WWE News: Rhea Ripley Bids Farewell To Damian Priest

The WWE transfer window is officially open, sending some WWE Superstars from SmackDown to Raw and vice versa.

This has resulted in The Miz and Damian Priest being sent to Friday Night SmackDown.

While this has bad implications for The Miz since he’ll be closer to the Wyatt Sick6, there is some excitement for Priest, especially after defeating Carmelo Hayes in his first match on the blue brand.

However, there is some sadness around Priest’s debut since it means that he has officially been separated from Rhea Ripley.

Priest and the current Women’s World Champion debuted in the company together and have worked together as part of the Judgement Day and later as the Terror Twins.

Now, the duo have been separated for the first time in their WWE careers, and Ripley has taken to social media to pay tribute to her stablemate and friend.

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“From being strangers, to you becoming my best friend,” Ripley said. “Always being on the same brands from day one. Being inseparable travel and gym buddies. You have always been one my my biggest supporters.”

“I don’t want to let you go,” Ripley continued. “But I cannot wait to see the punishing you get up to. Te amo, my Terror Twin!”

Priest soon replied to Ripley, thanking her for her support over the years.

“My homie. Best friend. Sister,” Priest said. “Not where I’m at without your support. Appreciate you more than you know and forever proud. Love you and will always have your back! The greatest!”

While it will certainly be sad that these two are no longer working together, there’s no doubt that they will find success and likely reunite in the future.

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Rhea Ripley is one of the most popular professional wrestlers today, known for her unique presentation and powerful in-ring style. She debuted with WWE in 2017 during the inaugural Mae Young Classic tournament and would go on to win multiple championships.

With WWE, Ripley has won the Women’s World Championship twice, the WWE Raw Women’s Championship, the NXT Women’s Championship, and the NXT UK Women’s Championship. Ripley also won the Women’s Royal Rumble in 2023.

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Damian Priest made his WWE debut as a security guard for Stephanie McMahon in 2014. Four years later, he would sign with the company and wrestle in NXT under the name Punishment Martinez.

After being reintroduced as his modern ring name, Priest would go on to find much success in the company, winning the NXT North American Championship, the WWE United States Championship, and the World Heavyweight Championship. He won Men’s Money in the Bank in 2023.

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