Rhea Ripley has established her prowess as a wrestler who has a dominant leash over the roster. Since she made her way to Raw, she proved time and time again that she was the showrunner. The cornerstone of Judgment Day is feared by almost everyone and anyone. In fact, very few prefer to get into her crosshairs. With her reign as the WWE Women’s Champion approaching the 200-day mark, fans have wondered if anyone has ever pinned and defeated Mami? Turns out someone defeated her once and that defeat gave way to career-long enmity.
Rhea Ripley’s nemesis
Just like every star at WWE, Rhea Ripley too has a nemesis. The star in question here is Raquel Rodriguez. The star has challenged Ripley for her WWE Women’s Championship title a couple of times but unfortunately lost due to one reason or the other. In both matches, fans noticed that Rodriguez gave Ripley a tough competition. It is because Rodriguez has previously defeated the 26-year-old star and knows all of her weaknesses.
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Both the stars were a part of the NXT brand of WWE. During her time there, Rodriguez used to go by Raquel Gonzalez. The stars were friends but later turned into enemies. The matter was to be settled at The New Year’s Evil event, where they faced off against each other. They were a part of the Last Woman Standing match. Both the stars exchanged jabs and punches. But after an extremely intense bout, Gonzalez was able to pin The Eradicator on the entrance ramp and answered the call.
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This was one of the biggest defeats of Ripley’s career. The loss was predictable as she was about to be drafted to Raw and would subsequently enter the Royal Rumble. But after she came to the red brand, she was meant to face defeat once again.
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Rhea Ripley loses again
After moving up the ranks, Ripley formed a tag team with Liv Morgan. Fans were loving the duo’s performance. The tag team got an opportunity to get their hands on the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship title on the April 18th episode of Raw. The duo went off against Sasha Banks and Naomi. But during the match, Morgan accidentally attacked an unsuspecting Ripley with a pin-down. Due to this, Ripley snapped and attacked her with her signature Riptide.
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To settle things between the stars, a bout was organized. But as Morgan was making her way to the ring, Ripley ambushed her. She made sure to send out a message to everyone by breaking Morgan’s hand. Following this incident, Ripley joined Edge’s heel stable, Judgment Day, and has been a part ever since. With her bout with Shayna Baszler set for tonight, do you think someone from Ripley’s past will show up?
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