Ronda Rousey: I Kept This A Secret My Entire Career! WWE Is A Mess!

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

April 8, 2024

Duration

1h 36m

Channel

The Diary of a CEO

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Ronda Rousey was the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in judo, and UFC women's bantamweight champion from 2012 to 2015, she was also a professional wrestler in the WWE from 2017 to 2019, returning in 2022 before leaving in 2023. 00:00 Intro 02:10 Being Born With A Rare Disease 03:46 Ronda's Struggles as a Child 05:27 Her Father’s Death When She Was A Child 07:35 Finding Out About Her Dad's Suicide 10:38 Ronda's Mother 11:46 What's Been Ingrained in Her as a Kid 13:34 Becoming a Prodigy of Judo 15:59 Her Competitive Nature for Fighting 20:30 Moving in With Her Coach At 16 21:55 Her Struggles With Bulimia 24:33 Getting Bullied for Her Physique 25:49 Ronda Competing in the Beijing Olympics 26:30 Lack of Pay 27:01 Our Dark Side Becomes The Driver Of Our Success 29:32 How Her Concussions Affected Her Career 36:15 Defeating People in 60 Seconds 37:43 Having Very Strict/Abusive Coaches 39:56 How Did It Impact You? 42:53 Coaches Crossing the Line... 47:34 What Dana White Said About Ronda 48:55 Why Were You Fighting So Frequently? 50:15 Being The First Woman to Appear on the UFC 50:33 The New Jackie Chang 51:14 UFC 193 Ronda Vs Holly Holm 54:40 How Did You Feel After Losing? 58:14 Suicidal Thoughts 01:00:15 Ronda's Last Fight in the UFC 01:03:13 Her Husband Support During Tough Times 01:06:57 When Did WWE Come In? 01:10:44 Social Media Pressure 01:13:09 Did She Feel Expendable to the WWE? 01:13:30 Vince McMahon and Sexual Allegations 01:16:05 Ronda Suffering Two Miscarriages? 01:20:03 Where Does Her Happiness Come From? 01:27:32 Did Her Traumas Make Her Who She Is Today? 01:31:11 What She Learned From Her Dad? 01:33:04 Last Guest Question You can purchase Ronda’s memoir, ‘Our Fight’, here: https://amzn.to/3vMPF3i Follow Ronda: Twitter - https://bit.ly/4cI3SPP Instagram - https://bit.ly/3J4Tjc3 YouTube - https://bit.ly/3J2Qrwl Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Follow our Shorts channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDiaryofaCEOShorts Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGq-a57w-aPwyi3pW7XLiHw/join Sponsors: Shopify: https://www.shopify.com This episode of The Diary Of A CEO was filmed at Gold Tree Studios, located in the heart of the Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, California

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Ronda Rousey

  guest

• Steven Bartlett

  host

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Ronda Rousey and Steven Bartlett, Ronda Rousey: I Kept This A Secret My Entire Career! WWE Is A Mess! explores ronda Rousey Reveals Hidden Injuries, Toxic Coaching, And True Peace Ronda Rousey traces her journey from a neurologically damaged, speech-delayed child to Olympic medalist, UFC megastar, and WWE headliner, revealing the unseen costs behind her success. She details childhood trauma, abusive coaching, chronic concussions she hid her entire career, eating disorders, and the emotional collapse after her first UFC loss. Rousey also exposes what she calls a “fundamentally sick” culture in elite combat sports and WWE, where athletes are treated as expendable contractors. Now semi-retired on a ranch with her husband and children, she has redefined success around family, writing, and restoring land rather than external validation and titles.

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