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<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>Rhea Ripley: 2024 Net Worth, Stats, Salary, Wife and More</strong></h2>
<h2><b>Who is Rhea Ripley?Â </b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">Demi Bennett is an Australian professional wrestler who has been signed to WWE since July 2017. She is more commonly known under the ring name Rhea Ripley. She began competing under her real name in the independent circuit. The WWE star participated in the inaugural Mae Young Classic in 2017. Ripley would be part of the initial roster of NXT UK, becoming the inaugural womenâ€™s champion as well. She was promoted to the main roster on RAW after her stint in the NXT from 2019 to 2021.Â </span>
<h2><b>Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Early LifeÂ </b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">Ripley was born on October 11, 1996, in Adelaide, South Australia. She is of Italian descent on her mother's side. She grew up in the beachfront Adelaide suburb of Glenelg and attended Henley High School during her adolescence. The former NXT Womenâ€™s Champion attributes her childhood inspiration to watching The Miz. Bennett is also trained in or practices swimming, karate, rugby, netball, and soccer. She supports the Adelaide Football Club.</span>
<h2><b>Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Fiance</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">Ripley is currently engaged to wrestler Matthews Adams, aka Buddy Matthews. The two announced their engagement in August 2023. She shared a picture of her kissing Adams on the cheek with the caption. They havenâ€™t shared any plans or a timeline for their wedding yet.Â </span>
<h2><b>Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Net Worth 2024 (Update)</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">As per several reports, the WWE Superstar Rhea Ripley has an estimated net worth of $1 Million as of 2024. Her contract with WWE gets her $250,000 every year. Additional income sources such as merchandise sales and pay-per-view appearances have a significant impact on her salary as well.</span>
<h2><b>Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Career Timeline</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">Ripley began her wrestling career in 2014, competing for Riot City Wrestling (RCW) before joining WWE in 2017. After reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 Mae Young Classic, she joined the original NXT UK roster and went on to win the inaugural NXT UK Women's Championship in August 2018.Â </span>

<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2155688" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/rhea-ripley-very-angry-488x315.jpg" alt="" width="488" height="315" />

<span style="font-weight: 400">After a stint with NXT from 2019 to 2021, during which she won the NXT Women's Championship and became the brand's first member to defend an NXT Championship at WrestleMania, WWE's flagship event. She was then promoted to the main roster on Raw and joined The Judgment Day in 2022.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">Ripley made her main roster debut on Raw on March 22, 2021. She challenged Asuka to a Raw Women's Championship fight at WrestleMania 37. Asuka accepted the challenge, and the two competed on Night 2 of WrestleMania 37. At the event, she defeated Asuka to claim the Raw Women's Championship for the first time in her career.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">Charlotte Flair entered the picture when she intervened in the title battle between Asuka and Ripley the night following WrestleMania. Finally, the three women battled at the WrestleMania Backlash PPV, where Ripley successfully defended her title by pinning Asuka.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">Flair and Ripley would then meet in Hell in a Cell, where Flair would lose by disqualification. However, the Queen would win the title belt in Money in the Bank. She failed to reclaim the championship in a triple-threat match against champion Nikki A. S. H. and Flair at SummerSlam on August 21. Over the next several weeks, Ripley formed a tag team with Nikki A. S. H., and on the September 20 episode of Raw, they defeated Natalya and Tamina to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. Ripley and A. S. H. lost their titles to Carmella and Queen Zelina on the November 22 episode of Raw, bringing their reign to an end after 63 days.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">At WrestleMania Backlash on May 8, 2021, Ripley cost AJ Styles his match against Edge and revealed herself to be a part of The Judgment Day. Ripley won a fatal four-way match to become the top challenger for Bianca Belair's Raw Women's Championship. She was supposed to meet Belair at Money in the Bank on July 2, but she was pulled out because she was not medically cleared to compete; Carmella took her spot.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">Ripley won the women's Royal Rumble match on January 28, 2023, from the #1 rank by eliminating Liv Morgan, who had entered the fight as #2. Ripley's triumph made her the fourth wrestler and first woman to win the Royal Rumble as the first entrant. In the following episode of Raw, Mami issues a challenge to Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship, which later be renamed the Womenâ€™s World Championship, at WrestleMania 39. She would win the belt back after a long period while also taking her match to critical acclaim. She would then successfully defend her title in Backlash and Night of Champions against Zelina Vega and Natalya, respectively.Â </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">Mami would go on to defend her title every time it was contested in 2023, leading into Wrestlemania 2024. On the April 8th episode of Raw, she was attacked backstage by Liv Morgan, where she suffered an arm injury, and had to vacate the title and the belt after reigning for 380 days. She tied the record with Bayley for the longest holder of Women's World Champion.Â </span>
<h2><b>Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Contracts</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">According to her WWE contract, she receives a base salary of $250,000. This number is likely to increase when Ripley progresses to the fundamental list.Â </span>
<h2><b>Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Partnerships and Endorsements</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">Ripley does not have product endorsements as of 2024.Â </span>
<h2><b>Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Career stats</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">Mae Young Classics: 2018 semi-final</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">NXT UK: Inaugural NXT UK Women's Champion (2018 - 2019)</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">NXT: NXT Women's Championship (2019 - 2020)</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">WWE: Raw Womenâ€™s Champion (2021 - 2021), Womenâ€™s World Champion (2023-2024)</span>

