Rhea Ripley has ascended to the top of the women’s division in less than 7 years. She has become one of the biggest WWE superstars, period, currently. The fans cannot get enough of her, and she is an excellent professional wrestler. Rhea Ripley has had absolute bangers at WrestleMania over the years. At WrestleMania 42 she will face Jade Cargill, which would be a challenge.
Top 5 WrestleMania Matches of Rhea Ripley
1. Rhea Ripley vs Bianca Belair vs Iyo Sky at WrestleMania 41
This triple threat match that these three women had at WrestleMania 41 was the best match Rhea Ripley has had so far at WrestleMania. This was supposed to be a singles match between Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair, but Iyo Sky won the Women’s Championship on the Road to WrestleMania.
This match was a 20-minute masterclass in professional wrestling. This is one match that saved WrestleMania 41 from being one of the worst WrestleManias of all time. Rhea Ripley showed that she can hang with the best, and she and Iyo Sky formed a deep friendship after the match. Unfortunately, Bianca Belair suffered a terrible finger injury that has kept her away from WWE for a year.
2. Rhea Ripley vs Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 39
WrestleMania 39 was the last WrestleMania event, which had 5 matches of the year's contenders. One of the top 3 was absolutely this barn burner between Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair. Charlotte Flair was the champion, and Rhea Ripley was on the cusp of stardom in the WWE.
This match had to be incredible, and it was the best women’s match in WWE until that point. Rhea Ripley stepped up that night, and for 23 minutes these two women had so many near falls that the fans came alive during the match. There was no storyline going into the match, but these two women more than made up for it.
3. Rhea Ripley vs Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 40
This match is in the Top 3 for multiple reasons. Firstly, it was a great match that gave these two women time, and they had a great 20-minute match. Secondly, Rhea Ripley suffered a panic attack just before making her entrance for the match, and Becky Lynch had an illness and high fever.
Rhea Ripley never looked like she had suffered something so big prior to the match. There was a very good story going into the match. WrestleMania 40 is remembered for the main event of Night 2, but this was one of the top 3 matches of the entire 2 nights. These 2 women deserve a WrestleMania rematch when both of them are at 100% health.
4. Rhea Ripley vs Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 36
This was the first WrestleMania Match in the career of Rhea Ripley. This happened in 2020, right when the COVID pandemic started. These two women dreamed of having their match in front of 60,000 fans, but they had their match in the WWE PC. They had a very physical match, and the blows were felt and heard around the world.
All the champs, the Slans, and Rhea Ripley knew that more people were watching this WrestleMania at home than any other, and she delivered a great performance. Rhea Ripley is very proud of the match that she has at that show. This match changed her career in WWE, and the fans were on her side.
5. Rhea Ripley vs Asuka at WrestleMania 37
The first wrestling show to have more than 26,000 fans attend each of the nights after the COVID pandemic. It was Rhea Ripley vs. Asuka, and both women were motivated to go out there and put on a show for the world. Rhea Ripley had established herself, and she was going for her first world championship in WWE.
They had a very good 15-minute match where Asuka applied the submissions, but Rhea Ripley was too powerful, and she won the match. It was an emotional night for Rhea Ripley, and she has come a long way since then as she goes into WrestleMania 42 as the challenger to Jade Cargill.
