Rhea Ripley thanks Australia after WWE Elimination Chamber homecoming
At Elimination Chamber in Australia on Saturday, Rhea Ripley had a successful homecoming.
Ripley retained her Women’s World Championship by defeating Nia Jax in the main event of Elimination Chamber. After delivering a superplex near the end of the match, Ripley lifted up Jax and hit Riptide to get the victory.
Ripley’s family, including her mother, father, and sister, were in the front row for the main event. It was said on commentary that Ripley had 13 family members there.
WHAT A NIGHT!@RheaRipley_WWE celebrates with her family to close out #WWEChamber: Perth at @OptusStadium! pic.twitter.com/vgOLgHWoSI
— WWE Australia (@WWEAustralia) February 24, 2024
After the show ended, Ripley sent out a tweet thanking Australia:
Australia… Thank You! ❤️🇦🇺#WWEChamber
— RheaRipley_WWE (@RheaRipley_WWE) February 24, 2024
Paul “Triple H” Levesque also made a post praising Ripley, calling her a main event superstar anywhere in the world:
What a week it’s been for @RheaRipley_WWE. She’s a main event Superstar anywhere in the world…but this homecoming just turned things up a notch.
Congrats to your Women's World Champion. Next stop: #WrestleMania XL. pic.twitter.com/ev7cbAa32D
— Triple H (@TripleH) February 24, 2024
Ripley’s Judgment Day stablemate Dominik Mysterio wrote:
THE FU**ING BEST🖤⚖️!! #MAMI #EliminationChamber @RheaRipley_WWE
— Dominik (@DomMysterio35) February 24, 2024
The Women’s World Championship match for WrestleMania 40 is now set following Elimination Chamber. It will be Ripley vs. Becky Lynch for the title at WrestleMania. Lynch defeated Liv Morgan, Bianca Belair, Raquel Rodriguez, Tiffany Stratton, and Naomi in the women’s Elimination Chamber match on Saturday.
In an emotional post-show interview, Ripley reflected on her Elimination Chamber homecoming. Ripley also addressed her upcoming match against Lynch. Ripley called facing Lynch at WrestleMania a “bucket list moment.”
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