Rhea Ripley. Image via: Cooper Neil/WWE via Getty
What has Ripley won in WWE?
Ripley tore a meniscus and has been out since June 2026, when the last match took place on WWE’s European tour. 23 showed Ripley walking without the brace, and fans started talking about a quick comeback. 26, 2018. 18, 2019, with Ripley dethroning Shayna Baszler. Ripley finished runner-up to Bianca Belair in the 2021 Royal Rumble and won the women’s Rumble in 2023. On the main roster, Ripley beat Asuka for the Raw Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 37 on April 11, 2021. 21, 2021. At WrestleMania 39, Ripley took the SmackDown Women’s Championship from Charlotte Flair on April 1, 2023, and won the Women’s World Championship on Raw on Jan. 6, 2025.
Ripley held the Women’s Championship when the injury hit and has unfinished business with a title never lost in the ring. Ripley won the inaugural NXT UK Women’s Championship tournament, beating Xia Brookside in the quarterfinals, Dakota Kai in the semifinals and Toni Storm in the final, and became champion on Aug. Ripley and Nikki A.S.H. won the women’s tag titles on Sept.
Ripley showed up shortly before the band played “Fight Like Hell,” so the song got a live payoff with its inspiration standing on the same stage. Ripley introduced the dog on Instagram, calling the newcomer a “beautiful little gremlin,” and said he came from the Polk County Bully Project. Ripley has been away from WWE television since the summer, so the night was a first look at the star in front of a live audience in a long while. No ring, no match, just a hug with a singer whose band has soundtracked some of the biggest moments of the wrestler’s career. Surgery followed in August. Early in the recovery, the star needed crutches and a large knee brace. Footage on Sept. If Ripley does come back in some form, creative plans will matter. Triple H has not shown his hand. Fans in Australia may get the first clue next month. Away from the ring, Ripley and her husband, Buddy Matthews, an AEW wrestler, adopted a puppy named Choppa in early October. The post asked fans to look at the rescue’s other dogs waiting for homes. The list is long. The NXT Women’s Championship came on Dec.
12 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The building also hosted Crown Jewel 2025. The outlet further reported that Ripley is “getting on a plane and getting to Australia.
A recent WrestleVotes Q&A said WWE wants Ripley on the roster traveling to WrestlePalooza, set for Dec. There is no sign yet that Ripley will be cleared to compete by then, according to WrestleVotes. A possible milestone is coming up. It could not say whether medical clearance will arrive in time, and nothing points to a match. People backstage reportedly want Ripley around the tour either way. A non-wrestling role looks like the more likely outcome. What does seem clear is that WWE wants Ripley there, and the trip would bring the Adelaide native home to Australia.