Rhea Riley Suffered An Injury During The Royal Rumble Event; Take A Look At Her Current Status

As previously mentioned, Ripley won her match at the Women's Royal Rumble in the ring which lasted 61 minutes. She was the first competitor in the match and won after throwing Liv Morgan over the top rope.

As previously mentioned, Ripley won her match at the Women's Royal Rumble in the ring which lasted 61 minutes. She was the first competitor in the match and won after throwing Liv Morgan over the top rope. (Image credits: Twitter)
By Sri Praneeth Palli | Jan 29, 2023 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

After the 2023 Royal Rumble event, WWE held a press conference to discuss how Rhea Ripley dislocated her knee during the women’s Royal Rumble match. As previously mentioned, Rhea Ripley won her match at the Women’s Royal Rumble in the ring which lasted 61 minutes. She was the first competitor in the match and won after throwing Liv Morgan over the top rope. “I mean, I’m clearly beaten,” said Rhea Ripley. She said, “My knee isn’t very good overall, so it dislocated it for a second, but it quickly recovered. Feeling good now I was blocking out everything else because I feel my emotions are everything and I’m excited. If you can smell blood up your nose, it’s definitely there. But my knees are fine. “

The WWE Raw star was close to winning the 2021 Women’s Royal Rumble match when she and ‘Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Blair were the last two in the ring. Ripley could face Bellaire for her title or WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 39 if the two champions can hold the title until then. Ripley is a former Women’s Student Champion, a title she won from Asuka at WrestleMania 37 and held until the 2021 Money in the Bank show. At the 2023 Royal Rumble, Cody Rhodes won the Men’s Royal Rumble match, Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns defeated Kevin Owens, Bray Wyatt defeated L.A., and retained the title against Bliss.

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Lyon’s final match came at her NXT level-up on January 20th, where Jacarra defeated Jackson by just over five minutes. On her Jan. 24 episode of NXT, Indy Hartwell and Dani Palmer ran into her in her parking lot as she lay on the ground holding her leg. rice field. As it turns out, this isn’t the first time she’s been laid off due to a leg injury. In May 2022, she sprained her MCL and partially tore it, leading to her women’s ‘NXT’ breakout. Excluded from tournaments. However, these injuries kept the Lions out of action for just over a month. The parking lot segment in this week’s episode may have been made for Lyons to write away from the TV while she recuperated. If anything, she doesn’t let that setback slow her down and declares, “This comeback is personal.”

She won’t say if ACL tears require surgery, but it usually does. In that case, she probably expects 6-9 months of recovery and rehabilitation. It’s a tough setback for a wrestler who seemed to be on the cusp of a main event push during NXT’s 2.0 era, with Lyons not showing much since his last WWE Creative name change last summer following his helm change. Gone. Her most prominent angle was her split with tag partner Zoe Stark and a brief follow-up feud that Stark won.

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