Rhea Ripley sneakily paid homage to his real-life AEW boyfriend on WWE Raw this week

Rhea Ripley continues to be in the headlines regularly despite not defending her title every week. This time, the Women’s World Champion is getting fans’ attention because of the way she wore her title across her neck on the latest episode of Raw. Ripley’s boyfriend, Buddy Matthews, has a unique style of wearing his title on the ring, which is similarly worn across the neck.

Ripley used the same style, and fans were quick to notice that. A fan used Ripley’s and Matthews’ pictures and posted them on Twitter together. The fans said, “Just like her tubby, it’s her ride or die,” Praising the couple for nodding at each other on live television. Rhea Ripley and Matthews have been dating since 2022 and are very close.

Matthews joined AEW in early 2022, aligning himself with former WWE superstar Malakai Black, known to WWE fans as Aleister Black. The two joined Brody King and won the AEW Trios Championship as The House of Black. Matthews also acknowledged his girlfriend on a recent episode of AEW Collision when he used Ripley’s move against Andrade El Idolo in their match.



Buddy Matthews worked in WWE for 8 years before going to AEW. He was known as Buddy Murphy in the company and became popular as a cruiserweight while being a part of 205 Live. During this time, Murphy was dating former Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss. The two broke up in 2018 and have continued to be friends ever since.

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