Rhea Ripley: ‘I Hated Myself’

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In an interview with Complex, she talked about her start in NXT and how her shopping days in WWE’s developmental were not good.

It was terrifying. It made me feel like, honestly, how I felt in high school when I was shopping for my graduation,” she said.

Ripley is known to exude confidence and carries a confident personality, but her NXT days had her feeling bad about herself.

“I just felt so nervous and uneasy, and I felt like I hated myself in everything that I was wearing. I thought my shoulders were too broad. I just thought I was like a weirdly shaped human. I just hated all the clothes on me. So shopping those days was terrifying,” she added.

Rhea Ripley reveals Vans didn’t respond to her pitch

During the conversation with Complex, Rhea Ripley revealed that she reached out to Vans for a sponsorship deal early in her WWE career.

However, she never heard back from the company. She said she still wears Vans shoes and would be open to a deal with them.

“I’d love to do a Vans deal for sure. Since they are the shoes that I wear every single day, I would love to do a Vans deal. I remember when I first started in WWE, my name started getting a little bit bigger, and I remember I messaged them ages ago. They never got back to me. I slid into their DMs, and they didn’t respond,” she said.

Rhea Ripley is now gearing up for her match against Jade Cargill for the Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 42.

If you use quotes from this article, please credit Complex and give an H/T to Sportskeeda Wrestling for the transcription.