FANS are fearing a lengthy lay-off for Rhea Ripley after WWE chief Triple H shared a worrying clip.
The metalhead ring star shocked viewers on Monday Night Raw when she announced that she was vacating the Women’s Title.
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InstagramTriple H shared footage of him consoling her after the annoucement[/caption]
Judgement Day member Ripley, 27, is fresh from beating Becky Lynch to retain the championship at this month’s WrestleMania 40 extravaganza.
However, she is now set to be out of action for months after revealing she has a shoulder injury.
The Aussie, real name Demi Bennett, was attacked last week on Raw by Liv Morgan.
The WWE star, who had her arm in a sling, acknowledged that yesterday while confirming that she will be gone for “quite a few months”.
Ripley vowed: “When I come back, I’m coming back for blood.”
She then laid her title belt, which she won at WrestleMania 39, on the apron before Morgan came out and the two almost came to blows before security intervened.
WWE’s chief content officer and head of creative Triple H later shared footage of him consoling Ripley backstage following the segment on Raw.
He hugged the powerhouse while whispering some encouraging words into her ear, and he captioned the clip with: “Absolutely no doubt in my mind that @rhearipley_wwe will come back tougher, stronger and more dominant than ever.
“Thank you, Rhea, for a reign that the entire WWE Universe can be proud of.”
However, that only cast more fears that the grappler could be missing for some time as worried fans jumped into the comments.
“This is heartbreaking,” declared one.
Another said: “Really gonna miss her. Mami is always on top!”
“That means no mami for god knows how long,” wrote another while a fourth claimed: “Looks like it’s gonna be a while before we see her.”
Although a more optimistic fan said: “She’s gonna be missed!! Hopefully she’ll be well before SummerSlam.”
RHEA RIPLEY
All you need to know about the superstar:
Age:
27
Hometown:
Adelaide, South Australia
Height:
5ft 7in
Championships:
WWE Raw Women’s Title x 1,
Women’s World Championship x 1,
WWE Tag Team Champion x 1,
NXT Women’s Title x 1,
NXT UK Women’s Title x 1,
Royal Rumble winner x 1
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