Rhea Ripley Reacts to Potentially Missing WrestleMania 41
Rhea Ripley voices frustration after Bianca Belair’s refereeing leads to double disqualification against IYO SKY, potentially impacting her WrestleMania 41 championship opportunities.
The wrestling world is buzzing after Rhea Ripley’s championship opportunity took an unexpected turn on Monday Night RAW, leaving her WrestleMania status in question and tensions boiling over backstage. The Eradicator didn’t mince words about what she perceived as deliberate sabotage during her crucial Women’s World Championship match.
Ripley entered the contest with the pressure of never having defeated IYO SKY in singles competition, and that record remains intact after special guest referee Bianca Belair called for a double disqualification when both competitors accidentally struck her during the match. The controversial ending came at a critical moment when Ripley appeared to have SKY pinned for what she claims was a 10-count while Belair was temporarily out of position and unable to make the official count.
In a heated backstage interview with Jackie Redmond, Ripley expressed her frustration:
What’s going through my mind right now? I had the match won. I had the match won! 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10, where’s Bianca Belair huh? Is she pulling a John Cena on us? Because I can’t see her anywhere huh. Where’s she at? She’s screwing me out of WrestleMania once again because she is scared of me.
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When asked about the confrontation that followed the match, Ripley described it as “a warning” to both Belair and SKY, adding ominously that “WrestleMania, it’s not out of my grasp yet.” As the Road to WrestleMania continues, this controversial finish has added yet another complex layer to the women’s championship picture heading into WWE’s biggest showcase of the year.
