The Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley is expecting a big challenge for herself at WrestleMania 40.
Both women have come into contact with each over in the past year teasing a future feud amongst them. However, the trigger has yet to be pulled. Talking to India Today, Ripley said the following of a potential clash between herself and The Man at the upcoming biggest show of the year.
“I expect a huge challenge from the Man, Becky. She has definitely made her a name for herself in this company. She’s accomplished so much. She’s going down in history, as one of the best. And she will 110 percent be in the Hall of Fame one day. She really has made her own legacy. But like Becky, like Charlotte, like Sasha, like Bayley, like the Four horsewomen, they’ve all made a name for themselves. But at the end of the day, when you step in the ring with Mami, it’s a whole different sort of challenge. And if it were to be myself and Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 40, you know, I invite that challenge. Like you said, we went one on one in NXT. And it there was no clear winner because it was A DQ because Shayna, Jessamyn and Marina just had to come down and ruin that for me when I was on the stride of my life.”
The two competitors have only had one singles match televised and that was back on NXT in 2019. That match ended in a no contest.
“So, I would like to see what the outcome would be. I would love to step in the ring with her. I think it would be a great challenge. But at the same time, I feel like she doesn’t exactly know what Mami is capable of. And like what happened at WrestleMania 39, Charlotte underestimated me. She thought I was still the child that she wrestled at WrestleMania 36. I’m not. I’m a completely different animal. I’m a monster these days. I’m a nightmare. I’m an Eradicator. And it’s me and Becky. I’m just saying Mami is gonna end up on top, just like she always does. I mean, I’ve got quite a collection going. Uh, I think that if we had Becky to the list, I think everyone would be quite happy with that.”
Ripley last successfully defended her title against Raquel Rodriguez at Payback. They do battle again this coming Monday on Raw. She also faces Natalya at Superstar Spectacle in India. Lynch was scheduled for the show but couldn’t make it due to a passport issue. It is unknown if she would have been in the match against Ripley, Natalya, or someone else.
