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Welcome to the latest edition of WWE News Roundup. Today, we'll look at why a former SmackDown Women's Champion felt "pi**ed off" when Ronda Rousey initially arrived in Vince McMahon's company.
Becky Lynch recently highlighted what McMahon said to her regarding one of her major storylines. Not too long ago, Seth Rollins had an interesting response to a retired star.
The Undertaker has mentioned what career he would have pursued if not for professional wrestling. Meanwhile, a wrestling veteran gave his honest take on SmackDown talent Aliyah.
Without further ado, let's jump right into the recent WWE news stories that made headlines:
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#5. Sasha Banks on why "there could have been a lot of tension" between her and Ronda Rousey in WWE
Sasha Banks was recently asked on The Kurt Angle Show about whether or not there was real-life heat between WWE's Horsewomen (Banks, Bayley, Charlotte Flair, and Becky Lynch) and MMA's Horsewomen (Ronda Rousey, Shayna Baszler, Marina Shafir, and Jessamyn Duke).
The Legit Boss admitted that she was pretty unhappy when Rousey came into WWE and got higher pay and a bigger locker room compared to her. Banks felt she had a better grasp of professional wrestling when the former MMA star joined the world of sports entertainment. This would explain her strong feelings towards Rousey's backstage status at the time.
"I can only speak for myself; there might be a little tension. I don't know real heat. I was pi**ed off that Ronda Rousey could come in, get more money than me, bigger locker room than me, and bring all these people backstage and get more time than me. I'm like, 'Excuse me! Who is you, and what you do?' Besides respecting everything that she has done in the UFC and the fight world, when it comes to the squared circle, that's my home. That's why I'm The Legit Boss, not Ronda Rousey. There could have been a lot of tension from that," said Sasha Banks.
The WrestleMania 37 main-eventer also expressed that she didn't know why the MMA stars called themselves the Four Horsewomen back then.
"And the other three, I just didn't know. I didn't even know why they called themselves the Four Horsewomen. I was like, 'Thank you so much for being a fan, but that was art creating art, second after Ric Flair in WCW, know what I'm saying?'" Banks added.
Despite her initial thoughts on Ronda Rousey's backstage status, Sasha Banks said she loved working with her for their singles match at Royal Rumble 2019.
The Legit Boss also stated on The Kurt Angle Show that she is quite open to facing Rousey in WWE again.
#4. Vince McMahon's take on the Becky Lynch-Seth Rollins WWE storyline
Back when Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins were babyfaces in 2019, the real-life couple had a storyline together on WWE television. It saw them join forces, leading to a mixed tag team match against Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view.
Lynch recently said on the SI Media Podcast that she was worried at the time about only being seen as Rollins' girlfriend. However, Vince McMahon told her that their storyline dynamic would be the other way around instead.
"When Colby [Rollins' real name] and I were together on-screen, which was very well received... and beforehand, I said to myself, 'I'm worried that I'm just gonna be Seth Rollins' girlfriend,' [and Vince McMahon went], 'Seth is Becky's boyfriend!' So that's the first thing that came to the top of my head," Lynch said.
The WWE couple has wrestled in three mixed tag team matches and have won every time together.
#3. Dutch Mantell's honest thoughts on SmackDown star Aliyah
One of SmackDown's newest talents, Aliyah, recently picked up a pinfall victory in her first televised match since the 2021 WWE Draft.
Speaking on the latest episode of Sportskeeda Wrestling's Smack Talk, Dutch Mantell reviewed her performance in the six-person tag team match, which went down on the November 12th episode of the Blue brand. The wrestling veteran expressed that Aliyah can significantly improve as an overall WWE competitor if higher-ups don't give up on her in the long run.
"As far as I'm looking at her, if she's had 7 years' experience, she's still very iffy. She will be better. I'm watching her tonight and I'm thinking that girl is not quite ready to be in that spot. But she may be and I read it wrong. If she's had 7 years, it seemed like she would be more fluid. But, good looking girl, and she'll get over if they stay with her," Mantell said.
Aliyah, who was initially on the WWE SmackDown Women's Survivor Series team, got unfairly removed from her position by on-screen official Sonya Deville. It will be interesting to see whether or not she can regain her spot on the team before this year's Survivor Series pay-per-view.
#2. Seth Rollins responds to an interesting tweet by WWE commentator Corey Graves
Back when Corey Graves used to wrestle, he and Seth Rollins fought each other a few times in WWE NXT. The retired star and current commentator recently hinted via a tweet that he might consider competing again at some point:
This prompted Rollins to respond that he would gladly beat up Graves again if the latter ever returned to in-ring action. You can check out his reply to the retired wrestler's tweet here.
"I’ll gladly whoop that a*s one more time. #filthparade," replied Seth Rollins.
#1. The Undertaker mentions an alternate career choice if professional wrestling hadn't worked out for him
The Undertaker had a legendary WWE career, so it's hard to imagine him embarking on a different path many years ago. For those unaware, he considered pursuing professional basketball in Europe before eventually focusing on pro wrestling.
Speaking to Dallas Morning News recently, The Undertaker (real name - Mark Calaway) didn't seem too sure about whether or not he would have had a lengthy stint in European pro basketball. As a result, the legend stated that he might have become a military man if professional wrestling wasn't his true calling.
"It probably would have been the military. Like I said, I’ve always been one to really know what my strengths, my weaknesses, my capabilities are and aren’t. I doubt if I would have had a very long run in European pro basketball, but I do see myself – if I had to join the armed forces I probably would have been a career guy," said The Undertaker.
As seen in the tweet above, The Deadman recently appeared on the sidelines of a Dallas Cowboys football game, interacting with fans and honoring members of the United States Military.
Did any news stories from today's roundup catch your attention? Be sure to sound off in the comments section below!
