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WWE video highlights: Daniel Cormier, Matt Riddle, Ronda Rousey give off UFC vibe at Extreme Rules

Daniel Cormier Ronda Rousey Matt Riddle WWE UFC Seth Rollins Extreme Rules Liv Morgan BT Sport MMA

The WWE’s 2022 Extreme Rules event had plenty of MMA vibes Saturday in Philadelphia.

In the main event, UFC Hall of Famer and former heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, now a mainstay as an analyst, was the special guest referee for a Fight Pit matchup between former UFC fighter Matt Riddle and Seth Rollins.

And if that wasn’t enough intrigue for the average MMA fan to cross over for a night, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was on the card – and recaptured a title.

Cormier officiated the main event that saw Riddle and Rollins, who have been feuding for months, locked inside the Fight Pit, which differs from the traditional WWE steel cage in that it has no exit door. Riddle, who fought in the UFC from 2008-2013, submitted Rollins in the headliner.

Cormier’s job for the night got interesting at times, though, when he had to get physical with Rollins.

“It was amazing,” Cormier said in a backstage interview with WWE after the match. “Those guys fought. You knew that a rivalry like that needed an ending like that – something very true, something that cannot be questioned. And Matt Riddle got it done. It was tremendous being inside the Fight Pit.

“I had to put (Rollins) in his place, because he’s been disrespectful. He grabbed me as I’m checking on Matt Riddle. But I said that I would be fair. I thought I was that tonight. I came here to do a job, and I thought I did that job to the best of my ability.”

Below, see the MMA vibes you missed if you didn’t tune into Extreme Rules.

The Blue Corner is MMA Junkie’s blog space. We don’t take it overly serious, and neither should you. If you come complaining to us that something you read here is not hard-hitting news, expect to have the previous sentence repeated in ALL CAPS.

Daniel Cormier sees the Fight Pit for the first time

Cormier with Triple H

Cormier introduced as special guest referee

Cormier makes his walkout

The Fight Pit lowered down

Cormier with Seth Rollins and Matt Riddle

Riddle pulls off a Showtime Kick

Riddle goes ballistic

Cormier gets physical with Rollins

Cormier's post-match interview

Cormier with Riddle

Rousey and Cormier have a pre-show reunion

Liv Morgan, Ronda Rousey ready to go

Morgan puts Rousey through a table

Rousey chokes out Morgan to win belt

Rousey salutes the crowd with her new belt

Rousey a champ again

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