‘Friends Are Not Real’: Rhea Ripley Is Emotional Mess After Title Loss On Raw

Rhea Ripley was visibly emotional after unexpectedly losing the Women’s World Championship to IYO SKY In the main event of Raw.

The Mami had the match won but she was distracted by Bianca Belair cheering for IYO at the ringside. The distraction led to the two exchanging blows. The whole thing resulted in SKY taking advantage when the referee decided not to terminate the match and the Japanese star shocked everyone by walking out of the show as the new champion.

In the post-Raw interview, Rhea claimed that she can’t fully be mad at IYO or Bianca and she is more disappointed at herself. Ripley mentioned how she faced similar circumstances with Liv Morgan and The Judgement Day before. She is mad at not recognizing that ‘friends are not real’ and she needs to keep her eye on the prize at all times.

The now-former champion said that she understands that both IYO and Bianca have had journeys similar to her coming up from NXT. Belair however, is an opponent she has talked about facing at WrestleMania because of their past connection.

Rhea Ripley also admitted that she feels lonely after being thrown out of Judgement Day and Damian Priest being moved to SmackDown. She has been screwing things up since then and definitely feels ‘isolated’ at present.

It’s unknown where this storyline is headed. Though it seems logical that Ripley will find her way back into the title picture and we’ll see a three way for the championship at WrestleMania 41.