In the opening fight of Wrestlemania 40, Rhea Ripley defeated Becky Lynch and held the World Women's Championship; however, The fight was not as good as many expected, and that situation generated criticism in fans.
► Rhea Ripley defends Triple H and makes clear the reason for his anxiety
Rhea Ripley spoke recently about the pressure she faced before her fight against Becky Lynch in Wrestlemania 40 during an interview in Insight with Chris Van Vliet. Despite being the world champion, former member of The Judgment Day admitted that anxiety and nerves overwhelmed her before combat, which generated a lack of trust that, added to the disease that his rival was sufferingdid not see a show as many would have wanted.
«I feel that pressure all the time. I have already said it before, but in Wrestlemania 40 against Becky Lynch, I was terrified. I exasperated a lot all day and added a lot of pressure with things that I couldn't even do, That were not my responsibilities. I exasperated because Becky was sick and thought: “Well, I need to be 110% to help her where necessary.” Ripley admitted that not having had many struggles during her reign as a champion made her oxidized and opened the door to doubts. “
“At that time I had not had many struggles, so I thought: 'I need this to be a good fight. I need people to remember that I can really go and that I can really fight '. Because many times, when I had the championship, I didn't fight much, and that oxidized me a little. Then I felt self -conscious and thought: 'I don't want to screw myself into bed'. I do not want to go out and have a horrible fight and then people say: 'Oh, so they shouldn't be champion'. 'It's lousy'. 'He doesn't know how to fight'. 'It is overexigated'. 'It's Rhea Hogan'. I did not want all that to get worse, because it is, and it is difficult to escape that. ”
After the interview, some fans on social networks immediately They blamed the performance of Rhea Ripley to the creative decisions of Triple H Because she did not fight frequently, but the fighter went up to Your X account In defense of “The Game”
«He is not to blame at all. The stupid abusive mentality of some people on social networks is the culprit. They and those who believe they can do our job better than us, even if they have no experience in this profession or real life ».
