Rhea Ripley breaks character; reveals honest reaction to facing Jade Cargill at WrestleMania 42

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She broke character, and spoke about elevating her on-screen rival despite her limited experience in the ring.

“I do. I definitely do. I feel like this is a match that a lot of people have wanted for a long time, especially at WrestleMania. There’s already so much pressure going into that day and into that match. And then also going off of last year, it was the same at Wrestlemania 39 when I faced Charlotte. Then going into Wrestlemania 40, I was like, ‘I have to do just as well as I did the year before.’ Like I really have to. But now stepping in with someone that has only had limited experience within the wrestling industry compared to a lot of people on the show, I do have that pressure to kind of uplift her and bring her to a different level so we can go out there and we can make magic just like everyone expects from us,” Rhea Ripley said.

Rhea Ripley reveals she almost never became a wrestler

In the same interview, The Nightmare revealed that she was very good at soccer (football) during her teenage years. She captained her U15 team and was a strong presence in defense.

However, she added that she eventually fell out of love with the sport and branched out to wrestling. After impressing in the Australian independent scene, Rhea Ripley has now become one of the faces of WWE.

It now remains to be seen whether she will be able to dethrone Jade Cargill at WrestleMania 42 and win the Women’s Championship for the first time.

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