Rhea Ripley has established her own WrestleMania streak that will continue in Las Vegas over Easter weekend.
At WrestleMania 41, Ripley will join Bianca Belair in challenging IYO SKY for the Women’s World Championship on The Grandest Stage. While at one point it appeared that Ripley would defend the title against Belair, The Eradicator saw her Mania direction thrown into chaos after losing the championship to SKY on Raw.
However, after weeks of confrontations, interferences and even a match against SKY with Belair acting as special referee, which ended in DQ, Ripley was eventually added to the match.
With Ripley set to once again challenge for a championship at the biggest show of the year, the former Women’s World Champion has now appeared in a title match at every WrestleMania since her debut at the event back in 2020. Ripley’s record at the event is as follows:
- WrestleMania 36: Lost NXT Women’s Championship to Charlotte Flair
- WrestleMania 37: Defeated Asuka to win Raw Women’s Championship
- WrestleMania 38: Teamed with Liv Morgan to unsuccessfully challenge for the Women’s Tag Team Championships in a 4-way match [The other teams were Carmella and Zelina Vega, Natalya and Shayna Baszler and winners Sasha Banks and Naomi]
- WrestleMania 39: Defeated Charlotte Flair to win the SmackDown Women’s Championship
- WrestleMania 40: Defeated Becky Lynch to retain the Women’s World Championship
- WrestleMania 41: Ripley and Bianca Belair will challenge IYO SKY in a triple threat match for the Women’s World Championship
Rhea Ripley Responds To WrestleMania Backlash
Although Ripley is now a part of the championship match, some have taken issue with the booking as they feel that Ripley didn’t earn the opportunity. Aware of the criticism, Rhea Ripley defended the booking.