Rhea Ripley Got The **** Kicked Out Of Her Last Week | WWE News

Rhea Ripley was left with a black eye after last week's SmackDown.

by Andrew Pollard
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Having battled Giulia on last week's SmackDown, WWE's Rhea Ripley certainly came off a little worse for wear against the Beautiful Madness.

Taking to Instagram over the weekend, Ripley showed off the black eye she suffered during that match, and even wished Giulia a happy birthday; the Women's United States Champion turned 32 on Saturday.

The match itself ended up in a disqualification after Nia Jax and Lash Legend attacked Rhea Ripley, but it was a fun, snug nine-minute bout up until that point. In fact, you could say that this was one of the few times that Giulia has been showcased as a hard-hitting ass-kicker since she joined the main roster. Unfortunately for Rhea, of course, that hard-hitting meant the Eradicator found herself with quite the shiner by the time all was said and done.

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While Giulia is now in the midst of her second reign as the Women's United States Champion, Rhea and Iyo Sky are approaching 50 days as the Women's Tag Team Champions. For Ripley, this is a second run with those Tag Titles, following a 63-day reign with Nikki Cross back in 2021.

Where the Women's Team Tag Team Titles are concerned, Ripley and Sky have a solid amount of challengers to fend off right now, from Giulia and Kiana James, to Nia Jax and Lash Legend, to the Kabuki Warriors, to Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair, to the Judgment Day, to Lyra Valkyria and Bayley, and even NXT acts such as Sol Ruca and Zaria.

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