During an appearance on Stephanie McMahon’s What’s Your Story? podcast, Rhea Ripley opened up about the level of self-imposed pressure she felt surrounding Crown Jewel 2025 in her home country of Crown Jewel.
Recalling the culmination of that pressure, Ripley talked about the toll that trying to be a people pleaser had on her body:
The toughest time for me hit when we were in Australia. So I had that on my mind, I had the people pleaser in me trying to see everyone at home. I had me trying to please everyone in Australia because I felt like the face of Australia in WWE. So I was like, I take full responsibility for everything that’s happening here. I take responsibility for how I perform. I take responsibility for how these fans treat my peers. I took responsibility for too much, and I just wanted to make sure everyone was happy. And I was just at such a really low point. Even after — because we had the three shows, I had SmackDown, then we had Crown, and then we had Raw — by the time Raw was done, I like collapsed in catering.
It was bad. I had like a full panic attack and I just couldn’t — I hadn’t eaten, I hadn’t drank water, my body was shutting down, and I was probably the skinniest I’ve ever been. And I was just like dying.
The interview was recorded prior to WrestleMania 42, where Ripley defeated Jade Cargill to win the WWE Women’s Championship.
The two are set for a rematch at Clash in Italy, a match the champion dedicated to her late grandmother who grew up in Italy:
WWE Clash in Italy emanates from the Inalpi Arena in Turin, Italy on Sunday, May 31.
Source: F4WOnline