Rhea Ripley attacks Liv Morgan on SmackDown; takes out reigning WWE champion instead

WWE Superstar Rhea Ripley was seen making a cross-branded appearance on this week’s episode of SmackDown. The Eradicator showed up on the blue brand following the scent of Liv Morgan, who was also present on this week’s Friday Night show. However, while Mami’s plan was to just ambush Morgan, she ended up taking out WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax instead.

The Annihilator had fired shots at the Women’s World Champion during an in-ring promo this week. She said that the “little girl” would be crushed by her at 2024 Crown Jewel and she would become the Women’s Crown Jewel Champion. She was interrupted by Naomi following this, resulting in a singles match between Nia Jax and The Glow.

However, even before the match could begin, Liv Morgan walked out, with Dominik Mysterio and Raquel Rodriguez in tow. She said that she came all the way to give Jax a taste of defeat, but now she would watch her fight with Naomi from the ringside. The Judgment Day member even predicted that Queen Nia would lose the match and surprisingly, she did.

The Women’s World Champion was leaving the arena laughing, but her laughter was cut short when Rhea Ripley attacked her. The Eradicator took care of Raquel Rodriguez first and then rushed after Morgan. Running to escape Mami, Liv rushed into the ring, only to find herself in the clutches of Nia Jax.

Rhea Ripley entered the ring shortly after and launched a kick, but her foot landed on Nia’s face instead. A distraction by Dirty Dom immediately after allowed Morgan to escape.

Rhea Ripley was denied her chance to reclaim the Women’s World Championship by Raquel Rodriguez at Bad Blood after her ambush resulted in the title match ending in disqualification. Now, Mami is out for blood against both superstars who she has already injured and sent home previously. It would be interesting to see if she is able to dethrone Morgan or not, and if she has now made an enemy out of Nia Jax.