What Is the Viral Shoey Celebration Performed by Rhea Ripley & F1 Driver Daniel Ricciardo?

The 2024 Elimination Chamber press conference event saw the WWE Superstars set the stage for the PLE with a big bang. The Perth crowd cheered for everyone, particularly its native pro wrestlers Rhea Ripley and Grayson Waller. The crowd especially enjoyed a particular gesture performed by the duo to end the event.

Waller and Mami drank Logan Paul and KSI’s PRIME drink from their shoes, which is an Australian celebratory tradition. Known as ‘the shoey’, the gesture is something several Australians indulge in. However, it received mainstream attention when F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo did it in front of cameras. Here’s all you need to know about the celebration that got everyone in Perth cheering for Ripley and Waller.

The native element that sent Perth into an frenzy

The shoey is a fun practice carried out in Australia for a very long time. A person usually fills their boot with champagne and then gulps it down to cheer and celebrate a win or an occasion. While Rhea Ripley and Grayson Waller had to use the Prime drink owing to a collaborative partnership, Daniel Ricciardo sticks to champagne.

Moreover, while the Australian F1 stalwart does a shoey after his victories, he also influenced Lewis Hamilton once to do the same. Moreover, Hamilton requested Ricciardo to take off his other boot for him for the epic celebration move. Now, Rhea Ripley also performed the iconic gesture to energize WWE Universe Australia.

Thus, while Nia Jax tried to claim herself of Australian descent, the shoey told the crowd who the original native was.

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Interestingly, Rhea Ripley also enjoyed several other Australian things during her WWE visit this time. In fact, she also experienced several Aussie things for the first time in her life.

When Rhea Ripley visited some new nooks and crannies of Australia

Prior to the Elimination Chamber press conference, Rhea Ripley appeared for an interview with WWE’s The Bump. Speaking to Cathy Kelley, Mami said that she enjoyed her media tour with Dominik Mysterio. While Ripley has visited the ravishing beaches of Australia several times, she held a capybara in her hand for the first time.

Moreover, it was also her maiden experience of seeing and photographing a quokka. Rhea Ripley also noted that her trips to her home country usually just involve seeing her family in Adelaide. However, she enjoyed a lot of firsts with this visit.

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The Elimination Chamber will see Mami fight in her homeland for the first time in seven years. Do you think the WWE Women’s Champion will do another shoey after she retains her title? Let ayour thoughts flow in the comments.