Demi Bennett (born 11 October 1996)[3] is an Australian professional wrestler. As of July 2017, she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Rhea Ripley and is the current WWE Women's Champion in her second reign. She is also a former two-time Women's World Champion. Ripley's first reign as Women's World Champion is tied with Bayley as the longest in the title's history at 380 days. Demi Bennett 11 October 1996 (age 29) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Demi Bennett[1] Rhea Ripley[2] Billed height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[2] Billed from Adelaide, South Australia[2] Trained by WWE Performance Center Debut 22 June 2013[1] Demi Bennett was born on 11 October 1996 in Adelaide, South Australia.[3][5] She is of Italian descent through her mother's side.[6] Bennett grew up in the beachside Adelaide suburb of Glenelg and attended Henley High School throughout her teenage years At TakeOver: WarGames on 23 November, Ripley led Team Ripley in the first ever women's WarGames match against Team Baszler (Baszler, Io Shirai, Bianca Belair, and NXT UK Women's Champion Kay Lee Ray); despite teammate Dakota Kai turning heel and attacking Nox before the two entered the match, leaving Ripley and Candice LeRae in a de facto two-on-four handicap match, Ripley gave her team the victory by pinning Baszler. March, Ripley began teaming with Liv Morgan, challenging for the titles in a fatal four-way tag team match on Night 2 of WrestleMania 38 on 3 April in a losing effort.[71][72] After failing to win the titles from new champions Sasha Banks and Naomi on 18 April episode of Raw, Ripley attacked Morgan, ending their partnership and turning heel
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At WrestleMania Backlash on 8 May, Ripley cost AJ Styles his match against Edge and was revealed as a member of The Judgment Day.[74] At Hell in a Cell on 5 June, The Judgment Day (Edge, Damian Priest, and Ripley) defeated Styles, Finn Bálor, and Liv Morgan in a six-person mixed tag team match. The stable feuded with the Mysterios (Rey and Dominik) in an attempt to recruit Dominik into their ranks.[80][81][82] After Dominik turned heel at Clash at the Castle on 3 September by attacking Edge and Rey, joining The Judgment Day, he took on a gimmick mirroring Eddie Guerrero's Latino Heat while together with Ripley, with Ripley calling herself Dominik's "Mami At Backlash on 6 May, Ripley successfully defended the SmackDown Women's Championship in her first title defense against Zelina Vega.[92] At Night of Champions on 27 May, Ripley retained the title against Natalya in a squash match that lasted 70 seconds At Day 1 on 1 January 2024, Ripley defeated Ivy Nile to retain the title.[100] On 24 February, at Elimination Chamber: Perth in her home country of Australia, Ripley successfully defended her title against Jax in the main event.[101] On Night 1 of WrestleMania XL on 6 April, Ripley defeated Becky Lynch to retain the title.[102] On 8 April episode of Raw, Ripley was attacked in a backstage segment by Liv Morgan, during which Ripley legitimately injured her right arm and was forced to vacate the championship the following week, ending her reign at 380 days, tying Bayley's record as the longest-reigning Women's World Champion During Ripley's absence, the storyline continued when Morgan began seducing Dominik, who resisted Morgan's efforts, but accidentally helped her win the Women's World Championship from Lynch at King and Queen of the Ring.[105] Morgan also began interfering in The Judgment Day's matches to their advantage.[106] After a three-month hiatus, Ripley returned on 8 July episode of Raw, confronting Morgan and Dominik.[107] At SummerSlam on 3 August, Ripley was unsuccessful in regaining the title from Morgan after interference from Dominik, giving Ripley her first pinfall loss since May 2022. After the match, Dominik turned on Ripley and kissed Morgan, ending their partnership and fully turning Ripley face On 29 October episode of NXT, Ripley was attacked by Morgan and Rodriguez in the WWE Performance Center parking lot.[112] This was reportedly done to write her off television due to a legitimate orbital bone injury suffered the previous week; the injury was announced by WWE the next day and attributed in storyline to the attack On 18 November episode of Raw, Ripley made a surprise return wearing a protective face shield, challenging the opposition to a WarGames match.[115] At Survivor Series WarGames on 30 November, Ripley, Bianca Belair, Bayley, Iyo Sky and Naomi defeated Morgan, Rodriguez, Nia Jax, Tiffany Stratton and Candice LeRae in a WarGames match, with Ripley pinning MorganAt the Raw premiere on Netflix on 6 January 2025, Ripley defeated Morgan to win the Women's World Championship for the second time despite interference from Dominik and Rodriguez, ending their feud.[117] At Saturday Night's Main Event on 25 January, Ripley defeated Jax to retain the title.[118] On 3 March episode of Raw, Ripley lost the title to Sky after being distracted by the Elimination Chamber match winner Belair, ending her second reign at 56 days. At Clash in Italy on May 31, Ripley successfully retained the title against Cargill.[133] WWE Women's Championship[a] (2 times, current)[161] Women's World Championship[b] (2 times)[162] NXT Women's Championship (1 time)[163] NXT UK Women's Championship (1 time, inaugural)
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