Rhea Ripley and Jade Cargill (c) didn't wait long to start talking trash ahead of their WWE Women's Championship match at WrestleMania 42. The two erupted into a heated exchange on X on Sunday, and it got personal fast.
It started with Ripley firing the opening shot, posting: "All you seem to do is talk… And that's literally it." Cargill fired back quickly, taking aim at Ripley's standing backstage: "Talk??? Like the hours you spend talking to creative?"
Ripley wasn't having it, responding with a blunt rebuke: "You're funny… That's funny… Now we know you really do be talking out of your ass because everything you say is bullshit. Don't spread lies on my name you dumb B." Cargill closed it out with a simple: "Hit dogs will holler. Holla holla holla ?"
The WrestleMania 42 Stakes
The bad blood comes less than 24 hours after Ripley punched her ticket to Las Vegas. Ripley won the Women's Elimination Chamber match at Saturday's PLE in Chicago, last eliminating Tiffany Stratton with the Riptide to earn the title shot.
Cargill has held the WWE Women's Championship since defeating Stratton at November's Saturday Night's Main Event. Ripley enters as the biggest challenge of Cargill's title reign, and Sunday's social media exchange suggests the tension between them is already very real.
Notably, Cargill's "creative" jab implies Ripley benefits from preferential backstage treatment — a claim that is sure to fuel fan debate heading into WrestleMania season. Ripley denied it flatly, and Cargill's parting shot suggests she's not backing down.
A First-Time-Ever WrestleMania Clash
Despite both women being cornerstones of WWE's women's division in recent years, Cargill vs. Ripley is a first-time-ever singles match. The two have never crossed paths in a one-on-one setting since Cargill's WWE debut at the 2024 Royal Rumble.
Ripley is 3-1 in previous WrestleMania world championship matches, while this will be the most high-profile title defense of Cargill's reign. WrestleMania 42 takes place April 18-19 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, streaming on ESPN Unlimited domestically and Netflix internationally.
