Former AEW World Champion MJF responded sharply to recent remarks made by Ronda Rousey regarding WWE star Alexa Bliss. Rousey, who left WWE in 2023 and competed briefly in ROH the same year, criticized the company’s booking decisions involving Bliss, sparking the ongoing Alexa Bliss WWE controversy debate.
Rousey and Bliss faced each other multiple times during their WWE careers, with Bliss already a champion by 2018. Rousey expressed frustration with how WWE booked her matches against Bliss, suggesting the company prioritized Alexa Bliss because of her strong merchandise sales rather than wrestling merit. This claim drew widespread attention given Bliss’s established reputation and fanbase.
In response, MJF took to X to defend Alexa Bliss, emphasizing the collaborative nature of the wrestling industry among its top performers.
“It’s almost like pro wrestling much like any professional sport functions as a business. F***ing crazy,” he wrote. —MJF, AEW Star
Ronda Rousey Critiques WWE’s Focus on the Bloodline Faction
Ronda Rousey also criticized WWE’s apparent emphasis on Roman Reigns and his faction, the Bloodline, especially during and following the pandemic era. She claimed that this focus resulted in other talents receiving significantly less screen time on SmackDown, contributing to a repetitive product.
During an appearance on the Lapsed Fan podcast, Rousey pointed to Vince McMahon’s management style as a reason behind the one-sided attention. She accused McMahon of neglecting the broader roster in favor of constantly pushing the Bloodline.
“It shows that it’s like, ‘Oh, we’re going to spend some time on it and run this and f**k everybody else… and that’s why they were doing the same rehashed s**t over and over and over again because that was just like what Vince came up with the night before,'” Ronda Rousey said. —Ronda Rousey, Former WWE Star
The WWE locker room and management have yet to issue any direct response to these comments. This ongoing exchange highlights the tensions around WWE’s booking strategies and the spotlight on top figures such as Alexa Bliss and Roman Reigns.
How this debate will influence future booking decisions or public relations remains to be seen, but the Alexa Bliss WWE controversy debate and criticisms of WWE’s handling of talent continue to resonate within the wrestling community.
