Rhea Ripley is closing out the year on a high note as she has reached another milestone in her successful career with WWE. 2023 was a strong year for Ripley, arguably her strongest, thanks to her booking as a singles star and alliance with Judgment Day.
2023
Ripley has been booked as one of the top stars in WWE and used across Raw and SmackDown. She’s been linked with The Judgment Day once Edge and Damian Priest recruited her into the group before Finn Balor kicked out Edge of the group and added Dominik Mysterio.
This past January, Ripley won this year’s women’s Royal Rumble Match, earning the right to challenge for a title of her choosing at WrestleMania 39 a few months later. Ripley beat Charlotte Flair to win the SmackDown Women’s Title on the first night. WWE later renamed the Raw and SmackDown Women’s Title, with Ripley now holding the Women’s World Title.
As champion, she has retained the title in defenses against the likes of Natalya and Zelina Vega. Her most recent title defense at a premium live event was over Zoey Stark at Survivor Series.
The stat
Ripley has now held the title for over 250 days. Across TV, live events, and PLEs, she’s defended the title 32 times.
Rhea Ripley has now hit 250-days as Women's World Champion in @WWE.
In those 250-days, Ripley has defended the title 32-times across TV/PLEs/live events. pic.twitter.com/miBOYMZiYb
— Wrestle Features (@WrestleFeatures) December 7, 2023
