Demi Bennett (born 11 October 1996) is an Australian

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...

. She is currently signed to

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, where she performs on the

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under the ring name Rhea Ripley and is a member of

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. She was also the inaugural NXT UK Women's Champion as well as a former

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, a former

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and a former

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, making her the only person to have held all four titles, as well as the first female Australian champion in WWE history. After competing on the

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under her real name since 2013, Ripley joined WWE as part of the inaugural Mae Young Classic in 2017. After reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 edition of the tournament, she was part of the original roster of ''

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'', becoming its inaugural women's champion in August 2018. After a run on the

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brand from 2019 to 2021 which saw her win the NXT Women's Championship and become the brand's first member to defend their title at

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, WWE's flagship event, she moved to

, quickly going on to win the Raw Women's Championship at

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Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2013–2017)

Bennett began to work in

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in 2013. She spent several years in the promotion, where she became a two-time RCW Women's Champion. Bennett's New Horizon Pro Wrestling debut was made on 24 May 2014 during the opening night of the NHPW Global Conflict where she joined the Global Conflict Tournament. She was eliminated during the first round of the tournament by

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. She returned for the second night of the NHPW Global Conflict event, competing in a four way mixed tag team match paired with Garry Schmidt. Six months later, Bennett returned and was part of the opening night of the NHPW Final Chapter event, wrestling a Four Way Match against

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and

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with the vacant IndyGurlz Australia Championship at stake. However, Bennett did not win the title. Bennett made her

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debut on 14 June 2014 at MCW New Horizons where she defended the RCW Women's title in a Three Way match against Savannah Summers and

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. On 9 August at MCW Clash Of The Titans, Bennett defeated Miami to retain her Women's Championship. Bennett continued her winning streak with a third consecutive victory, defeating Savannah Summers at MCW Fight For A Cause. On 22 April 2017, Bennett wrestled her last RCW match at RCW Strength where she successfully defended the Women's title against Kellyanne.

WWE

Mae Young Classic (2017–2018)

In 2017, Bennett signed with WWE, and it was announced that she would compete in the inaugural Mae Young Classic under the new name Rhea Ripley. She defeated Miranda Salinas in the first round but lost to

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in the second round. Ripley made her NXT television debut on 25 October 2017 episode of ''

'', participating in a battle royal to determine one of the contenders for the vacant

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at TakeOver: WarGames on 18 November, which was won by

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. Eventually sporting a new look, Ripley competed in the

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in 2018, showing a new aggressive and disrespectful attitude and establishing herself as a

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in the process; she defeated MJ Jenkins,

Kacy Catanzaro Kacy Esther Catanzaro (born January 14, 1990) is an American professional wrestler, gymnast and athletics-based television personality. She is currently signed with WWE on the NXT brand under the ring name Katana Chance. She competed at ...

, and

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in her first three matches but lost to

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in the semi-finals.

NXT UK (2018–2019)

Shortly after the 2018 Mae Young Classic, Ripley became part of the

as part of the premiere of the newly created ''

'' show. During the television tapings of the show in August (that aired throughout November), Ripley took part in an eight woman tournament to determine the inaugural NXT UK Women's Champion. She defeated

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in the first round,

in the semi-finals, and

in the finals to become the inaugural champion. With the win, Ripley became the first female Australian champion in WWE history, and the second Australian champion altogether after

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. Ripley also competed in a

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before the first ever all women's pay–per–view,

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, on 28 October, where she successfully retained her title against Dakota Kai (due to the tournament having yet to air at the time, she was not yet recognized on-screen as champion). Throughout her championship reign, Ripley went on to fend off title contenders such as

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and

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. On 12 January 2019 at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool, Ripley lost her title to

, ending her reign at 139 days and marking her first defeat in the brand. At the

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event on 27 January, Ripley made her first appearance on a main roster pay-per-view by entering the women's

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at #24, eliminating Kacy Catanzaro,

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, and

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before being eliminated by Bayley. Afterwards, Ripley feuded with the debuting

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for most of 2019 over which one was the most dominant woman in the NXT UK roster. The two faced off in a match on 15 June (aired 3 July), where Niven defeated Ripley. Ripley defeated Niven in a rematch on 31 August (aired 4 September); the two would eventually team up after Ripley saved Niven from an attack by

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and

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, whom they defeated in a tag team match on 4 October. Ripley wrestled her last match in the brand on 5 October 2019 tapings of ''NXT UK'', defeating Nina Samuels.

