Rhea Ripley’s championship reign came to an unexpected end on Monday Night RAW. The Eradicator lost her Women’s World Championship to IYO SKY in the main event, dramatically altering her WrestleMania 41 trajectory.
The title match featured outside interference from Bianca Belair, who was ringside watching the contest between Ripley and SKY. Despite this physical involvement, officials allowed the match to continue rather than calling for a disqualification.
This interference ultimately contributed to Ripley’s defeat, as IYO SKY capitalized on the chaotic situation to secure her second world championship in WWE. The title change reshuffles the WrestleMania 41 card, with SKY now scheduled to defend against Belair.
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Ripley currently finds herself outside the championship picture for the first time in over a year. While WWE could potentially add her to the title match, creating a triple threat scenario, another intriguing storyline opportunity has emerged.
The Eradicator’s frustration over losing her championship could reach a breaking point if Dominik Mysterio were to taunt her in an upcoming backstage segment. Their tumultuous history provides perfect fuel for a confrontation.
Ripley already demonstrated her willingness to physically confront Mysterio when she delivered a devastating Riptide to her former boyfriend several months ago. This established precedent shows she has no reservations about engaging in physical confrontation with Dirty Dom.
The underlying tension between these former partners has been building for months. Dominik’s betrayal and subsequent alliance with Liv Morgan created significant personal animosity that remains unresolved.
Morgan’s involvement in Ripley’s championship loss adds another layer to this potential storyline. The technical interference that contributed to Ripley losing her championship creates a logical connection between these intertwining narratives.
An intergender match between Ripley and Mysterio would offer a fresh direction for both competitors on The Road to WrestleMania. This unique matchup would allow WWE to capitalize on one of their most emotionally invested storylines from the past year.
The Las Vegas WrestleMania stage presents an ideal setting for this confrontation, giving Ripley an opportunity to exact revenge against Mysterio for months of betrayal and manipulation.
WWE has established Ripley as one of their most physically dominant performers, making an intergender confrontation with Mysterio a believable and compelling narrative direction following her championship loss.
Now that we have intergender wrestling in WWE 2K25, we need Rhea Ripley vs Dominik Mysterio for real pic.twitter.com/5lQLSxdmOk
— Crizzle (@BoozerwgtGaming) February 6, 2025
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