Rhea Ripley believes in AJ Lee.
This Saturday, Rhea Ripley will go to battle alongside AJ Lee and three other women inside WarGames at WWE Survivor Series. According to Ripley, the decision to recruit Lee to her team came fairly easy, especially given her existing admiration for the former Divas Champion as well as Lee’s fiery spirit in the ring.
While appearing on Raw Recap, Ripley further explained her pursuit of AJ Lee for the 2025 Women’s WarGames match.
“Growing up, I watched AJ Lee,” Ripley said. “I loved watching AJ Lee. She was one of my favorites, for sure. I thought she was amazing at what she did, especially for the size that she is. She’s scrappy, she doesn’t give up, and I like that fire inside of her that I know she has. Seeing her come back and tag with her husband CM Punk against Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch, I could see that fire was still there. I knew that we needed a fifth member; I know that I needed someone that can hang in this kind of match.
“Everything that I’ve seen her accomplish throughout her run in the WWE before when I was growing up, she accomplished so much,” Ripley continued. “She really wasn’t set up to accomplish that much, but she fought, she scratched, she clawed, and she was determined. She got to the point that she got to, and that’s what I wanna see. I know that it’s there, and that’s why I want her on my team. I want that scrappy, I want that fight. Want people to second-guess her because of her size and then realize that she is a lot tougher than what they think she is. She’s unpredictable, and I love that.”
For this year’s WarGames, Ripley and Lee will team with Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, and IYO SKY. Standing across from them will be Becky Lynch, Nia Jax, Lash Legend, Kairi Sane, and Asuka.
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