NXT Women's Champion (2019–2021)

On 28 August 2019 episode of ''NXT'', Ripley made her surprise return to the brand when she interrupted

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, stating that Baszler may have beaten everyone on NXT, but not her, turning

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and beginning a feud between the two in the process. In parallel to her feud against Baszler, on 1 November episode of ''

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'', Ripley and

were one of the many ''NXT'' wrestlers to invade the show, challenging

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and

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to a tag team match, from which Ripley and Nox emerged victorious. Later that night, Ripley joined

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and the rest of the ''NXT'' roster as they declared war on both

and

, and vowed to win the 2019 Survivor Series brand warfare. As part of the ongoing storyline, she defeated both Raw's

Charlotte Flair Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr (born April 5, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Charlotte Flair. She is currently inactive. She is a second-generati ...

and SmackDown's

Sasha Banks Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado (born January 26, 1992) is an American professional wrestler and actress. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sasha Banks. Banks previously wrestled on ...

in a

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on 22 November episode of ''SmackDown''. At TakeOver: WarGames on 23 November, Ripley led Team Ripley in the first ever women's

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against Team Baszler (Baszler,

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, and NXT UK Women's Champion

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); despite teammate

turning heel and attacking

before the two even entered the match, leaving Ripley and

Candice LeRae Candice LeRae Gargano (''née'' Dawson; born September 29, 1985) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand. She is a former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion and was a member of The Way. LeRa ...

in a ''

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'' two-on-four

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, Ripley gave her team the victory by pinning Baszler. The following night at

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, Ripley was part of Team NXT, who defeated Team Raw and Team SmackDown, and the leader of her team in the 5-on-5-on-5 women's

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, which her team won after she last eliminated SmackDown captain Sasha Banks, with she, LeRae and Shirai as the survivors. On 18 December episode of ''NXT'', Ripley defeated Baszler to win the

, making her the first person to have won both the NXT Women's and NXT UK Women's Championships. She then successfully defended the title against

on 25 January 2020 at Worlds Collide. Ripley made an appearance on 3 February 2020 episode of ''

'', confronting

winner

and suggesting that Flair should use her Royal Rumble title opportunity to challenge Ripley for the NXT Women's Championship at

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. Flair appeared in the following episode of ''NXT'' to give her answer, but was interrupted by both Bianca Belair, Ripley's future title contender at TakeOver: Portland, and Ripley herself, with the two eventually teaming up and attacking Flair. At the aforementioned event on 16 February, Ripley successfully defended the championship against Belair, and was attacked by Flair, who accepted Ripley's challenge. Ripley then lost the title to Flair on the second night of

on 5 April. The day after WrestleMania, WWE announced that Ripley took a hiatus from WWE and returned to Australia due to her visa issues. Ripley returned on 6 May episode of ''NXT'' after Flair got herself disqualified in an NXT Women's Championship match against Io Shirai by attacking Flair. A backstage interview with Ripley and Shirai was shown afterward where they began arguing and eventually brawling to be separated by officials. On 7 June at TakeOver: In Your House, Ripley and Flair both lost to Io Shirai in a triple threat match for the NXT Women's Championship. On 18 November episode of ''NXT'', Ripley challenged Shirai for the NXT Women's Championship, but was unsuccessful. On 2 December episode of ''NXT'', Ripley was announced as a member of

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's team for the second ever women's WarGames match. At New Year's Evil on 6 January 2021, Ripley failed to defeat Raquel González in a

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, which was her final match in NXT. At the

on 31 January, Ripley entered at #14, scoring 7 eliminations and becoming one of the final two competitors in the match before she was eliminated by eventual winner

Main roster beginnings (2021–2022)

On 22 February 2021 episode of ''Raw'', a video package aired hyping up Ripley's arrival to the brand. Ripley made her main roster debut on 22 March episode of ''Raw'', challenging

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to a match for the

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. Asuka accepted Ripley's challenge and the match was scheduled to take place on the second night of WrestleMania on 11 April. At WrestleMania 37, Ripley defeated Asuka to win the Raw Women's Championship. On the ''Raw'' after WrestleMania, Ripley defended the title in a rematch against Asuka, but it ended in a no-contest after interference from Charlotte Flair, who attacked both Asuka and Ripley. On 3 May episode of ''Raw'', a rematch between Ripley and Asuka for the Raw Women's Championship was scheduled for

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, but WWE official

added Flair to the match to make it a triple threat match. At the event on 16 May, Ripley successfully retained her title by pinning Asuka. At

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on 20 June, Flair defeated Ripley by disqualification, thus Ripley retained her title. At Money in the Bank on 18 July, Ripley dropped the title to Flair, ending her reign at 98 days. She failed to regain the title in a triple threat match against the champion Nikki A. S. H. and Flair at

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on 21 August. Over the following weeks, Ripley allied with Nikki A. S. H. as a tag team, and on 20 September episode of ''Raw'', they won the

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by defeating

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and

Tamina Sarona Moana Marie Reiher Snuka-Polamalu (born January 10, 1978) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Tamina. She is a one-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champ ...

