Interesting Statistic on Ronda Rousey’s WWE Debut

The real big star. Coming out of Sunday’s “Royal Rumble 2018”, the big story was Ronda Rousey’s debut. The moment got a ton of mainstream coverage for WWE and was the most talked about topic in wrestling the next day. However, there was another moment during the show that absolutely dwarfed Rousey’s debut in a very measurable metric.

Sunday night at the “2018 Royal Rumble”, Rousey debuted to close the show. As of this writing, that clip on WWE’s YouTube has earned 2.5 million views. From the same show however, the clip of Rey Mysterio’s return in the Royal Rumble has drawn over three times that many views with 7.9 million. The match was Mysterio’s first in WWE since April 2014.

Here’s Rousey’s debut.

Ronda Rousey confronts Asuka, Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair: Royal Rumble 2018 (WWE Network)

And Mysterio’s return.

Rey Mysterio makes a shocking return in the Royal Rumble Match: Royal Rumble 2018 (WWE Network)

Opinion: If WWE wasn’t interested in bringing Mysterio back full time, they certainly should be now. Mysterio’s return was by far and away the most viewed clip from the pay per view with Rousey’s being the second most viewed. While Mysterio might not be a full time guy anymore, WWE would be missing a big opportunity by not bringing him in, possibly as part of the Hall of Fame or for a “Wrestlemania XXXIV” match.

Which moment from the Rumble interested you more? Who would you like to see Mysterio face? Let us know in the comments below.