10 New Directions For WWE After Crown Jewel 2023

8. Rhea Ripley Working A Proper Program

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Meanwhile, it's fairly obvious that Rhea Ripley is crying out for a feud to sink her teeth into. WWE can't keep spinning their wheels with 'Mami' by having her work multi-woman bouts without any proper story threads tying them together. They're just matches for the sake of matches, and she deserves better.

Rhea is one of the biggest breakout stars this company has, but her title reign has felt uneven. In fact, the belt has been a backdrop prop whilst Ripley acts as the glue holding Judgment Day together. That's been the writing team's focus, not anything involving the Women's World Championship.

Might be time to change that, at least for a while.

Rhea could really do with working a one-on-one rivalry that lasts approx 2-3 months. Then, WWE can set about the task of preparing something even bigger for Ripley coming WrestleMania. It'd be a nightmare if she didn't have a featured spot come Philly.

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