Rhea Ripley provides major update after SmackDown; 4-time WWE champion shares support

WWE Superstar Rhea Ripley made a massive appearance on this week's Friday Night SmackDown. Today, former four-time champion Bayley shared the update provided by Mami on her social media in a gesture of support.

Bayley is a former two-time RAW Women's Champion, one-time SmackDown Women's Champion, and one-time WWE Women's Champion and is now in the running to become the inaugural Women's US Champion as well.

The Role Model teamed up with Naomi to face off against Candice LeRae, and Tiffany Stratton in a tag team match on the November 22, 2024, edition of the blue brand. However, Nia Jax's interference in the closing moments led to disqualification.

After IYO SKY neutralized The Irresistible Force, Judgment Day stars Liv Morgan, and Raquel Rodriguez attacked her. This led to The Nightmare coming out with a kendo stick, clearing the ring by taking out the heel team of the Women's WarGames match.

The former WWE Women's World Champion broke her silence on Instagram following her appearance on SmackDown. Bayley took to her Instagram Story to share Rhea Ripley's post, which featured the two women standing tall side-by-side in the ring.

Check out the former Women's Champion's Instagram Story below:

The Role Model shared Rhea's post on social media. [Picture source: Screenshot of Bayley's IG Story]

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Bayley makes a shocking statement about a major WWE title

Triple H and Co. recently introduced a brand-new Women's United States Championship a few weeks ago on SmackDown. Bayley has already won the first-round Triple-Threat match to qualify for the next round in the Women's US Title tournament.

During a recent interview with Brad Gilmore on CW 39 Houston, The Role Model stated that she prioritized the growth of the WWE women's tag team division over the introduction of a Women's United States Championship, believing the tag division has untapped potential.

"With this one, it’s more of ones that I would say in interviews, and that’s only because I believe that we can carry a secondary title like that. The division is ready for it. But I also wanted to see the Women’s Tag [Team] Titles grow as well. It was hard to say I want another title when I still think there’s so much work to be done with the tag titles," Bayley said.

Check out the full video below:

It remains to be seen if the 35-year-old female star will potentially become the inaugural Women's United States Champion very shortly.