Rhea Ripley
Biography
Demi Bennett, better known by her ring name Rhea Ripley, is an Australian professional wrestler who made her NXT debut in the 2017 inaugural Mae Young Classic, later winning the 2018 NXT UK Women’s Title Tournament and becoming a one-time NXT Women’s Champion in 2019. She made her main roster debut for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on Raw in 2021, where she became a one-time WWE Women’s Champion, a two-time WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion, and a two-time WWE Women’s World Champion, with her first reign tied with Bayley as the longest in the title’s history at 380 days. She also won the Women’s Royal Rumble in 2023. Bennett made her professional wrestling debut in 2013 with Australian promotion Riot City Wrestling, where she became a two-time RCW Women’s Champion. She married fellow Australian professional wrestler Buddy Matthews in 2024.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
WWE Elimination Chamber 2023
as Rhea Ripley
2023
WWE Survivor Series 2021
as Rhea Ripley
2021
WrestleMania 39: Saturday
as Rhea Ripley
2023
WWE Backlash 2023
as Rhea Ripley
2023
WWE Royal Rumble 2022
as Rhea Ripley
2022
WWE Night of Champions 2023
as Rhea Ripley
2023
WWE Elimination Chamber 2022
as Rhea Ripley
2022
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
as Rhea Ripley (Ringside)
2023
WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday
as Rhea Ripley
2022
WWE Payback 2023
as Rhea Ripley
2023
WWE Superstar Spectacle 2023
as Rhea Ripley
2023
WWE Hell in a Cell 2022
as Rhea Ripley
2022
WWE Fastlane 2023
as Rhea Ripley (Appearance)
2023
WWE Crown Jewel
as Rhea Ripley
2023
WWE SummerSlam 2022
as Rhea Ripley
2022
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2023
as Rhea Ripley
2023
WWE Crown Jewel
as Rhea Ripley
2022
WWE WrestleMania XL Kickoff Press Event
as Rhea Ripley
2024
WrestleMania XL Saturday
as Rhea Ripley
2024
WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth
as Rhea Ripley
2024
TV Appearances
WWE 24
as Rhea Ripley
2015
Raw
as Rhea Ripley
1993
Raw Talk
as Rhea Ripley
2016
WWE NXT
as Rhea Ripley
2010
Ruthless Aggression
as Rhea Ripley
2020
WWE This Is Awesome
as Rhea Ripley
2022
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
as Rhea Ripley
1999
WWE Mae Young Classic
as Rhea Ripley
2017
WWE NXT UK
as Rhea Ripley
2018
Raw
1993
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
The SmackDown LowDown
as Rhea Ripley
2022