Rhea Ripley. Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Visuals
WWE’s Rhea Ripley is expressing “I do.”
The previous Women’s Globe Champion — whose genuine identify is Demi Bennett — has married her longtime spouse, fellow Australian wrestler Buddy Matthews (real title Matthew Adams).
“Til dying. 🖤23.06.24,” Ripley, 27, captioned a sweet picture of the pleased few kissing on their massive working day. In the snap, the two wrestlers can be witnessed decked out in all black whilst Ripley holds a bouquet with an assortment of flowers which includes black roses.
“Congrats!!!!!!” commented fellow WWE wrestler Bianca Belair.
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Dominik Mysterio, who is Ripley’s onscreen paramour on Monday Night time Raw, commented below the submit: “🖤🖤🖤🙌”
Ripley and Matthews, 35, declared their engagement in August 2023. “1000x Yes! Pure F—king joy! ❤️,” Ripley captioned a picture of her kissing Matthews on the cheek and exhibiting off her engagement ring at the time.
Matthews will work for rival organization All Elite Wrestling, wherever he is a former World Trios Winner. Just before that, he worked with Ripley in WWE beneath the stage name Buddy Murphy. He was unveiled from his WWE agreement in June 2021.
Prior to his romantic relationship with Ripley, Matthews dated previous WWE Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss, whose genuine name is Lexi Cabrera. She is now married to singer Ryan Cabrera.
In March, Ripley dealt with the discrepancies in accomplishment that she and Matthews have expert in WWE, and what it’s like to function for two diverse providers.
“He’s delighted for me and he is aware how much I can go in this enterprise and how much his restrictions are as properly,” Ripley informed Logan Paul on his “Impaulsive” podcast. “It’s a male-dominated activity, there is only so several ladies in it, so if you definitely clearly show that you’re distinct and you hook up with the crowd in a specific way, you are heading to skyrocket to the top.”
“He is familiar with that when he was in WWE, he hit a peak there. The system that I’m on [in WWE] is larger. I truly feel like he doesn’t get threatened by that and he claims does not both, so I choose his word. I rely on him. I feel him,” Ripley continued. “He’s really comfortable in what he’s executing. He enjoys to aid me together the way and help me increase, which is what a partnership ought to be.”
Rhea Ripley defeats Becky Lynch to retain the WWE Women’s Entire world Championship in the course of Evening One of WrestleMania 40. WWE
Ripley held the WWE Women’s Entire world Championship for 380 times right after profitable the title from Charlotte Aptitude at WrestleMania 39 in April 2023. After properly defending the championship versus Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 40 this past April, Ripley was compelled to relinquish her title just after suffering an arm damage on the April 8 episode of Uncooked.
During her reign, the Australian star, who hails from Adelaide, manufactured heritage when she headlined WWE’s Elimination Chamber in Perth, Australia. Ripley defeated Nia Jax in the first women’s major occasion to headline a high quality WWE occasion in three a long time.
