media Pressure
01:13:09 Did She Feel Expendable to the WWE?
01:13:30 Vince McMahon and Sexual Allegations
01:16:05 Ronda Suffering Two Miscarriages?
01:20:03 Where Does Her Happiness Come From?
01:27:32 Did Her Traumas Make Her Who She Is Today?
01:31:11 What She Learned From Her Dad?
01:33:04 Last Guest QuestionYou can purchase Ronda’s memoir, ‘Our Fight’, here: https://amzn.to/3vMPF3i