{"id":159750,"date":"2023-06-01T08:54:24","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T13:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=159750"},"modified":"2023-06-01T08:54:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T13:54:24","slug":"rhea-ripley-talks-dream-opponents-working-with-bianca-belair-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/06\/01\/rhea-ripley-talks-dream-opponents-working-with-bianca-belair-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhea Ripley talks dream opponents, working with Bianca Belair, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3446883807\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Rhea Ripley says she wants to do a &#8220;massive story&#8221; with Bianca Belair at some point during her run in WWE.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/p0frh962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Love Letter to Wrestling<\/a> podcast, Ripley spoke about what working with Belair would look like and what other dream matches she wanted to have in her career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wanna have a massive story and build with Bianca,&#8221; Ripley said. &#8220;There\u2019s something so special there that could be done so I want something to happen with Bianca and I and then also, I wanna tag with Raquel Rodriguez on TV.\u00a0 I wanna get the chance to wrestle Lita. I think that would be incredible. I think it\u2019d be a lot of fun and she\u2019s just someone that always puts me over on social media and all her podcasts and stuff and I really do appreciate it and I love what she does, I love who she is so I would love to step in the ring with her.&#8221; (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postwrestling.com\/2023\/06\/01\/rhea-ripley-wants-massive-story-build-with-bianca-belair-feels-it-could-be-special\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Post Wrestling<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Rhea Ripley is the Smackdown Women&#8217;s Champion and defeated Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 39 to win the title. She won the 2023 Women&#8217;s Royal Rumble to earn her opportunity at the title.<\/p>\n<p>At WWE Night of Champions 2023, Ripley defeated Natalya in less than a minute to retain her championship.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/06\/01\/logan-paul-comments-on-potential-return-to-the-wwe\/\">Logan Paul comments on potential return to the WWE<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3435927611\"><div id=\"pwtor-2129635086\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Rhea Ripley says she wants to do a &#8220;massive story&#8221; with Bianca Belair at some point during her run in WWE. 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