Liv Morgan appeared on the latest edition of the No-Contest Wrestling Podcast, where she discussed her feud with Rhea Ripley.
WWE did a storyline injury angle in the summer of 2023 with Ripley attacking Morgan to cover up a real-life injury that Morgan had previously suffered. She returned in January at the Royal Rumble. After the show, Morgan declared a “revenge tour,” vowing to take everything from Ripley, including the championship, The Judgment Day (Ripley’s faction), and Dominik Mysterio (who had aligned with Ripley).
During a backstage brawl coming out of Mania, Morgan accidentally injured Ripley’s shoulder, sidelining her for several months. This real-life injury was put into a storyline. Morgan ended up winning the Women’s World title from Becky Lynch.
“It was very easy for me because it was very real. Rhea really did tear my shoulder. Growing up, I found WWE so early in my life, and it really helped shape my life because all I ever wanted was to grow up and be a WWE Superstar. So, to be injured kind of at the peak of my career, in that moment, by Rhea, who I had to watch as I sat home for six months after tearing my labrum, my rotator cuff, and my bicep… watching her ascend to this level of superstardom, without a care in the world about my injury or what that meant for me… the motivation was obviously there. Like I said, these were all events that really took place. So, as I’m sitting home watching her, I’m just like, “What am I going to do? What’s my direction when I come back?” And then it was right in front of my face. It was so obvious. I’m going to f**king get back at Rhea Ripley. I’m going to do whatever it takes to get back at Rhea Ripley, and I’m going to take everything that she ever loved because she took everything that I ever loved. All I ever loved was WWE, and she took six months, not knowing how I’d be when I returned, if I’d make a full recovery, what this meant for my career. Because nothing is promised in WWE. Just because I left so well off doesn’t mean that I’m going to come back the same way. So, it was just right in front of my face, and I devised the Liv Morgan revenge tour right then and there. I decided that I was going to take away everything she loved, which was the Women’s World Championship, which was Judgment Day, which was Dominik Mysterio, and I took them on and made them mine.”
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