Rhea Ripley is back on top after overcoming WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill at WrestleMania 42 Night 2 in Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Thanks to the aid of Iyo Sky, Ripley was able to secure another reign as a world champion in Sunday’s penultimate match.
The early stages of the match centered around Ripley’s injured back. She sold a pair of scoop slams like death, as she fought the champion off as best she could. However, after a toss to the barricade and Blue Thunder Bomb by Cargill, Ripley smiled like a woman possessed, then ran right into a surprise Crossface, only to lift Cargill up and off of her and land a kick.
Kicks remained an X-factor for Ripley as the match progressed. Another connected for the challenger after a striking exchange, ending with Ripley dropping Cargill with an Electric Chair face drop.
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Ripley wanted the Riptide afterward, but failed to pull it off and took a whipping Spinebuster instead.
Ripley countered Jaded with a roll-up pin. The Shining Wizard kick for Ripley followed, and she tried to couple it with a Razor’s Edge, however it failed to pan out after B-Fab and Michin interfered ringside. Cargill responded with a One-Winged Angel, which WWE commentator Michael Cole coined the “Sandstorm,” but Ripley survived.
Sky arrived just then with her entrance music and took out the ringside henchwomen, which distracted the champion and nearly got Cargill caught in a Riptide.
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Ripley and Cargill closed out the match by trading finisher attempts until Ripley landed another Riptide and picked up her fourth world title victory.
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