Daring Australian wrestler Rhea Ripley could win WWE’s Women’s Royal Rumble, the biggest event on the sport’s calendar.
An Australian wrestling superstar is poised for stardom as she is the favorite to win Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble.
Rhea Ripley, 26, from Adelaide, will take on 29 other women in the biggest event on the wrestling calendar.
The Royal Rumble is the biggest event on the WWE calendar and involved 30 wrestlers with the goal of eliminating their competitors by tossing them over the top rope, while remaining in the ring.
An Australian wrestling superstar is poised for stardom as she is the favorite to win Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble. In the photo: Rhea Ripley
The match starts with two wrestlers with another joining every 90 seconds.
Seven women, including Ripley, have been confirmed for the match and WWE is expected to fill the remaining 23 slots with retired wrestling legends.
Fans have speculated that Ripley could make history by becoming the fourth woman to appear in the men’s bout later in the night.
The winner of each match will receive a title shot at WrestleMania.
Rhea Ripley, 26, from Adelaide, will take on 29 other women in the biggest event on the wrestling calendar.
It will be the fifth Rumble match for Ripley, who has seen her popularity skyrocket after joining the Doomsday faction six months ago.
This year’s Royal Rumble will take place at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Rhea Ripley became the first Australian to win the Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 37 in 2021.
The Royal Rumble is the biggest event on the WWE calendar and involved 30 wrestlers with the goal of eliminating their competitors by tossing them over the top rope, while remaining in the ring.
Rhea (real name Demi Bennett) previously explained how her life changed during a family vacation as a teenager.
‘I was a very sporty child. I loved WWE from the first moment I saw it. Then we went on a family holiday to Queensland and found out that wrestling exists in Australia! he told Sunrise.
He spent the next two years studying the trade before signing with local Adelaide promotion Riot City Wrestling.
Rhea soon became known for her intense, hardcore-style combat, and while the results are predetermined, there’s nothing wrong with getting slammed into a pile of thumbtacks or thrown off a ladder onto a table.
In order to ensure blood during matches, Rhea would use a professional wrestling technique called ‘blading’, which involves using a concealed razor to inconspicuously cut into the forehead in order to induce bleeding after a blow to the forehead. head.
Rhea soon became known for her intense hardcore style matches.