Rhea Ripley’s 3-Word Reaction To Former Enemy Moving To SmackDown
Rhea Ripley’s former enemy has joined SmackDown.
Last week on Monday Night Raw, it was announced that a former Judgment Day member, Finn Balor, had been traded to SmackDown. The announcement came after WWE unveiled Balor as a SmackDown star under the King of the Ring tournament bracket.
Ahead of being traded to SmackDown, Finn Balor had been kicked out of The Judgment Day after being betrayed by his former peers. After WWE announced Finn Balor’s move from Raw to SmackDown, Rhea Ripley went online to share her reaction.
She posted a GIF on X that read, “I remember everything,” hinting that she is still holding on to some hard feelings toward Finn Balor for betraying her and Damian Priest in 2024.
— RheaRipley_WWE (@RheaRipley_WWE) June 2, 2026
Rhea Ripley was recently moved to the SmackDown brand after she defeated Jade Cargill to become the WWE Women’s Champion at WrestleMania 42.
Why Was Rhea Ripley’s Ex-Rival Traded from Raw To SmackDown
Wrestling Observer‘s Dave Meltzer revealed that WWE moved Finn Balor from Raw to SmackDown to close his chapter with The Judgment Day and give him a fresh start with new storylines and rivalries on SmackDown.
“I never heard anything about a draft. The idea is they just want to get him away from Dominik Mysterio and JD. He beat JD, and if he stays on Raw, how does he not work with those guys? So they just figured they’re done with that—they’re done with Finn Bálor doing that—and they wanted to give him a fresh start.”
“A lot of times they do that—they run a feud, it’s over, and the nature of the feud is they just don’t want them interacting anymore. Like when Rey Mysterio and Dominik were done, they did the same thing. They moved Rey over, and they weren’t supposed to interact—even though they are now, or about to.”
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