WWE Star Plans “RhiNO” Protest Against Rhea Ripley
Rhea Ripley is currently involved in a tag team run with IYO SKY. The duo is called RHIYO.
On the January 5 edition of Monday Night RAW, which aired live from Barclays Center in New York City, RHIYO defeated The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) to become the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions.
Ripley has gotten immensely so close to SKY (who used to be her rival) in the past few months that even her ex-girlfriend, Cathy Kelly, is now feeling insecure about their friendship.
Cathy Kelly Is Against Rhea Ripley And Iyo Sky’s Partnership in WWE
A fan on X tagged Cathy Kelly in a tweet, asking her if she supports or opposes the tag team of Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY. Kelly replied that she’s not a fan of RHIYO and would wear a RHINO t-shirt to show her protest against the tag team.
A fan asked, “Today I’ve had a question in my mind that only @catherinekelley can answer. Is Cathy Kelley going to wear a Rhiyo shirt or is she going to have a customized “No Rhiyo” shirt like when Jimmy is would say “No Yeet””
“it would actually be “RhiNO”. not that i’ve thought about it or anything,” Kelly replied.
For those who don’t know, Kelly and Ripley are best friends in real-life and often joke and flirt with each other on social media as romantic partners.
it would actually be “RhiNO”. not that i’ve thought about it or anything 🙄 https://t.co/Adk3qCcznL
— Cathy Kelley (@catherinekelley) January 14, 2026
Kelly is not the only one who is having trouble processing this new version of Rhea Ripley, who is friends with IYO SKY.
Vince Russo, on The Brand podcast, stated that he didn’t like the way WWE completely transformed Ripley’s scary, gothic character to a friendly, lovable one.
He liked her character better when she was a bada** who scared everyone in the locker room with her intense persona.
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