Rhea Ripley became a WWE fan thanks to one particular Triple H moment (Exclusive)
Rhea Ripley recently spoke about an incident involving Triple H that turned her into a WWE fan.
Ripley grew up watching wrestling in Australia. The 26-year-old became interested in the unique brand of entertainment after a friend showed her a video of Triple H. The clip featured a spot where The Game attacked Ric Flair with a screwdriver at Survivor Series 2005.
In an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda Wrestling's Riju Dasgupta, Ripley said she regularly watched wrestling after witnessing the brutal moment:
"When I was younger, I didn't watch the full match, but this match got me into wrestling. My friends showed me a clip of Triple H versus Ric Flair, and Triple H shoved the screwdriver in Ric Flair's head. Yeah, that got me into wrestling." [2:01 – 2:15]
Watch the video above to hear Ripley reveal which current RAW star she had a crush on as a child.
Triple H "carried" Ric Flair through WWE Survivor Series 2005 contest
The match in question saw Triple H defeat Ric Flair in a 27-minute Last Man Standing encounter.
In 2022, Flair said on his To Be The Man podcast that his long-time friend deserved credit for making him look so good that day:
"Yeah, I was very pleased with it. It's one of those deals where Hunter [Triple H] carried me. He talked to me through it. You know, I was always comfortable with Hunter, I thought he was great. He carried me and supported me and pushed me."
Almost two decades further, Triple H now works as WWE's Chief Content Officer. The 14-time world champion is responsible for the storyline direction of every main roster superstar, which includes Rhea Ripley.
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