Rhea Ripley is headed to the WWE RAW brand. There had been speculation on Ripley possibly going to RAW or SmackDown after her official call-up from WWE NXT was considered to be at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view in late January. Now WWE has confirmed that the former NXT Women’s Champion is headed to Monday nights.
As seen below, a “coming soon” vignette for Ripley aired during tonight’s post-Elimination Chamber edition of RAW.
Ripley was the #14 entrant in the 30-Woman Rumble Match last month, and was the last elimination, tossed out by winner Bianca Belair. She lasted 39:06 and eliminated Toni Storm, Santana Garrett, Dana Brooke, Dakota Kai, Mandy Rose, Alexa Bliss, and Charlotte Flair, with Belair’s help. Ripley’s last NXT TV match came on January 6 at the New Year’s Evil special, when she lost to Raquel Gonzalez in the Last Woman Standing match.
COMING SOON to #WWERaw
Former #WWENXT Women's Champion @RheaRipley_WWE pic.twitter.com/VVJFQ8942j
— WWE (@WWE) February 23, 2021
Rhea Ripley pic.twitter.com/dr54FUTGTU
— GIF Skull SIX (New Backup) (@gif_skull) February 23, 2021
