10 Fascinating Backstage WWE Facts About Rhea Ripley
4. She Wanted To Get Tattooed During A Match
This trifecta of tattoo trivia ends with an absolutely insane idea that would have seen Mami get some new ink under utterly bizarre circumstances.
Whilst down in NXT, Ripley was involved in a feud with Bianca Belair. She even squared off against the EST on opposing teams in a WarGames match, which left both women beaten and scarred. However, if Rhea had gotten her way, Belair would have left an entirely different mark on her body.
As she told Flash Morgan Webster on his podcast (H/T to Ringside News for the write-up), the star pitched the idea of her opponent tattooing her with a mechanical needle during a match together.
“I wanted to get a battery-powered tattoo gun and I wanted Bianca to rip the fishnet in my pants and I wanted Bianca to tattoo lips on my leg while everyone held me down.” She then explained that officials suggested that this might not be the most hygienic thing in the world, to which she allegedly responded “Yeah, true.”
That’s putting it lightly.
Cooler heads prevailed, and this mad idea was permanently shelved.