<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2688110" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/Rhea-ripley-10-e1709260549348-560x250.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="250" />
<h2><b>Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Records</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">She is the first person to win both the NXT UK Women's Championship and the NXT Women's Championship.</span>
<h2><b>Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Major Achievements and Awards</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">CBS Sports Breakthrough Wrestler of the Year (2019).</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">ESPN Female Wrestler of the Year (2023), Ranked No. 2 of the 30 best Pro Wrestlers Under 30 in 2023.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">Pro Wrestling Illustrated Match of the year (2023) and Woman of the year (2023).</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">3x RCW Womenâ€™s Champion (2014-2014), (2016-2017)</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">Triple Crown and Grand Slam Champion in WWE.Â </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">RAW Womenâ€™s champion (2021-2021)</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">Womenâ€™s World Champion (2023-2024)</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">WWE Women's Tag Team Champion (with Nikki ASH) (2021-2021)</span>
<h2><b>Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Charity and Foundation</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">Although unusual for heels to engage in public charity events, Ripley granted her first individual Make-A-Wish. She met up with a young fan, Rylee, backstage at the 2024 Royal Rumble event, where she gifted her a Royal Rumble-themed miniature championship title.</span>
<h2><b>Rhea Ripleyâ€™s House</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">Ripley and his partner live in a beautiful villa in Orlando, Florida. Ripley returns to this spacious refuge after her arduous matches in the ring.</span>
<h2><b>Rhea Ripleyâ€™s car collection</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">Buddy Matthews shared a snapshot of his and Ripley's automobiles on his official Instagram account which showed the pair had ordered matching Ram trucks. However, the make and model of the trucks is not known.</span>
<h2><b>Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Social Media Accounts</b></h2>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Instagram</span></td>
<td><a href="https://www.instagram.com/rhearipley_wwe/?hl=en#"><span style="font-weight: 400">rhearipley_wwe</span></a></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Twitter</span></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/RheaRipley_WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor"><span style="font-weight: 400">RheaRipley_WWE</span></a></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Personal Information:</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Full Name</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Demi Bennett</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Popular Name</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Rhea Ripley</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Date Of Birth</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">October 11, 1996</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Birth Place</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Adelaide, Australia</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Age</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">27Â </span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Height</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">5â€² 7â€³</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Weight</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">170 lbs</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Parents</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Peter Bennett, Anna Bennett</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Siblings</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Calista Bennett</span></td>
</tr>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Nationality</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Australian</span></td>
</tr>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Ethnicity</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Australian-Italian</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Net Worth</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">$1,000,000</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Salary</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">$250,000</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Relationship/Marital Status</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Engaged</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Profession</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Wrestler</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Team</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Judgment Day</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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Rhea Ripley

