Ronda Rousey Claims Drew Gulak Was Physically Inappropriate Behind-The-Scenes With Her In WWE

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A pretty big accusation has been made against an active member of the WWE talent roster.

According to UFC Hall of Fame legend and one-time WrestleMania headliner "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey, current WWE NXT Superstar Drew Gulak was inappropriate with her behind-the-scenes during her time with WWE.

"I was standing there and this guy I was barely an acquaintance with grabs the string of my sweatpants as I’m walking by…and nobody reacts as if this is abnormal, and he’s going down the hall and I’m like ‘what the f*ck is that? Why are you grabbing the string of my sweatpants? If my husband was standing there next to me, would you feel comfortable walking up to me and grabbing the string of my sweatpants?,'" Rousey told NewsNation in a new interview this week to promote her new book, "Our Fight."

Rousey continued, "All the guys around me were like, this is part of the day. And if this guy was coming up to me and doing this kind of stuff to me when there are other people around, what’s happening to these other girls when I’m not in the hallway?"

Later in the interview, Rousey claimed she did eventually confront Gulak about the incident behind-the-scenes.

"I was like, if I ever hear you putting your hands on any other woman like this or doing anything to me like this ever again…we’re going to have a problem," Rousey recalled. "And he was like ‘No, no, no, I’m glad you said something to me’ and he backpedaled. But it put a sour taste in my mouth about the culture there and what’s considered acceptable and how to touch and treat the women in the hallways."

Check out more from the NewsNation interview with Ronda Rousey via the video embedded below. H/T to Fightful.com for transcribing the above quotes.

UPDATE: Drew Gulak has responded to Ronda Rousey, disputing her claims and giving his version of the behind-the-scenes events she described regarding the inappropriate drawstring handling. Check out Drew Gulak's response to Ronda Rousey where he tells his side of the story by clicking here.