Rhea Ripley’s “Ex-Girlfriend” Cosplays As The Eradicator For Halloween
One of Rhea Ripley’s closest WWE friends dressed as The Eradicator for Halloween and pulled off the look very well.
When Rhea Ripley got married to Buddy Matthews (Murphy) in June 2024, WWE announcer Cathy Kelley jokingly congratulated them by saying that Buddy “won this round.”
It was a playful comment from Kelley because she and Ripley are close friends who like to joke online about how they might be more than just friends.
SmackDown in Salt Lake City fell on Halloween this year, so Kelley decided to dress up as her buddy Ripley.
On Instagram, Kelley shared photos and wrote this “tribute” of sorts to her friend Ripley.
“does anyone love tattoos and cathy kelley more than me?? naur” – @rhearipley_wwe probably
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Unfortunately for Rhea Ripley, she is dealing with a broken nose that she suffered during a recent match, and she hopes to be back in the ring soon.
Rhea Ripley Was Terrified After Getting First Arm Tattoo
As a heavily tattooed woman, Rhea Ripley stands out among WWE’s women. All of the tattoos are part of her unique look, making her seem like a dominant superstar and a badass beloved by fans.
Earlier in her WWE career, when she got her first arm tattoo, Rhea Ripley admitted that she was worried that her NXT boss (and now WWE boss) Triple H would disapprove of it. Instead, he thought it was cool.
I remember getting my first arm tattoo; it was my little demon lady. It was a couple days before my cage match with Mercedes Martinez in NXT. I remember walking up to NXT absolutely terrified because I didn’t get it approved at all.
I remember Hunter walked up to me as we were going through the cage match and he goes, ‘Is that new?’ I go, ‘Yeah, I got it a couple days ago.’ He goes, ‘Oh, it looks awesome. That’s sick,’ and walks away.
I was like, ‘Oh my God. Are you kidding me? My boss just said my tattoo was sick and he didn’t yell at me for it or tell me off.’ It was at that point where I knew that I couldn’t really do any wrong, so I just kept getting tattoos and he kept telling me they look really cool. I just kept getting away with it [laughs]. I don’t know how.
As for her future, WWE’s Chief Content Officer recently suggested that Rhea Ripley could face off against Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer, which would be an incredible match whenever it happens.
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