Rhea Ripley – WWE Superstar
WWE Superstar and Women’s World Champion Ripley was born in Adelaide, South Australia having first appeared in WWE as part of the Mae Young Classic in 2017. Having reached the semifinals in the 2018 tournament Ripley begin her stint with NXT UK becoming the NXT UK Women’s Champion in August of the same year.
Having competed in the NXT brand from 2019-2021 Ripley won the NXT Women’s Championship as well as being NXT’s first wrestler to defend her title at WrestleMania – the biggest event in wrestling history!
Having a run of success in NXT Ripley’s talents were recognized and she was promoted to WWE’s main roster where she joined The Judgement Day in 2022.
In 2023 Ripley became the first woman to win a Royal Rumble match after entering at position 1, fighting her way through all 29 other contenders holding the record for being in the ring the longest at 1 hour and 1 minute. Ripley battled Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 39 and emerged victorious, capturing the SmackDown Women’s Championship for the first time in her career.
Where it all began:
Rhia Ripley (Demi Bennett) was involved in multiple sports as a child, including rugby, swimming, karate, and netball. She was first exposed to professional wrestling on a family holiday. In 2013 she began a pro wrestling career under her own name in her native Adelaide, Australia, with Riot City Wrestling (RCW). When she was still a teenager, she was invited to audition for WWE, the world’s biggest pro wrestling promotion. When the company learned she was below their then-minimum age of 21, however, her invitation was withdrawn.
You can catch Rhea Ripley as well as other WWE Superstars at Elimination Chamber in Perth at Optus Stadium 24th February 2024
