Ronda Rousey Offers Praise To Raquel Rodriguez Following SmackDown Title Match, Natalya Comments


Ronda Rousey respects challenges from any-and-all WWE competitors who step inside the squared circle with her.

Following her successful title defense over Raquel Rodriguez on WWE Friday Night SmackDown, the women's MMA pioneer took to social media to offer some praise for the women's wrestling prospect.

"Without a robust division, I am the champion of nothing," wrote the UFC Hall of Fame legend via her official Instagram page after her victory on Friday's installment of the weekly two-hour WWE on FOX television program.

Rousey added, "Thank you for the challenge Raquel Rodriguez. Hope it’s not the last."

Natalya would go on to chime in with a response, as she replied to the aforementioned IG post from Rousey by writing, "I so agree. We need ALL of our women to matter."

Check out the actual tweet embedded below courtesy of the official Instagram page of SmackDown Women's Champion Ronda Rousey.