Rhea Ripley shares inspiration behind WWE Royal Rumble attire
Entering numbers 20 and 22 in the WWE Royal Rumble, IYO Sky and Rhea Ripley enjoyed their moment of togetherness at the PLE in a unique way.
While Ripley sported an all-black gear at the Rumble, her tag team partner, IYO Sky, was in a more cheerful, bright yellow attire. While contrasting, they shared a bond that was later revealed by Ripley on social media.
On her Instagram stories, Ripley shared that the idea behind their gear was inspired by iconic cartoon characters, Sylvester the Cat and Tweety Bird. Ripley sported an uncanny similarity with Sylvester the Cat, where she even had her nose tip painted red.
While Sky was able to eliminate only one participant, she was thrown out of the match by Lash Legend. Ripley later avenged Sky by eliminating Legend. Ripley spent a significant amount of time in this year’s Rumble and earned three eliminations to her name before getting thrown over the top rope by Raquel Rodriguez.
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