Rhea Ripley On How She Has Evolved As A Wrestler: “I found the confidence within myself to be myself.”

The Eradicator discusses how she has evolved as a performer.

In the last year, Rhea Ripley has been one of the most over competitors in WWE despite being heel. Joining the Judgement Day, Ripley has been called The Eradicator of the faction. She has also been working closely with Dominik Mysterio, who Rhea believes doesn’t get the credit he deserves for his development.

In an interview with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, Ripley shared her thoughts on how she has evolved as a performer in WWE.

“I’m a very genuine person. When I first started in WWE, I was very timid and scared that I was going to do something wrong. I wanted to please everyone. That’s why you saw the Rhea Ripley you did. I didn’t think people would gravitate toward me. I thought they wanted something else from me. But it’s amazing. I stopped caring. I know myself better than anyone else. I found the confidence within myself to be myself. That’s the Rhea Ripley you see today,”

Rhea Ripley

As of this writing, it is unknown who Rhea Ripley will defend her WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship against after defeating Natalya at Night Of Champions in around a minute.

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