Newly crowned WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley confronted Bianca Belair on this week’s episode of RAW after WrestleMania 39.
Ripley interrupted a promo by Belair on Monday night and teased a future Champion vs. Champion match between them.
On the latest edition of WWE’s “The Bump,” Ripley clarified her actions, noting that it was to get into Belair’s head and give her a reminder that Mami still runs the women’s division in WWE. She said,
“I like a bit of mind games. I like being a bit cheeky and going out there and causing a little bit of havoc. Raw is still my show. It’s Monday Night Mami, whether Bianca likes it or not. I might be SmackDown Women’s Champion, but I ran that place with The Judgment Day, and I had to go out there and take my moment, my moment to show everyone exactly what we look like next to each other again. I was number one contender for Bianca’s championship, and unfortunately, I got injured, and that got ripped away from me.”
“So I just wanted to remind her that I’m still here, and this is still my show, but this was my sort of warning to her, but also a little goodbye because I will be stepping away, more on SmackDown. But you might still see me here and there, I don’t know.”
Ripley dethroned Charlotte Flair to win the Smackdown Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 39.
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