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Despite being the top heel of the Women’s division, Rhea Ripley is quite over with the fans. WWE has been subtly building her as face up over months, starting from her feud against another top heel, Nia Jax. In the blockbuster battle, Rhea Ripley received a heroic welcome in front of her home crowd at Perth. It looks like WWE is now pushing for a face turn for The Eradicator and Mami is playing along. Her recent act on social media is a cue as she breaks character to support fellow wrestler amid unjust backlash.

Rhea Ripley breaks character to support Maxxine Dupri

WWE World Champion Rhea Ripley broke her heel character once again to show support for fellow WWE superstar. The original clip was uploaded by a wrestling fan on X on February 27th, with the tweet, “This poor girl is getting booed at a house show for trying to get better.. wrestling fans suck.

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Rhea Ripley shared the tweet with a message for wrestling fans. She tweeted, “I really wish that some of you got booed and ridiculed in the public eye while being new at your job. Learning and getting better is all a part of being human. Be better as humans.

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The wrestler in reference is Maxxine Dupri, a part of Alpha Academy stable and is a regular on RAW TV. She is currently trying her hand at her in-ring wrestling skills as evidenced by a handful of her matches on RAW. The clip is from a house show on 17th February as the Oakland crowd booed Maxxine Dupri after her botch-filled match against Nia Jax.

Read more: Unseen Footage of Rhea Ripley With Her Family After Elimination Chamber

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As Dupri was leaving, the crowd booed her and a fan was heard shouting, “You suck Maxxine. Don’t come back” This riled up the eradicator who took note of it and decided to remind them to be a better human. This is the second instance of Ripley giving it back to fans after a similar encounter last year involving Asuka.

Rhea Ripley stands up for former WWE Champion Asuka

On November 17th 2023, Rhea Ripley took to X to show support for Asuka after she was surrounded by Ebay fans at the airport. She tweeted, “This shit is disrespectful AF…” The term is used for fans who would often get items signed by superstars and sell them on eBay. The act is considered derogatory by performers as they consider such fans fake who are only trying to profit from the autographs.

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