PHILADELPHIA – Jinder Mahal had left the arena and was driving home after Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble when his phone started to ping; Ronda Rousey had showed up. The former WWE champ and pro wrestling vet knew nothing of his promotion’s plans to sign the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion to a contract. So like everyone else, he was a bit surprised when this happened: Being in the business of selling storylines, Mahal also was impressed at Rousey’s headfake. Three days before the event, she dismissed the possibility of a Royal Rumble appearance and said she’d instead be filming “Mile 22” in Colombia. “She did a good job, too,” Mahal told MMAjunkie. “So it’s amazing, and I can’t wait until Wrestlemania.” Rousey (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) called her shot at Sunday’s pay-per-view event in Philadelphia, pointing to a WrestleMania graphic and beefing with wrestlers Asuka and WWE women’s champions Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair
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Ex-WWE champ Jinder Mahal’s advice to Ronda Rousey: Have passion, or you won’t last – MMA Junkie