Rhea Ripley to Main Event WrestleMania With Major WWE Star in Wild Scenario
Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY’s championship story heated up in early 2025 and never cooled down, circling the Women’s World Title through premium live events and high‑stakes TV moments.
SKY dethroned The Eradicator before WrestleMania 41, setting the table for their singles clashes and a wider triangle once Naomi inserted herself by cashing in Money in the Bank during their title bout at Evolution to win the championship.
That cash‑in turned a two‑woman rivalry into a three‑way sprint toward SummerSlam at MetLife Stadium, where Naomi successfully defended the title in a triple threat against Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY. The result preserved Naomi’s reign but further stoked Ripley‑SKY’s unresolved one‑on‑one championship tension.
Sam Roberts’ WrestleMania 42 Prediction: Rhea Ripley vs. IYO SKY To Close The Show
On his Notsam Wrestling podcast, Sam Roberts predicted that Rhea Ripley will main event WrestleMania 42 against IYO SKY for the Women’s World Championship. He argued that their rivalry has been too captivating to leave unfinished on a grand stage.
Roberts’ scenario calls for WWE to put the title back on IYO, then build to a Ripley‑SKY WrestleMania showdown a year out, leveraging their chemistry and the outstanding matches they’ve already produced.
“Night one is Rhea Ripley versus IYO Sky for the Women’s World Championship. Keep the title off Rhea. Put the title back on IYO before WrestleMania (42). You’ve got a long time before WrestleMania and then night one, Rhea and IYO main event that sucker and you build it and you build it and you build it. Right now, if you put me in a corner and said, “What are your main events for WrestleMania right now, you know, in the beginning of August 2025, where are we (going to be) in the middle of April 2026?” I’d say, “Roman and Cody; Rhea, and IYO,” he said. (48:15 – 48:56)
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