Why did Rhea Ripley's partner announce their split following WWE Bad Blood? Real reason explained

Rhea Ripley failed to recapture the WWE Women's World Championship at Bad Blood 2024. Despite defeating Liv Morgan at the premium live event, Morgan retained the title as the bout ended in disqualification after Raquel Rodriguez attacked The Eradicator.

Mami is expected to seek revenge on Rodriguez and re-ignite the feud with the former Tag Team Champion, even though her rivalry with The Judgment Day and Liv Morgan is far from over.

Still, it seems that she will be alone going forward, as Damian Priest has confirmed that he will go his own way and will split with the former Women's World Champion.

While speaking at the Bad Blood Post-Show Press Conference, The Punisher said that even though he loves Rhea, it is time for them to go in different directions and follow their own journeys.

"While it was fun as far as doing it with your friends and what not, at the same time, there is something to, 'Alright, now I’m here, let’s see what I can do on my own.’ I love Rhea, that’s my best friend in the world. Obviously, she’s in the women’s division, I’m in the men’s division. Although we’re friends, we have to follow our own path," Damian Priest said. [H/T Fightful]

Damian Priest even said that his target is to go after Gunther and attempt to reclaim the World Heavyweight Championship. The Punisher got his revenge on Finn Balor with his victory at Bad Blood, and it seems that this could be the end of The Terror Twins, who teamed up over the past couple of months to get revenge on The Judgment Day.

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Damian Priest reveals the reason behind The Judgment Day's creation with Rhea Ripley

Following Edge's departure, Rhea Ripley and Damian Priest took over The Judgment Day, and Finn Balor came to their aid. The former World Champion revealed the reason behind the faction's creation and said that he and Rhea Ripley achieved their target with The Judgment Day.

"The idea of the Judgment Day was to grab some talent where we were all capable of being main events and being ‘the person’ on the billboards, but for whatever reason we weren’t there. We got together to push each other. Rhea and I achieved that," Priest said. [H/T Fightful]

Going forward, we expect the Intercontinental Champion Jey Uso to help Rhea Ripley and replace Damian Priest in the rivalry with The Judgment Day.