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#1 Rhea Ripley mentions her initial "standoffish" reaction to the Nikki A.S.H. pairing in WWE

There's no doubt that Nikki A.S.H. and Rhea Ripley are an unlikely WWE tag team. The latter was recently asked about her response when the company paired her up with Nikki, and she admitted to being "a little bit standoffish" at first.

Speaking to Scott Fishman of TV Insider, Ripley also acknowledged that this isn't exactly the case anymore.

"At first I was a little bit standoffish." Ripley continued, "But she is growing on me. She is such a good person, warm-hearted and positive. Sometimes you just need someone like that behind you, especially when you’re someone like me who just goes out there and brutalizes people. Sometimes I need to calm down a little bit, so I’m glad to have Nikki by my side. To be honest, I’m having the time of my life right now in this tag team. It’s a lot of fun. I do miss singles competition and do love it, but there are always times for a change."

During the same interview, Rhea Ripley said she had looked up to Nikki A.S.H. in the past.

The former NXT Women's Champion expressed that holding the tag team titles with her unlikely partner felt 'truly extraordinary' as a result.