Rhea Ripley (birth name: Demi Bennett) is a pro wrestler from Australia. The former Women's World Champion is performing on WWE, as of October 2024.
Ripley started wrestling on the independent circuit in 2013 under her real name and was active in those promotions for around four years. She was signed by the WWE in 2017 and was a contestant in the inaugural Mae Young Classic that year. She reached the tournament's semi-finals and was promoted to the original roster of NXT UK. Ripley won the first-ever NXT UK Women's Title in 2018. Ripley was active in NXT UK for two years (2019-2021) and created the record as the first individual from that brand to defend an NXT Title at a flagship event, WWE WrestleMania. Right after promoting to the main roster in 2022, Ripley joined The Judgment Day.
Apart from winning the NXT UK Women's Title and NXT Women's Title one time each, Ripley also has the WWE RAW Women's Title (1 time), Women's World Title (1 time), and WWE Women's Tag Team Title (1 time). The fifth WWE Women's Grand Slam Champion and Seventh Women's Triple Crown Champion also won the SmackDown Women's Title in 2023. Ripley is the only wrestler to have held all five abovementioned titles and the first-ever world champion from Australia. After winning the Women's Royal Rumble 2023, Ripley became the first woman and only the 4th wrestler to win a Rumble match as the first participant.
Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) named Rhea Ripley Woman of the Year and ESPN named her Female Wrestler of the Year in 2023. According to CBS Sports, Ripley was the Breakthrough Wrestler of the Year in 2019.
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How many Tattoos does Rhea Ripley have?
Ripley has a sum of 20 tattoos all around her body as of October 2024. However, when Rhea Ripley joined NXT, she didn’t have all of her tattoos. Rhea These reach from individual ones to recognitions for the things she cherishes. In a podcast with former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia, Ripley uncovered that she had been dreaming about tattoos since she was a youngster.
One of the most overlooked tattoos she has is on her arm. This is a matching tattoo Ripley got with her frenemy in NXT, Toni Storm. Ripley beat her in a competition to turn into the inaugural NXT UK Women Titleholder. The two are extremely dear friends in real life. Two of her most apparent tattoos are private ones. The first one is a dagger on her arm, which represents trust issues. The other one is on her calf, which portrays a rose, a wolf, and a lady. However, Ripley didn't share any information about the significance of the tattoo.
The most striking tattoo is on her leg, the face of a demon. This could be confused with a satanic symbol. Her love and passion for heavy metal music is the reason behind this tattoo. Ripley once disclosed in interviews that she cherished the band Papa Roach and did the opening for a RAW show. In a podcast of Flash Morgan Webster, Ripley said she wanted to get beaten by Bianca Belair and afterward have a tattoo from her in the ring during the match of War Games 2019.
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Rhea Ripley Other Attributes
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Weight | 137 pounds (62 kg) |
Age | 28 Years |
Debut | 24 May 2014 |
FAQ's On Rhea Ripley Tattoos
A. AEW star Buddy Matthews is Rhea Ripley's husband.
A. Rhea Ripley's real name is Demi Bennett.
A. Rhea Ripley does not have any kids as of October 2024.
A. Rhea Ripley was attacked by Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez.
A. Rhea Ripley holds the nationality of Australia.