Rhea Ripley discusses comparisons to Chyna.
Rhea Ripley may or may not run Judgment Day, but she stands tall amongst a group of men, and hasn't been afraid to get physical with the male superstars. Rhea has drawn comparisons to Chyna, who famously had no issue throwing down with men in the ring.
Speaking to Cameron Hawkins of The Ringer, Ripley touched on comparisons to Chyna.
“Hunter definitely likes to put me next to Chyna. We didn’t actually have like a sitdown conversation about how my career would pan out. We sort of just let it all grow, in a way, naturally," she said.
Chyna was introduced as the bodyguard of Triple H on WWE television during his feud with Goldust in 1997.
In the interview, Ripley explained that is was never specified, “you’re going to be beating up the men,” saying that was the natural progression of her role. Ripley credited Chyna, saying she “paved the way in the way that she got in the ring with the men, and she proved that women can beat up men and be just as good as them. Where I’m sort of following on with that, but I’m trying to make my own name for myself at the same time.”
Ripley is the reigning WWE Women's World Champion. She is not currently scheduled to compete at WWE Royal Rumble.
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