Rhea Ripley is one of the biggest stars in wrestling today. She has come a long way in NXT, the main roster, and eventually, as a member of The Judgment Day. However, she found success even before WWE.
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Rhea Ripley played multiple sports as a kid, including soccer. It was even reported that she was near a football career while playing for Fulham United in Australia. Although now a wrestler, she still supports the Adelaide Football Club.
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Rhea Ripley was first interested in becoming a wrestler after watching Triple H vs. Ric Flair. She planned to attend wrestling training, but her friends called it "silly." As a result, she took up karate instead.
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At a young age, Rhea Ripley became interested in several contact sports. This is why aside from the previously mentioned activities, another sport she trained for was rugby. Fortunately, she was able to utilize her skills up to this day.
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In a past interview, Rhea Ripley explained that she was always a “brutal” kid, so she took up the aforementioned sports and trained for netball. However, wrestling caught her eye after seeing how brutal it can get.
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Another sport Rhea Ripley engaged in when she was younger was swimming. Not much is known about her time in this activity, but since it's not as "contact" heavy compared to the others, it's possible she did not last long doing this.
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Rhea Ripley made her wrestling debut in Austalian-wrestling promotion Riot City Wrestling in 2013. She captured the RCW Women's Championship twice before departing in 2017. Known as Demi Bennett, she even faced male wrestlers.
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In 2014, Rhea Ripley debuted in Melbourne City Wrestling. In her very first match, she defended the RCW Women's title against Savannah Summers and Toni Storm.
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