Rhea Ripley is officially headed for WWE’s main roster. A vignette aired on Monday’s WWE Raw announcing she is headed to the red brand soon.
Fans last saw Rhea Ripley in January at NXT New Year’s Evil. She lost to Raquel Gonzalez on the show in a Last Woman Standing Match.
WWE has not announced exactly when Rhea Ripley will join Raw, but you can see the promo video below:
Rhea Ripley In WWE
Rhea Ripley is a former NXT Women’s Champion and NXT UK Women’s Champion. She competed in the 2021 Women’s Royal Rumble. She eliminated the most competitors (7) and lasted an impressive 39 minutes in the match.
Ripley appeared on WWE Raw last year when she was NXT Women’s Champion. She feuded with Charlotte Flair and is the first woman to defend the NXT Women’s Championship at WrestleMania. She wrestled on Raw last February and defeated Sarah Logan in singles action.
Rhea Ripley participated in 2017 in the Mae Young Classic and was later signed to a contract for NXT. She appeared on the second Mae Young Classic, as well. She was later moved to NXT UK where she became the inaugural NXT UK Women’s Champion.
She then moved to NXT where she won the NXT Women’s title by defeating Shayna Baszler in December 2019. Ripley has been a woman of many firsts in WWE. It will be interesting to see how she makes her name known WWE’s main roster.
Mick Foley on Rhea Ripley
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley commented on the news, pleading the WWE to “not mess around” in regards to pushing Ripley.
“It’s vital that @WWE not mess around when it comes to pushing @RheaRipley_WWE. PLEASE don’t allow her to suffer a 50/50 fate. Strap that rocket to her back, and see how far she can fly.”
