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Acting

Rhea Ripley

Profession
Acting
Born
October 11, 1996 · Adelaide, Australia

Biography

Demi Bennett, better known by her ring name Rhea Ripley, is an Australian professional wrestler who made her NXT debut in the 2017 inaugural Mae Young Classic, later winning the 2018 NXT UK Women’s Title Tournament and becoming a one-time NXT Women’s Champion in 2019. She made her main roster debut for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on Raw in 2021, where she became a one-time WWE Women’s Champion, a two-time WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion, and a two-time WWE Women’s World Champion, with her first reign tied with Bayley as the longest in the title’s history at 380 days. She also won the Women’s Royal Rumble in 2023. Bennett made her professional wrestling debut in 2013 with Australian promotion Riot City Wrestling, where she became a two-time RCW Women’s Champion. She married fellow Australian professional wrestler Buddy Matthews in 2024.

Known for

Raw poster
Raw
Series · 1993 · ★ 6.8
WWE Friday Night SmackDown poster
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Series · 1999 · ★ 7.4
WWE NXT poster
WWE NXT
Series · 2010 · ★ 6.7
WWE Royal Rumble 2021 poster
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
Film · 2021 · ★ 8.3
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII poster
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII
Film · 2024 · ★ 7.0
WWE Survivor Series 2019 poster
WWE Survivor Series 2019
Film · 2019 · ★ 8.4
WWE SummerSlam 2021 poster
WWE SummerSlam 2021
Film · 2021 · ★ 7.2
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 2 poster
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 2
Film · 2020 · ★ 7.8
WrestleMania XL Saturday poster
WrestleMania XL Saturday
Film · 2024 · ★ 7.5
WrestleMania 37: Night 2 poster
WrestleMania 37: Night 2
Film · 2021 · ★ 8.3
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event poster
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Series · 1985 · ★ 8.3
WrestleMania XL Sunday poster
WrestleMania XL Sunday
Film · 2024 · ★ 8.2

Filmography