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On the other side of the "absences" is the topic of Ronda Rousey. She just came back for the first time since 'Mania, yet might be on the way out the door again very quickly.

According to Meltzer (h/t Upton), Rousey had planned to take some time off, but potentially only once the ongoing story alongside tag partner Shayna Baszler concludes. It hasn't, and her return featured a surprise attack on Raquel Rodriguez, a then-tag team champ alongside Liv Morgan. The titles have since been vacated, with Rousey and Baszler now involved in the race for them.

That would seem to at least set the stage for a small program, but this one doesn't swoop in as much of a stunner either. Rousey's usage around 'Mania and even prior was a bit of a head-scratcher. Fans knew she dealt with an injury around that time and speculation suggested she wanted to be more involved with the tag division as opposed to as a solo act.

But as always with Rousey (and plenty of other Superstars, really), absence truly does make the fans cheer louder upon returns. That will inevitably be the case with her again, and this feels like a rather organic stepping-away point as a rest period before WWE starts building to its biggest summer events.