Rhea Ripley was forced to vacate her Women’s World Championship after she sustained a “freak injury” at the hands of Liv Morgan on last week’s Raw. She will be away from in-ring action and her recovery time is yet to be determined.
It is believed that ‘The Eradicator’ suffered the injury when Liv Morgan attacked her backstage and sent her into the wall. ‘Mami’ injured her AC joint where her collarbone and right shoulder are connected.
Initially, it was believed that the chair shot from Liv Morgan might have caused the injury but the outlet reported that wasn’t the case.
Here is where the Rhea Ripley injury occurred: pic.twitter.com/GBWjoYTNIH
— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) April 15, 2024
Rhea Ripley as Women’s World Champion
Rhea Ripley has established herself as one of the top stars of the stacked WWE women’s division. She has had a dominant run as the champion and her latest title defense took place against Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 40.
She captured the Women’s World Championship (then known as WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship) after defeating Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 39. Holding the title for 380 days, Rhea eclipsed Bayley’s longest reign of the title (379 days) but her dominating reign has now ended in an unfortunate fashion.
380 Days.
— RheaRipley_WWE (@RheaRipley_WWE) April 16, 2024
It has been announced that WWE will crown a new Women’s World Champion on next week’s Raw which takes place in Columbus, OH. It is currently unknown how the new champ will be determined.
We will keep you updated on the situation when more details emerge. Keep an eye on SEScoops for the latest updates.