Rhea Ripley Bewildered as Dominik Mysterio Challenges Top Champion in WWE

Dominik Mysterio continues to be the topic of hot discussion. As Finn Balor and the Judgement Day appeared strongly on the July 11, edition of NXT Mysterio Jr alongside Rhea Ripley, grabbed the spotlight by challenging a top superstar for a championship match next week on NXT.

During a segment with the champion, Mysterio showed up along with Ripley saying: “I accept your open challenge for the NXT North American title”.A confused Rhea Ripley looked on, with the clash seemingly confirmed for next week.

Dominik Mysterio challenges NXT North American champion

Dominik Mysterio after making waves on Raw this past week by competing against the WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth ‘Freaking’ Rollins seems to have intensified his pursuit for title glory.

This past week Mysterio Jr. along with the Women’s champion Rhea Ripley issued a massive challenge to the current North American Champion Wes Lee.

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After Dom challenged Lee to an open challenge match, the current champion responded by saying: “No, no you didn’t let me finish, I don’t do open challenges cuz things got really crazy around here, but if you wanna get crazy say less, I could go make it happen right now, if you’d excuse me I’d be back right now.

This irked Dom, who said, “Yo slow down, maybe next week I’ll take you upon that match, that way give you some time to prepare. Mami Vamos.”

The prospect of a high-quality bout between the two talented superstars stoked the WWE Universe on social media.

Fans react to Rhea Ripley and the Judgement Day on NXT

Fans are having a polarizing take on the matchup. So, while some are happy for Dominik Mysterio for getting a big push, others are disappointed because of the repeated opportunities that he’s been getting lately.

Here are some of the best reactions:

A few fans are backing The Judgement Day member to win the gold.

But regardless of the polarising responses, this match will go down at NXT next week. Dominik Mysterio is on a roll. It will be interesting to see if Wes Lee finds a way to extend his 262+ day reign, or will Dominik Mysterio of the Judgement Day do the unthinkable and capture his first singles championship in WWE?

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