Rhea Ripley's original Night of Champions plans revealed ahead of injury - REPORT

× There has been an update regarding the original plans for WWE Women's Champion Rhea Ripley at Night of Champions 2026. Ripley suffered a knee injury and has not been in action on SmackDown as of late. Ad According to a new report from Fightful Select, the 29-year-old was considered to face either Alexa Bliss or Jacy Jayne at SummerSlam 2026.

The report also noted that Rhea Ripley may have faced one of the two stars at Night of Champions as well, but those plans did not happen due to her injury. WrestlePurists @WrestlePuristsEither Jacy Jayne or Alexa Bliss facing Rhea Ripley could have been at Night of Champions, if not for Rhea's injury - @FightfulSelect Ad Trending The Eradicator defeated Jade Cargill to become WWE Women's Champion at WrestleMania 42 earlier this year in Las Vegas. She successfully defended the title against Cargill at Clash in Italy last month.

Jade Cargill challenged Tiffany Stratton for the Women's United States Championship at Night of Champions last weekend. Charlotte Flair got involved in the match and hit The Storm over the head with the title. Stratton quickly capitalized and hit the Prettiest Moonsault Ever on Cargill for the pinfall victory.

Ad Rhea Ripley opens up about WWE SmackDown star Rhea Ripley recently opened up about Damian Priest and praised him as a person. The two stars both used to be members of The Judgment Day on WWE RAW. Speaking with Denise Salcedo, Ripley discussed her friendship with Damian Priest.

She claimed that The Archer of Infamy was a very caring man and had a heart of gold. Ad "I think the thing that I love the most about Damian is that he's just so extremely caring. And people don't think that when they see us, because we look terrifying.

We're big. We're brutes. We like to beat people up.

We love brutality. But, this man is one of the most caring men that I have ever met in my life, and I'm gonna make him cry. But like, every single step of the way, no matter how annoying I am and whatever I do, this man has stuck with me through everything.

So, yeah, he's just got a heart of gold, and I love this man," she said. Ad Only time will tell when Rhea Ripley will be able to return to WWE television. × Was this article helpful?

Thank You for feedback Get all the hottest wrestling news FIRST by clicking here Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Robert Lentini There has been an update regarding the original plans for WWE Women's Champion Rhea Ripley at Night of Champions 2026. Ripley suffered a knee injury and has not been in action on SmackDown as of late. Ad According to a new report from Fightful Select, the 29-year-old was considered to face either Alexa Bliss or Jacy Jayne at SummerSlam 2026.

The report also noted that Rhea Ripley may have faced one of the two stars at Night of Champions as well, but those plans did not happen due to her injury. WrestlePurists @WrestlePuristsEither Jacy Jayne or Alexa Bliss facing Rhea Ripley could have been at Night of Champions, if not for Rhea's injury - @FightfulSelect Ad Trending The Eradicator defeated Jade Cargill to become WWE Women's Champion at WrestleMania 42 earlier this year in Las Vegas. She successfully defended the title against Cargill at Clash in Italy last month.

Jade Cargill challenged Tiffany Stratton for the Women's United States Championship at Night of Champions last weekend. Charlotte Flair got involved in the match and hit The Storm over the head with the title. Stratton quickly capitalized and hit the Prettiest Moonsault Ever on Cargill for the pinfall victory.

Ad Rhea Ripley opens up about WWE SmackDown star Rhea Ripley recently opened up about Damian Priest and praised him as a person. The two stars both used to be members of The Judgment Day on WWE RAW. Speaking with Denise Salcedo, Ripley discussed her friendship with Damian Priest.

She claimed that The Archer of Infamy was a very caring man and had a heart of gold. Ad "I think the thing that I love the most about Damian is that he's just so extremely caring. And people don't think that when they see us, because we look terrifying.

We're big. We're brutes. We like to beat people up.

We love brutality. But, this man is one of the most caring men that I have ever met in my life, and I'm gonna make him cry. But like, every single step of the way, no matter how annoying I am and whatever I do, this man has stuck with me through everything.

So, yeah, he's just got a heart of gold, and I love this man," she said. Ad Only time will tell when Rhea Ripley will be able to return to WWE television. × Was this article helpful?

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