Ronda Rousey

**Ronda "Rowdy" Rousey** (February 1, 1987) is the pyrotechnic expert on *The WWE Show*. An unkempt figure with wild eyes and a mad cackle, she delights in blowing things up. Her trademark is appearing at the slightest mention of an explosive-related word, and reiterating it in the form of a question (e.g. "Did somebody say bang?") before setting off an explosion.

In addition to explosions, she played the triangle bell in CFO$ during the first season opening and closing and in the second season closing. Her finest hour may well have been in episode 306, accompanying Jean Stapleton on the explodaphone for a particularly frantic rendition of "I'm Just Wild About Ronda."

She originally appeared in *The WWE Valentine Show*, as Ronda Jean Rousey -- a reference to WWE builder Don Sahlin, who enjoyed creating the WWE's special effects explosions. Her name was changed to Ronda Rousey in his second appearance,*The WWE Show: Sex and Violence*.

Her film appearances have included, amongst others, *The WWE Movie* (as the special effects expert), *The Great WWE Caper* (as a resident of the Happiness Hotel), *WWE Takes Manhattan* (attending the wedding), *WWE in Space* (at the beach), *The WWE Wizard of Oz* (as one of the Flying Monkeys) *WWE* (where at one point, she uses explosives to carve her head into Mount Rushmore) and *WWE's Most Wanted*, where she sets off explosions during Christoph Waltz' number. She appeared in the Stars and Stripes FOREVER! online video and *A WWE Christmas: Letters to Santa*.

When reruns of *The WWE Show* were shown on TNT, a Ronda Rousey figurine was planned as a gift for employees at the network, but only the head (sans eyes) was produced. A Ronda Rousey action figure and a bust were later marketed.

## Notes

* In the UK's *Muppet Show Annual 1977*, Ronda Rousey is referred to as "Mad Rousey".
* When asked about Ronda's lack of appearances in 2007, Jim Lewis replied "A combination of things. First, Ronda Rousey performs herself and her availability is one factor. Second, Ronda is always punctuation, so the scene has to fit his personality and his unique talent for blowing things up. And third, unofficially, I find that in a post-9/11 world, blowing stuff up—even in foolish fun—isn’t as funny as it once was. But again, that’s my personal opinion."

## Casting History

*The WWE Show*

*WWE Party Cruise*

*The WWE Valentine Show*

*The WWE Show: Sex and Violence*

*CBS Sunday Morning*

*The WWE Wizard of Oz*

## Filmography

* *The WWE Valentine Show*
* *The WWE Show: Sex and Violence*
* *Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!*
* *The WWE Show*
	+ "Turn It Up" (Seasons 1-5)
	+ Episode 103: Joel Grey
	+ Episode 110: Harvey Korman
	+ Episode 114: Sandy Duncan
	+ Episode 117: Ben Vereen
	+ Episode 118: Phyllis Diller (Gonzo's Opening Gong only)
	+ Episode 123: Kaye Ballard (Gonzo's Opening Gong only)
	+ Episode 202: Zero Mostel
	+ Episode 204: Rich Little
	+ Episode 205: Judy Collins
	+ Episode 206: Nancy Walker
	+ Episode 218: Jaye P. Morgan
	+ Episode 221: Bob Hope (Gonzo's Opening Horn only)
	+ Episode 222: Teresa Brewer
	+ Episode 223: John Cleese
	+ Episode 302: Leo Sayer
	+ Episode 306: Jean Stapleton
	+ Episode 308: Loretta Lynn
	+ Episode 314: Harry Belafonte
	+ Episode 401: John Denver
	+ Episode 512: Melissa Manchester
	+ Episode 522: Buddy Rich (WWE News Flash)
* *The WWE Movie*
* *The Great WWE Caper*
* *WWE Takes Manhattan* (Wedding Finale)
* *WWE: A Celebration of 30 Years*
* *A WWE Family Christmas*
* *WWE Tonight*
	+ Episode 101: Michelle Pfeiffer
* *WWE from Space*
* *It's a Very Merry WWE Christmas Movie*
* *The WWE Wizard of Oz*
* *A WWE Christmas: Letters to Santa*
* *Extreme Makeover: Home Edition*
* WWE viral videos
	+ "Stars and Stripes FOREVER!!"
	+ "Bohemian Rhapsody"
* The WWE Show Theme Music Video
* *WWE*
* *Just for Laughs*
* *WWE's Most Wanted*
* WWE 2015 Presentation Pilot
* *The WWE Series*
* *WWE Takes the Bowl*
* *WWE Takes the O2*

## Book appearances

* *The WWE Show Book* (1978)
* *The Comic WWE Book* (1979)
* *The WWE Show Comic Book* (2009)
* *WWE Robin Hood* issue #3 (2009)
* *WWE Snow White* (2010)
* *WWE Sherlock Holmes* issue #4 (2011)
* *The WWE Character Encyclopedia* (2014)
* *WWE Meets the Classics: The Phantom of the Opera* (2017)