. On 22 November episode of ''Raw'', Ripley and A. S. H. lost the titles to

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and

Queen Zelina Thea Megan Trinidad Büdgen (born December 27, 1990) is an American professional wrestler and actress. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Zelina Vega, and is a member of Legado Del Fanta ...

, ending their reign at 63 days. Their partnership ended on 10 January 2022 episode of ''Raw'' when A. S. H. attacked Ripley. On 7 March episode of ''Raw'', she teamed with

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to defeat Zelina and Carmella, adding them to the Women's Tag Team Championship triple threat match at

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and making it a

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. On the second night of the event on 3 April, they failed to win the titles. On 18 April episode of ''Raw'', Ripley and Morgan faced the champions

and

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for the titles, but lost. After the match, Ripley attacked Morgan, ending their partnership and turning

for the first time on the main roster.

The Judgment Day (2022–present)

on 8 May, Ripley cost

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his match against

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and was revealed as a member of

. At

on 5 June, The Judgment Day (Edge,

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, and Ripley) defeated Styles,

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, and

in a

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. The next night on ''Raw'', Edge introduced Bálor as the newest member of The Judgment Day; Bálor, Priest, and Ripley suddenly attacked Edge, kicking him out of the stable. Later that night, Ripley won a fatal four-way match to become the #1 contender for

's Raw Women's Championship. She was scheduled to face Belair at Money in the Bank on 2 July, but was pulled out of the match after being not medically cleared to compete; she was replaced by Carmella. On the 25 July episode of ''Raw,'' Ripley returned from injury, helping Bálor and Priest attack

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(

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and Dominik) in a backstage segment. Ripley accompanied Bálor and Priest to the ring for their match against The Mysterios at

on 30 July, which they lost after interference from a returning Edge. Despite interference from Ripley, Bálor and Priest lost to Edge and Rey in a tag team match at

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on 3 September. After the match, Dominik attacked Edge and Rey, turning heel and joining The Judgment Day. On 8 October at Extreme Rules, Dominik, Priest, and Ripley helped Bálor defeat Edge in an "I Quit" match. After the match, Ripley attacked Edge’s wife,

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, with a con-chair-to. At Crown Jewel, Bálor, Priest, and Dominik defeated

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(Styles,

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, and

Karl Anderson Chad Allegra (born January 20, 1980), better known by the ring name Karl Anderson, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE where he performs on the Raw brand. He also makes appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), whe ...

) in a

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after interference from Ripley. On the following episode of ''Raw,'' The O.C. introduced the returning

Mia Yim Stephanie Hym Lee (née Bell; born April 16, 1989) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name "Michin" Mia Yim. She is a member of The O.C.. She is also known for her tim ...

as their solution to counter Ripley. Three weeks later at

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on 26 November, Ripley's team lost to Yim's team after

Becky Lynch Rebecca Quin (born 30 January 1987) is an Irish professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE under the ring name Becky Lynch where she performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand. Lynch is one of WWE's most recognizable and ...

pinned

in a

. On the 28 November episode of ''Raw,'' The Judgment Day defeated The O.C. in an eight-person mixed tag team match to end their feud. On the 19 December episode of ''Raw'', Ripley challenged

Akira Tozawa Akira Tozawa (戸澤陽, ''Tozawa Akira'', born July 22, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. He is a former WWE Cruiserweight Champion and WWE 24/7 Champion, winning the ...

to a match after Tozawa splashed a beverage in Dominik's face during a tag team match between Bálor and Priest against the

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. Ripley went on to win her first intergender match against Tozawa.

Other media

Bennett made her

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debut as a playable character in ''

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'' and subsequently in '' WWE 2K Battlegrounds'', and ''

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''.

Personal life

Bennett cites watching

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as an inspiration growing up. In addition to wrestling, Bennett is also trained in or practices

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rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 1 ...

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and

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. She is a fan of the

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Championships and accomplishments

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** Breakthrough Wrestler of the Year (2019) * ''

Pro Wrestling Illustrated ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American internationally sold professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publish ...

'' ** Ranked No. 11 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2020 *

RCW Women's Championship Riot City Wrestling (RCW) is an Australian independent professional wrestling promotion founded in January 2006 in Adelaide, South Australia. It runs shows independently, in conjunction with local festivals, as well as with other organizations ...

(2 times) *

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** Ranked No. 7 of the top 10 women's wrestlers in 2019. *

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( 1 time) **

( 1 time) – with

Nikki A.S.H. Nicola Glencross (born 21 April 1989) is a Scottish professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Nikki Cross. She is a one-time WWE Raw Women's Champion, three-time WWE Women's Tag Team ...

( 1 time) **

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( 1 time, inaugural) ** NXT UK Women's Championship Tournament (2018)

References

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