Rhea Ripley: 2024 Net Worth, Stats, Salary, Wife and More Who is Rhea Ripley?Â  Demi Bennett is an Australian professional wrestler who has been signed to WWE since July 2017. She is more commonly known under the ring name Rhea Ripley. She began competing under her real name in the independent circuit. The WWE star participated in the inaugural Mae Young Classic in 2017. Ripley would be part of the initial roster of NXT UK, becoming the inaugural womenâ€™s champion as well. She was promoted to the main roster on RAW after her stint in the NXT from 2019 to 2021.Â  Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Early LifeÂ  Ripley was born on October 11, 1996, in Adelaide, South Australia. She is of Italian descent on her mother&#8217;s side. She grew up in the beachfront Adelaide suburb of Glenelg and attended Henley High School during her adolescence. The former NXT Womenâ€™s Champion attributes her childhood inspiration to watching The Miz. Bennett is also trained in or practices swimming, karate, rugby, netball, and soccer. She supports the Adelaide Football Club. Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Fiance Ripley is currently engaged to wrestler Matthews Adams, aka Buddy Matthews. The two announced their engagement in August 2023. She shared a picture of her kissing Adams on the cheek with the caption. They havenâ€™t shared any plans or a timeline for their wedding yet.Â  Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Net Worth 2024 (Update) As per several reports, the WWE Superstar Rhea Ripley has an estimated net worth of $1 Million as of 2024. Her contract with WWE gets her $250,000 every year. Additional income sources such as merchandise sales and pay-per-view appearances have a significant impact on her salary as well. Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Career Timeline Ripley began her wrestling career in 2014, competing for Riot City Wrestling (RCW) before joining WWE in 2017. After reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 Mae Young Classic, she joined the original NXT UK roster and went on to win the inaugural NXT UK Women&#8217;s Championship in August 2018.Â  After a stint with NXT from 2019 to 2021, during which she won the NXT Women&#8217;s Championship and became the brand&#8217;s first member to defend an NXT Championship at WrestleMania, WWE&#8217;s flagship event. She was then promoted to the main roster on Raw and joined The Judgment Day in 2022. Ripley made her main roster debut on Raw on March 22, 2021. She challenged Asuka to a Raw Women&#8217;s Championship fight at WrestleMania 37. Asuka accepted the challenge, and the two competed on Night 2 of WrestleMania 37. At the event, she defeated Asuka to claim the Raw Women&#8217;s Championship for the first time in her career. Charlotte Flair entered the picture when she intervened in the title battle between Asuka and Ripley the night following WrestleMania. Finally, the three women battled at the WrestleMania Backlash PPV, where Ripley successfully defended her title by pinning Asuka. Flair and Ripley would then meet in Hell in a Cell, where Flair would lose by disqualification. However, the Queen would win the title belt in Money in the Bank. She failed to reclaim the championship in a triple-threat match against champion Nikki A. S. H. and Flair at SummerSlam on August 21. Over the next several weeks, Ripley formed a tag team with Nikki A. S. H., and on the September 20 episode of Raw, they defeated Natalya and Tamina to win the WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Championship. Ripley and A. S. H. lost their titles to Carmella and Queen Zelina on the November 22 episode of Raw, bringing their reign to an end after 63 days. At WrestleMania Backlash on May 8, 2021, Ripley cost AJ Styles his match against Edge and revealed herself to be a part of The Judgment Day. Ripley won a fatal four-way match to become the top challenger for Bianca Belair&#8217;s Raw Women&#8217;s Championship. She was supposed to meet Belair at Money in the Bank on July 2, but she was pulled out because she was not medically cleared to compete; Carmella took her spot. Ripley won the women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match on January 28, 2023, from the #1 rank by eliminating Liv Morgan, who had entered the fight as #2. Ripley&#8217;s triumph made her the fourth wrestler and first woman to win the Royal Rumble as the first entrant. In the following episode of Raw, Mami issues a challenge to Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women&#8217;s Championship, which later be renamed the Womenâ€™s World Championship, at WrestleMania 39. She would win the belt back after a long period while also taking her match to critical acclaim. She would then successfully defend her title in Backlash and Night of Champions against Zelina Vega and Natalya, respectively.Â  Mami would go on to defend her title every time it was contested in 2023, leading into Wrestlemania 2024. On the April 8th episode of Raw, she was attacked backstage by Liv Morgan, where she suffered an arm injury, and had to vacate the title and the belt after reigning for 380 days. She tied the record with Bayley for the longest holder of Women&#8217;s World Champion.Â  Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Contracts According to her WWE contract, she receives a base salary of $250,000. This number is likely to increase when Ripley progresses to the fundamental list.Â  Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Partnerships and Endorsements Ripley does not have product endorsements as of 2024.Â  Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Career stats Mae Young Classics: 2018 semi-final NXT UK: Inaugural NXT UK Women&#8217;s Champion (2018 &#8211; 2019) NXT: NXT Women&#8217;s Championship (2019 &#8211; 2020) WWE: Raw Womenâ€™s Champion (2021 &#8211; 2021), Womenâ€™s World Champion (2023-2024) Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Records She is the first person to win both the NXT UK Women&#8217;s Championship and the NXT Women&#8217;s Championship. Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Major Achievements and Awards CBS Sports Breakthrough Wrestler of the Year (2019). ESPN Female Wrestler of the Year (2023), Ranked No. 2 of the 30 best Pro Wrestlers Under 30 in 2023. Pro Wrestling Illustrated Match of the year (2023) and Woman of the year (2023). 3x RCW Womenâ€™s Champion (2014-2014), (2016-2017) Triple Crown and Grand Slam Champion in WWE.Â  RAW Womenâ€™s champion (2021-2021) Womenâ€™s World Champion (2023-2024) WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Champion (with Nikki ASH) (2021-2021) Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Charity and Foundation Although unusual for heels to engage in public charity events, Ripley granted her first individual Make-A-Wish. She met up with a young fan, Rylee, backstage at the 2024 Royal Rumble event, where she gifted her a Royal Rumble-themed miniature championship title. Rhea Ripleyâ€™s House Ripley and his partner live in a beautiful villa in Orlando, Florida. Ripley returns to this spacious refuge after her arduous matches in the ring. Rhea Ripleyâ€™s car collection Buddy Matthews shared a snapshot of his and Ripley&#8217;s automobiles on his official Instagram account which showed the pair had ordered matching Ram trucks. However, the make and model of the trucks is not known. Rhea Ripleyâ€™s Social Media Accounts  Instagram rhearipley_wwe  Twitter RheaRipley_WWE  &nbsp;  Personal Information:  Full Name Demi Bennett  Popular Name Rhea Ripley  Date Of Birth October 11, 1996  Birth Place Adelaide, Australia  Age 27Â   Height 5â€² 7â€³  Weight 170 lbs  Parents Peter Bennett, Anna Bennett  Siblings Calista Bennett  Nationality Australian  Ethnicity Australian-Italian  Net Worth $1,000,000  Salary $250,000  Relationship/Marital Status Engaged  Profession Wrestler  Team Judgment Day  &nbsp;

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