New Headline: Expect a Shocking Match Between Ronda Rousey and Revenger in This Year’s Ultimate Fight Night!
A backstage report on Ronda Rousey's surprising AEW Revolution 2026 appearance reveals when people knew she'd be appearing, and what plans for her are
Ronda Rousey enjoying herself - Mega/Getty Images It's not hard to top "Hangman" Adam Page losing the opportunity to challenge for the AEW Men's World Championship ever again , but Ronda Rousey's surprise appearance at AEW Revolution may have done the trick. And with AEW owner Tony Khan playing it coy about Rousey after the show , many are still left wondering what the future holds, if anything, for Rousey in AEW. Reviewing Revolution on "Wrestling Observer Radio," Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer attempted to answer some of those questions, including when people first got word Rousey would be on the PPV.
"I heard on Friday from people who had heard she was going to be there, but didn't know for sure," Alvarez said. "And she was. There were some people in WWE who knew, but many, many did not.
I would presume most in AEW did not. But, I mean obviously she's there to plug the fight... "I presume they're going to do a tag match.
I mean, she did a physical angle with Toni Storm. Marina Shafir got involved... So I think she's probably going to be, I presume, a television character, and have that fight plugged every single time she's on television.