“They Sound Great Together”: Rhea Ripley Reveals Her “Bada**” Ring Name Is a Fusion of Sci-Fi and Mythology

Rhea Ripley has cultivated an aura of invincibility around herself due to her reign of terror in dominating female stars on WWE RAW. Besides having an impressive physique, she is also the Women’s World Champion. Many have wondered where she got the name ‘Rhea Ripley’ from, and she finally explains it ahead of the season premiere.

Ripley’s real name is Demi Bennett, so what was the process for the Australian wrestler to get the name Rhea Ripley?

The name Rhea Ripley hails from a combination of mythology and sci-fi

Most wrestlers in the WWE do not use their real names. It is a fun bit of trivia knowing how these wrestlers created their stage names. What inspired names like Seth Rollins, Sheamus, or Rhea Ripley?

Ahead of the season premiere of Mondy Night RAW, Ripley was the guest on the Allan & Carly – Hit WA podcast. Among the things they discussed, the first was her stage name. Carly asked if it was a nod to how ripped Ripley was. To this, she said, it had nothing to do with it, but she got that from fans a lot.

Ripley said, “But I actually got it from the chick from Aliens.” This surprised both hosts of the podcast. Ripley is the name of the name protagonist of the Alien movie franchise. The first movie was released in 1979 and was a blend of science fiction and horror, directed by Ridley Scott.

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Ripley continued, “I looked up Bada** female names, and Rhea was like the name of a Goddess, and Ripley was the chick from Aliens. And I was like, they sound great together.” Rhea is the name of a mother goddess in ancient Greek religion. She is the Titaness, daughter of the earth goddess Gaia and the sky god Uranus. This was how she got her stage name, Rhea Ripley.

Rhea Ripley aims to channel the aura surrounding her powerful name in her bid to overcome the challenge of Shayna Baszler in front of her.

Ripley’s upcoming battle to retain the Women’s World Championship

Speaking of the season premiere of Monday Night RAW, this episode will see Ripley take on Shayna Baszler in a non-title match. Baszler and Ripley went head-to-head as they could not decide who would beat down Nia Jax last week. Ripley was the person to take the NXT Women’s title off Baszler back in December 2019, and Baszler has waited in the shadows to exact her revenge.

There are high chances that this match could see the interference of Jax, resulting in a triple threat match for the title at Crown Jewel. The addition of Raquel Rodriguez in the mix might also make it a Fatal 4 Way match. With Jax returning, the position of the strongest woman in the WWE has been up for grabs. Everyone from Baszler to Jax to Raquel Rodriguez wants to remove Ripley from the top spot.

What do you make of Ripley deriving her name from a blend of mythology and sci-fi? Let us know in the comments section below.

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