Rhea Ripley Suffers Gruesome Injury on WWE NXT
Follow Us
This week on NXT, Io Shirai defended her NXT Women’s Title against Rhea Ripley. Not only did Ripley lose the match, but also suffered from some bloody injuries.
Per this week’s NXT Injury Reports, after Wednesday’s grueling fight, Ripley suffered from multiple injuries. Her ears suffered the most. Rhea Ripley suffered multiple contusions and abrasions on both ears during her main event loss to Shirai.
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
Ripley’s five earrings were ripped off. Doctors had to remove pieces of skin from Ripley’s ear. She noted that this was to “make her ear look normalish” again.
Shirai, too, remained medically uncleared. Although she is reportedly suffering from Whiplash and a sore throat, Shirai is expected to make a quick recovery.
In the highly anticipated match, both women gave their all. Towards the end, Ripley was power bombed through the announce table but returned to the ring without getting counted out.
However, Shirai was right there with her moonsault to claim the win once again. Apart from this, Arturo Ruas suffered a right bicep injury during his loss to Kushida. Ruas is scheduled to undergo an MRI and is not currently medically cleared.
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
Read more – Finn Balor Unleashes Chaos on WWE NXT: Undisputed Era Goes to War.
Rhea Ripley is rumored to leave NXT soon
Multiple reports are saying Ripley might leave the black and gold brand soon. She lost the title challenge flat to Shirai after much anticipation. After Wednesday, Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio said, “my impression is from watching [the match] is that Rhea is going to the main roster.”
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
Trending
“Beast Is Coming”: Brock Lesnar WrestleMania XL Return Expected Online After Rumored Reference During Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson & Cody Rhodes Fight
March 28, 2024 07:30 AM EDT
Brock Lesnar Seemingly Teased in Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson & Cody Rhodes RAW Segment Amid WrestleMania XL Return Rumors
March 28, 2024 06:51 AM EDT
Brock Lesnar Rumors: 3 Major Hints That the Beast Will Return at WrestleMania XL
March 28, 2024 02:14 PM EDT
“WrestleMania Return”: Cody Rhodes’ Brother Dustin to Ditch Tony Khan’s AEW to Aid Against Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Says Twitter
March 26, 2024 06:24 AM EDT
Latest Signs Portray MJF Ditching Tony Khan’s AEW for WWE Before WrestleMania XL
March 24, 2024 03:20 PM EDT
Get instantly notified of the hottest WWE stories via Google! Click on Follow Us and Tap the Blue Star.
Follow Us
If Ripley goes to the main roster, there is a high probability that she might wind up in the blue brand. As of now, SmackDown’s Women’s Survivor Series Team lacks two members. With Zelina Vega being fired, the possible team members are limited in number.