Roman Reigns’ Bloodline faction members are not any strangers to The Judgment Day, a WWE group that includes Rhea Ripley. Not too way back, the latter had an entertaining verbal alternate with Reigns’ legendary cousin Rikishi.
The WWE Corridor of Famer can also be the daddy of The Usos, who just lately confronted The Judgment Day’s Dominik Mysterio and Damian Priest on Monday Night time RAW. In the meantime, Ripley has all of the momentum behind her proper now, having received the Ladies’s Royal Rumble Match final month.
Throughout a current episode of WWE Extraaa Dhamaal that includes Rikishi, the Samoan legend obtained a pre-recorded message from the Australian star:
“Rikishi, you are a legend.” Rhea Ripley continued, “You have performed a lot on this enterprise. I keep in mind watching you as a child. I keep in mind seeing you within the ring, and I keep in mind seeing you dancing with my mentor Scotty 2 Hotty. It was humorous. It was entertaining. However what number of years in the past was that now? What are you doing lately?” [0:15 – 0:40]
Rhea Ripley went on to take a shot — in character — on the 57-year-old, referencing Jimmy and Jey Uso:
“Now, you are sitting at residence, and also you’re watching RAW. You are watching me. You are watching The Judgment Day, and also you’re watching us beat up your sons. We’ve to place them in place and educate them classes since you did not. They wanna stick their noses in our enterprise on RAW? The Judgment Day, we run Monday Night time RAW, and I shouldn’t have an issue placing your sons down each single week.” [0:40 – 1:16]
When requested about presumably getting concerned between Rhea Ripley and The Usos, Rikishi jokingly mentioned he wouldn’t do a “rattling factor about it.”
The previous Intercontinental Champion additionally highlighted his notorious Stinkface transfer, which concerned rubbing his posterior into the faces of cornered opponents. Utilizing that for instance, he maintained kayfabe and despatched a non-PG message to the 2023 Royal Rumble winner:
“Clearly, you needed to watch me since you cherished what you was watching — and that was ‘Kishi backing {that a}** up. They all the time say this, ‘Shake what your mama gave you.’ Keep in mind this right here — you do not have a nasty bottom your self, alright? So, Judgment Day, we’ll see you down the road someplace. That is a truth,” mentioned Rikishi. [2:07 – 2:29]
WWE’s main plans for Rhea Ripley and Roman Reigns
After successful the Royal Rumble Match, Rhea Ripley has challenged SmackDown Ladies’s Champion Charlotte Aptitude to a high-stakes conflict at WWE WrestleMania 39.
In the meantime, Undisputed WWE Common Champion Roman Reigns vs. Males’s Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes can also be the present plan for The Present of Exhibits on April 1-2. Nonetheless, The Tribal Chief should defend his gold towards Sami Zayn first. Their match will happen on the Elimination Chamber occasion on February 18.
Though Zayn is the underdog heading into the championship bout, a victory for him would complicate issues for The Bloodline on the Highway to WrestleMania.
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