WWE to strip Rhea Ripley of the Women’s Championship ahead of Night of Champions? Exploring the possibility

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In a shocking twist, however, WWE might be forced to strip Rhea Ripley of her WWE Women’s Championship as Mami is reportedly injured. On the post-Clash in Italy Friday Night SmackDown, Mami appeared with a brace around her right knee and admitted that she was banged up from the war against Cargill.

Later on the same show, General Manager Nick Aldis also revealed that Mami was in no condition to compete on the show, which hints that Rhea’s injury may be serious, and her vacating the title could be a possibility.

Ripley was in a similar situation in April 2024, when she was forced to vacate her Women’s World Championship after sustaining a shoulder injury. If the ex-Judgment Day member has to vacate her strap once again due to injury, it would shake the entire trajectory of SmackDown’s women’s division.

However, the angle proposed above is hypothetical, and nothing has been confirmed as of now.

The 29-year-old star talked about her WWE Royal Rumble botch

In an interview with ESPN, The Nightmare opened up about the moment her entire push was almost ruined as she almost ended up botching her winning spot at Royal Rumble 2023, as her palms were sweaty.

Here’s what she said:

“I managed to get to the last three, and by then, I was so sweaty. My hands were wet and slipped. As soon as I grabbed the top rope, I was like, ‘Do not let go. For the love of God, through all the weights that you’ve picked up while being sweaty, this is the one you can’t drop.’ Very close. Very close. I was scared.”

That being said, it will be interesting to see how things unfold with Ripley and whether she actually needs to vacate her title due to her injury. Only time will tell.