Rhea Ripley suffers orbital fracture; WWE says female superstar is out indefinitely
Rhea Ripley would be on the shelves again. WWE announced Wednesday that Ripley suffered a fractured right orbital socket, an injury that several professional wrestling journalists consider legitimate.
This would mark Ripley’s second injury this year. WWE held a segment where Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez attacked Ripley in the NXT parking lot.
“Following last night’s brutal attack at the hands of Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez in the NXT parking lot, Rhea Ripley suffered a fractured right orbital socket and will be out of action for an indefinite period of time,” reads a statement. statement from WWE Twitter. .
The information was shared in the context of a storyline, but professional wrestling journalists Sean Ross Sapp and Dave Meltzer say the orbital rift is legitimate. Sapp specifically claims that the x-ray shared by WWE is authentic. It’s not uncommon for WWE to use angles to sideline superstars who are recovering from injury.
Ripley’s reported injury is a major blow to WWE Raw. Ripley, who suffered a legitimate arm injury in April during a segment with Morgan, is vying for the Women’s World Championship after returning to television in July.