Rhea Ripley injury update: Out for ‘quite a few months,’ vacates world championship

Rhea Ripley said she’d be back for blood against whoever ends up Women’s World Champion, as well as Liv Morgan.

When Rhea Ripley came out to kick off WWE Raw on April 15, the sight of her with a sling on her right arm immediately sent a sinking feeling into the stomachs of fans. It only took a few minutes until Mami confirmed their worst fears.

Ripley told the fans that she would be out “quite a few months” and was informed she’d have to vacate the Women’s World Championship. Not surprisingly, she was unhappy about this turn of events, but she delivered a warning that she’d be coming back “for blood” against whoever won the title in the meantime.

Rhea also said she’d need to be locked up if she found Liv Morgan, the person who attacked her backstage a week ago on Raw. Michael Cole stated on commentary that it wasn’t clear if Ripley was injured during her WrestleMania 40 match against Becky Lynch or in that attack, though the PWInsider report earlier on Monday suggested it was the latter.

Ripley didn’t have to wait long to see Morgan, who came down the ramp laughing and had to be kept away from Rhea by a host of security guards. Ripley laid out one of them with her left arm, then shared a hug backstage with her teammates in The Judgment Day.

While these are definitely unfortunate circumstances for Ripley, the silver lining is that a program with Morgan when she returns is likely to be incredibly well received and beneficial for both performers. WWE fans will undoubtedly be anxious for updates to see how far down the road that might occur, as well as who tries to fill Mami’s shoes as world champion in the meantime.

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