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18-Time WWE Champion Shockingly Leaves Team Rhea Ripley On SmackDown

By Ahmed Hamdy • Published Nov 14, 2025 20:32 EST
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A huge WWE star has refused to join Rhea Ripley’s WarGames team on SmackDown.

Last Friday, Lash Legend’s surprise appearance to attack Alexa Bliss cost Charlotte Flair her match against Nia Jax. The former WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions were later attacked backstage by The Kabuki Warriors. The following Monday on RAW, Jax and Legend’s interference allowed Asuka and Kairi Sane to dethrone The Queen and The Goddess.

After the match, Flair and Bliss were attacked by The Kabuki Warriors, Jax, and Legend. Although IYO SKY rushed to help them, the numbers game allowed the heel group to remain in control. Nevertheless, the return of Rhea Ripley turned the tables on Jax and her allies. The Eradicator and the rest of the babyfaces took out the heels, forcing them to retreat.

Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY kicked off tonight’s episode of SmackDown. The Eradicator pointed out that The Kabuki Warriors have been causing chaos since she suffered a broken nose injury that kept her out of action. She added that Asuka and Kairi Sane now think they are untouchable because they have the numbers advantage with Nia Jax and Lash Legend by their side. However, the former Women’s World Champion stated that they ended up with more enemies.

SKY threatened Asuka’s team, claiming they have nowhere to hide, before screaming, “WarGames!” Ripley then grabbed the microphone again to state that she and SKY were not in this match alone, introducing their partners, Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss.

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The Queen and The Goddess headed to the ring before the latter cut a promo, promising to end the fight that The Kabuki Warriors, Jax, and Legend started. She added that as soon as she and Flair heard the word WarGames, they were in.

Shockingly, her 18-time champion partner disagreed. She told Bliss that she could not pretend anymore before addressing Ripley. The Queen told The Eradicator that she did not like her or trust her and thought she was a snake. She added that her former rival probably felt the same about her.

Flair pointed out that she and Ripley have a long history and bad blood, stating that a common enemy does not change that, and she could not look past it. The Queen then told Bliss that although she trusted her and would understand if she wanted to team up with The Eradicator and SKY in the WaGames match, she was out. The 39-year-old WWE star then left the ring and walked to the back as the other three superstars looked confused.

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