“My all-time favorite”: Rhea Ripley reveals she is a massive fan of RAW Superstar


“My all-time favorite”: Rhea Ripley reveals she is a massive fan of RAW Superstar

Ripley and The Miz

Rhea Ripley is one of the fastest rising stars on the WWE roster. Her professional wrestling career began in 2013 on the independent circuit.  In 2017, as a part of the inaugural Mae Young Classic, Ripley joined WWE. In 2018, she made it to the semi-finals of the tournament.

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Ripley went on to become a part of the original roster of NXT UK – where she became the inaugural NXT UK Women’s Champion. But her firsts in the company don’t just end there. Ripley also became the first Superstar to defend an NXT title on Wrestlemania. Post her NXT UK stint she was a part of NXT roster from 2019. Eventually, she moved to the main roster in 2021.

Surprisingly, Rhea Ripley’s immense success in NXT didn’t translate well on the main roster. While she did pin Asuka at Wrestlemania 37 to win the Raw Women’s Championship but her run was nowhere as popular as her NXT stint. She even went on to hold the Women’s Tag Team Championship along with Nikki A.S.H.

For a major part of her career, Rhea Ripley has played a bada** character on-screen. It isn’t surprising that while growing up her inspiration was a Heel too! While appearing on the Under The Ring podcast, Ripley revealed her favorite Superstar.

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“My all-time favorite was The Miz. Growing up, I loved everything thing about The Miz. I loved his arrogant attitude. I just loved the way that he talked, walked around, and thought that he was the top dog, but then also, ran away from people like John Cena at times. Like, I don’t know. I loved everything about The Miz,” mentioned the former Raw Women’s Champion.

Rhea Ripley has formed a Tag Team with Liv Morgan

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Ripley and Morgan

Since winning the Raw Women’s Championship at Wrestlemania 37, Rhea Ripley managed to hold onto the title till Money in the Bank. But she ended up losing the title to Charlotte Flair. This kicked off a three-way feud between Flair, Ripley and Nikki A.S.H. The rivalry concluded at Summerslam – with Flair retaining.

Post this, Ripley and A.S.H. went on to form a Tag Team – which was immensely loved by the fans. But recently, A.S.H. turned on Ripley after they lost the Women’s Tag Team Championship. But now Ripley has found a new Tag Team partner in Liv Morgan and they are all set to go after the titles at Wrestlemania 38.

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