Rhea Ripley Hopes To See Bianca Belair Return To WWE Soon
Rhea Ripley is hopeful that we’ll see Bianca Belair back in a WWE ring soon.
Bianca Belair has been absent from in-ring action since coming up short to IYO SKY at WrestleMania 41 in a triple threat match for the WWE Women’s Championship that also involved Rhea Ripley, with the former champion suffering a finger injury that required surgery.
Speaking to Shakiel Mahjouri ahead of WrestleMania 42, Rhea Ripley was asked about heading into WrestleMania without Bianca Belair. Ripley noted that she’s hoping to see her back in the ring soon and is shocked by how long Belair has been sidelined for.
“It’s honestly not the same without Bianca there. I miss her. I hope that she comes back soon, but at the same time, I also hope she’s living her best life, not having to go to work for a little bit. She’s busted her ass for so long. They’ve literally made her do so much and work so much, she deserves the time off. I wish it was under better a circumstance because that finger be looking nasty. It’s shocked me that’s she’s been out for nearly a year from a finger injury, something that seems so small is something that’s so big. I’ve seen the photos. She sent me the photos, so thank you, Bianca. They’re pretty gnarly looking. I just really hope that she comes back soon. I really do, but that finger, it’s so fat. It’s so swollen. She’s doing rehab every single day and I’m looking forward to the day that she does come back. I don’t know how long that’s gonna be, unfortunately, because you need your finger to bend in wrestling. Otherwise, you’re gonna break it again.”
-Rhea Ripley
Rhea Ripley is set to challenge Jade Cargill for the WWE Women’s Championship at Night Two of WrestleMania 42 at Allegiant Stadium on April 19. With many fans hopeful of seeing Bianca Belair make her return at WrestleMania, recent reports indicate that she has begun light training ahead of her in-ring comeback. You can read more about that here.
Elsewhere during the interview, Rhea Ripley claimed that Giulia hasn’t been given many opportunities in WWE. You can read more about that here.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Bianca Belair’s injury status as soon as we hear more, and we continue to wish her all the best in her recovery.
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