Rhea Ripley

Born: 1996-10-11, Adelaide, Australia

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.

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