“She’s a badass”: Even Dwayne Johnson Had to Bow Down to the Unstoppable Force in WWE
Australian professional wrestler Rhea Ripley, real name Demi Bennett, joined WWE as a part of the inaugural Mae Young Classic in 2017. The professional wrestler became the first member of NXT to defend the title at WrestleMania 36. Ripley, who was recently appreciated by former professional wrestler and now actor Dwayne Johnson, was later promoted to Raw. She later joined The Judgment Day in 2022.
Rhea Ripley, in April 2023, became the seventh WWE Women’s Triple Crown Champion and fifth WWE Women’s Grand Slam Champion. The professional wrestler has been one of the most talked about female wrestlers in recent times. She holds a record for the longest time spent in the women’s Rumble match, which is 1 hour and 1 minute. Let’s find out what it is about Rhea Ripley that Dwayne Johnson only has praises for the wrestler.
Dwayne Johnson calls Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley ‘bada**’
Ever since actor-former-professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson made his surprise visit to WWE on Raw, he has managed to stir the headlines. Johnson was spotted backstage with Rhea Ripley’s Women’s World Championship belt and having a conversation. The actor has been left impressed by Ripley after looking at her journey.
In a recently shared picture by the actor, he can be seen appreciating the professional wrestler as he wrote on his social media,
“She wears black. I love black. She’s a bada**. And I got famous for wearing a fanny pack. We had fun f**king around backstage. Love, appreciate and respect you champ Rhea Ripley.”
Johnson continued,
“Thanks for trusting me with your title. Keep kicking’ a** and raising the bar. Big shout out to Cathy Kelly for being a total pro and having fun.”
Cathy Kelly shared the post on her social media, which was followed by Rhea Ripley and reposted it with tumbler glass emojis. The professional wrestler does deserves appreciation as she is the first female Australian champion in WWE history. At the Survivor Series WarGames in November 2023, Ripley defeated Zoey Strak to retain her title of Women’s World Championship, and on January 1st, she defeated Ivy Nile to retain her title.
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Rhea Ripley clarifies R-Truth’s status in The Judgment Day
R-Truth declared himself as the newest member of The Judgment Day, but Rhea Ripley clarified that he is not a member of The Judgment Day. She said on the WWE 2024 Preview Special via Wrestlinginc.com;
“I’ve had it up to here with Truth, I really have. He’s not in The Judgment Day. It was so cool to see Awesome Truth back together, don’t get me wrong. I was a huge fan of them growing up, but they should stay together. They should stay away from The Judgment Day because there’s five of us and that’s it.”
Rhea continued,
“We’re not looking at Truth right now, and he’s trying to weasel his way in. He’s breaking into our clubhouse. That’s not okay. You can’t just break into our clubhouse. He’s putting himself into all of the things that we’re working so hard for. He’s coming up to the Judgment Day music. To me, he thinks he’s a part of it, but we have never signed off on that. We have not come to an agreement that Truth is in The Judgment Day.”
The Judgment Day is a group of professional wrestlers stable performing in WWE on the Raw brand. It was founded in 2022 by Edge at WrestleMania 38 with a gothic/supernatural theme. It consists of Rhea Ripley, Damian Priest, JD McDonagh, Finn Bálor, and ‘Dirty’ Dominik Mysterio.
The members are successful and have managed to hold records as Bálor and Priest hold the title of Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions. Priest holds the Men’s Money in the Bank briefcase. Ripley, as known is the current Women’s World Champion with Mysterio being the former two-time NXT North American Champion.
