--- title: Ronda Rousey Talks to Ken Jeong About Games of Thrones description: Sounds like she'd fit right in with the rest of Westeros canonical: https://time.com/4070680/ronda-rousey-ken-jeong-game-of-thrones/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-12T21:49:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:43:50.979Z og:title: Watch Ronda Rousey's Awkward Interaction With Ken Jeong og:description: She threatened him because he spoiled 'Game of Thrones' for her og:url: https://time.com/4070680/ronda-rousey-ken-jeong-game-of-thrones/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Ronda Rousey's Awkward Interaction With Ken Jeong twitter:description: She threatened him because he spoiled 'Game of Thrones' for her twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Ronda Rousey's Extremely Awkward Interaction With Ken Jeong > Sponsored content. 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The day_ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Oct 12, 2015 9:49 PM UTC by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Oct 12, 2015 9:49 PM UTC By now, most people probably know that it’s a bad idea to mess with UFC champ Ronda Rousey. Actor Ken Jeong learned this the hard way. Rousey recently guest-anchored _SportsCenter_, where she threatened Jeong for apparently spoiling a major _Game of Thrones_ plot point for her at the ESPYs in July. “You know, I’ve been waiting to run into you for a while,” Rousey tells Jeong, venom dripping from her voice. Jeong beings to cower in fear—jokingly, of course, but he’s clearly aware that Rousey could seriously, seriously hurt him. “Don’t say anything else about the show or the books to try and make up for it,” Rousey warns, “or else I will find where you’re at and I will shank you with this pen. Say nothing.” Sounds like she’d fit right in with the rest of Westeros. _Read next:_ [_Here’s Why You Should Never Tell Ronda Rousey to Lose Weight_](http://time.com/4068827/ronda-rousey-weight-and-body-image/) ### See The Real-Life People Who Inspired Game of Thrones Characters  From left: Cersei and Margaret of Anjou HBO; Getty Images  From Left: Khaleesi and Queen Elizabeth I. HBO; Getty Images  From Left: Melisandre and Bloody Mary Helen Sloan—HBO; Getty Images  From left: Talisa Stark and Anne Boleyn. Helen Sloan—HBO; Getty Images  From left: Brienne of Tarth and Joan of Arc. HBO; DeAgostini—Getty Images  From left: Henry VIII and Robert Baratheon. HBO; Getty Images  From left: Joffrey and Caligula. 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