Rhea Ripley is coming off a major victory at WWE Survivor Series on Saturday. The fan-favorite entered the WarGames cage for the fourth time and secured her second victory. Sources are now revealing what’s planned for Ripley after months of battling Liv Morgan.
The Eradicator opened the 38th annual Survivor Series PLE by leading IYO SKY, Naomi, Bayley, and Bianca Belair to a WarGames win over Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, Nia Jax, Tiffany Stratton, and Candice LeRae. The finish to the 39-minute opener saw Ripley put Morgan through a table with a second rope Riptide to get the pin.
The Miracle Kid retained over Ripley at SummerSlam in early August, but then Morgan held on to her title at Bad Blood in early October due to Rhea winning by DQ. WWE still has plans for the 30-year-old to defend the Women’s World Championship against The Eradicator again, according to Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Dr. Chris Featherstone. However, current creative plans ahead of tonight’s RAW will feature a quick program between Ripley and Rodriguez.
Plans for Rhea vs. Raquel were described as a mini-feud. Tonight’s post-Survivor Series red brand episode is set to lead to an upcoming RAW match between the former NXT Women’s Champions. It wasn’t clear when the Ripley vs. Rodriguez match would happen, but the idea is that the bout would then lead to the Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan rematch for the Women’s Women’s Championship.
Rodriguez and Ripley have wrestled numerous times since 2017, and their last televised singles match saw Ripley retain the Women’s World Championship on RAW in mid-September 2023, just one week after she retained over Rodriguez at Payback.
Updated WWE RAW lineup for tonight
WWE will invade Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, WA for tonight’s live RAW episode. The live episode will feature fallout from Survivor Series: WarGames.
Rhea Ripley is expected to appear tonight as Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez go up against Damage CTRL. Below is the updated lineup for tonight’s loaded episode:
- The first thirty minutes will be commercial-free;
- CM Punk will open the show;
- WWE celebrates ten years of The New Day;
- Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez vs. Kairi Sane and IYO SKY;
- R-Truth vs. Pete Dunne;
- Dakota Kai vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Katana Chance to kick off the tournament that will crown the inaugural Women’s Intercontinental Champion.
SmackDown Superstars advertised for tonight include Cody Rhodes, Solo Sikoa, Naomi, and Nia Jax. Rhodes is scheduled to defend the Undisputed Championship against Sikoa in a dark main event, while Jax is set to defend the Women’s Championship against Naomi in another dark match.
