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#2 Update on Ronda Rousey's WWE status

Will Ronda Rousey return at WWE Royal Rumble to begin the build-up towards a WrestleMania 37 match? This question has been on every fan's mind over the past few weeks. The former RAW Women's Champion is also unsurprisingly one of the favorites to win the Women's Royal Rumble match.

Dave Meltzer has now provided an update on Ronda Rousey's WWE status on the Wrestling Observer Radio.

Meltzer noted that Ronda Rousey has been training recently, and there is a strong possibility of her WrestleMania return.

"With Ronda, Ronda was training. I know that. She will still be at WrestleMania. So with Ronda, here's the negative. Ronda can come into the Royal Rumble and be a surprise, but unless she's gonna win, I would say no way. Now, if she's going to win, yes, then do it. But she can still work WrestleMania and shoot an angle with somebody without winning the Royal Rumble."

Meltzer explained that the WWE fans would resent Rousey if she wins due to the part-timer tag. While the surprise return will get a good pop, a win would attract heat on Ronda Rousey.

Meltzer didn't see any logic in getting Ronda Rousey back for the Royal Rumble without advertising her in advance.

"It doesn't benefit anyone, and you're not making money off of her name because no one knows she's in the match anyway. So if she's going to do Mania this year, which I think is possible, unless she's winning the Rumble, I wouldn't even... Mania becomes the second match, not the first. You've given away the first without even advertising it, so in that sense, her being in the Rumble, they could do it for a surprise pop, but when I think about it that way, I think it makes no sense at all." H/t Pratyay Ghosh of SK Wrestling

The speculation suggests that Ronda Rousey could compete at WWE WrestleMania 37. However, who should she face?

Don't forget to check out Riju Dasgupta's exclusive interview with Natalya above, in which the Queen of Harts spoke about Ronda Rousey's return and why she disagreed with the former UFC Champion's controversial statements.