Rhea Ripley claims stealing the contract for the title match at WrestleMania and signing it is a perfectly legal way of hijacking a deal.
On Raw, Rhea Ripley interrupted a contract signing between IYO SKY and Bianca Belair. They were set to sign a deal for the Women’s World Championship match at WrestleMania 41. However, Ripley signed it herself and hijacked the match for herself.
While Sam Roberts questioned the legality of the situation on Raw Recap, Rhea Ripley assured him it was all above board. She explained that she just wants two things: to show Bianca Belair that she is afraid of facing Rhea Ripley and to get the respect back she gave to IYO SKY when she dropped the title to her weeks ago.
Rhea Ripley: I Want My WrestleMania Spot
“I had some business to attend to. I’m having a good time. I signed a contract. My name’s in it. It’s legal. It’s a legal document—you can’t do anything about it. My strategy is to make Bianca realize she was scared to face me in a one-on-one scenario for WrestleMania. She’s scared of her streak ending. She’s scared that she won’t be able to beat me. I need her to notice that. I need her to reflect, think about her actions, and acknowledge it,” she said.
“With IYO, I need her to realize that I was kind enough—it’s very rare that I’m kind and giving—but I have a soft spot for IYO. I was kind. I was giving. And I understood that what I did was wrong and that it screwed up her chances, so I went to Adam Pearce and made a match. I didn’t have to do that for her—I did it because I wanted to.”
“I need her to understand that I went through all this to give her that match, even knowing I’ve never beaten her before and that it’s so close to Mania. To be honest, I kind of expect that respect back. That’s all this is. I respected her so much that I gave her that opportunity, so she should respect me the same way and give me an opportunity back. I want my WrestleMania spot, and I’m not gonna stop until I have it,” added Rhea Ripley.
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