Rhea Ripley’s WWE popularity allows her to reach major milestone

Former Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley is one of the most beloved superstars on the WWE roster. Owing to her popularity among wrestling fans, The Eradicator recently reached a major milestone.

The 27-year-old spent three months away from WWE television following a brutal backstage attack from Liv Morgan on the RAW after WrestleMania XL. Ripley returned from injury on the July 8 edition of the red brand's show, seeking revenge from the former Riott Squad member. The two locked horns in a title match at SummerSlam, which ended with Dominik Mysterio betraying Rhea to help Liv retain the title.

Getting kicked out of The Judgment Day established Rhea Ripley as an out-and-out babyface. She has since been among the leading merchandise sellers on the roster. As reported by Wrestleseek on X/Twiiter, The Nightmare is currently the top-selling Women’s Superstar on WWEShop.

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Popular WWE Superstar claims she hated watching Rhea Ripley ascend to superstardom

Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan have a lot of history. The two joined forces to become a tag team for a brief period in 2022, which ended with the former NXT Women's Champion attacking Morgan to turn heel for the first time on the main roster.

In an interview with New York Post Sports, the current Women's World Champion Morgan opened up about her past with Ripley. The 30-year-old stated she hated watching her former tag team partner receive all the fame after injuring her and keeping her out of action for months. She added it led to her devising her Liv Morgan Revenge Tour.

"Yeah, it's been interesting due to my past with Rhea [Ripley], you know, as she breaks my shoulder and I have a rotator cuff surgery and labrum repair surgery and bicep repair surgery, she ascends to this level of superstardom, and here I'm at home watching her and absolutely hate it. So, I devised this 'Liv Morgan Revenge Tour' as I'm watching my opposition ascend to superstardom," Morgan said. [From 00:18 to 00:54]

You can check out Liv Morgan's comments in the video below:

Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan will face each other for the title at Bad Blood. During the championship match, The Judgment Day's Dominik Mysterio will be suspended above the ring, locked inside a shark cage. The former NXT North American Champion has been helping Morgan during her matches.

It remains to be seen how the champion will fare at the premium live event with the younger Mysterio locked up.