Fans can thank Damian Priest for "Mami."
Rhea Ripley has taken to calling herself "Mami," a take on Eddie Guerrero calling himself "Papi," which took on a new meaning during his feud with Rey Mysterio. During their feud, Eddie claimed to be the "papi" of a young Dominik Mysterio.
To get under Rey's skin, Ripley wore a "I'm Your Papi" shirt and then spun it off into "I'm Your Mami."
Speaking to Sam Roberts on NotSamWrestling, Ripley explained how the idea came together.
"[Mami] was a Priest thing. I went out there, came back after kneeing myself in the face and busting my front two teeth, I had braces for a week, it was great. I came back from that, and we came back on Rey's anniversary. That's where I decided to be a little menace, be myself, and I ordered an Eddie Guerrero shirt and I came out with 'I'm Your Papi' shirt, just to see what the hell was going to happen from that. That was a me call and just me doing something that I thought was right and I wanted to stir the pot a little bit. I started the whole Papi thing, I got told I couldn't be Papi, so Priest was like, 'Well, you're Mami.' I was like, 'Damn straight I'm Mami. We're going to roll with that.' The Mami thing makes me feel comfortable. I just got out there and I'm a child version of myself. I go out there, have fun, do little menace things, make fun of people. Just going out there and having fun," she said.
Ripley has continued to be a menace alongside Priest, Finn Balor, and Dominik in Judgment Day.
Ripley is the reigning WWE Women's World Champion, and elsewhere in the interview, she said she would be down to defend her title inside the Elimination Chamber at WWE Elimination Chamber. You can find her full comments by clicking here.
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