Rhea Ripley Height, Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Demi Bennett
Nickname(s)	• Nightmare • Mami • The Eradicator • Goth Girl
Profession	Wrestler
Famous for	Being a WWE Champion
Physical Stats
[1]YouTube - Fightful Wrestling With Sean Ross Sapp Height	5' 8.5" (174 cm)
Weight	62.1 Kg (137 lbs)
Figure Measurements (approx.)	32-28-34
Eye Colour	Blue
Hair Colour	Black
Wrestling
Debut	New Horizon Pro Wrestling- On 24 May 2014 in the NHPW Global Conflict WWE NXT- On 25 October 2017 WWE RAW- On 22 March 2021
Signature Moves	Riptide, Prism Trap
Catchphrase	This is my brutality
Entrance Song	'Demon In Your Dreams' by 'Motionless in white'
Records	• Longest Women's World Championship Title reign (tied with Bayley at 380 days)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• 2018: WWE NXT UK Women's Championship Tournament • 28 November 2018 - 12 January 2019: WWE NXT UK Women's Championship • 2019: Breakthrough Wrestler of the Year 2019 by CBS Sports • 2019: Ranked No. 7 of the top 10 women's wrestlers by Sports Illustrated • 18 December 2019 - 5 April 2020: WWE NXT Women's Championship • 2020: Ranked No. 11 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 100 • 11 April 2021 - 18 July 2021: WWE Raw Women's Championship • 20 September 2021 - 22 November 2021: WWE Women's Tag Team Championship (with Nikki A.S.H) • 2023: Ranked No. 1 of the top 250 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 • 2023: Female Wrestler of the Year by ESPN • 1 April 2023 - 15 April 2024, 6 January 2025-present: WWE Women's World Championship • 2023: Ranked No. 2 of the 30 best Pro Wrestlers Under 30 by ESPN • 2023: Faction of the Year (The Judgment Day) by the New York Post and Pro Wrestling Illustrated • 2023: WWE Women's Royal Rumble • 2023: Match of the Year (vs. Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 39) by Pro Wrestling Illustrated • 2023: Woman of the Year by Pro Wrestling Illustrated • 2023: Ranked No. 2 of the top 10 wrestlers by Sports Illustrated • 2023: Women's Wrestling MVP by Wrestling Observer Newsletter • 2024: Ranked No. 3 of the top 250 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 • 2024: WWE Slammy Award for Match of the Year (vs. Charlotte Flair for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 39) • 2024: WWE Slammy Award for Faction of the Year (The Judgment Day) • 2024: WWE Slammy Award for Female Superstar of the Year • Seventh Women's Triple Crown Champion • Fifth Women's Grand Slam Champion
Personal Life
Date of Birth	11 October 1996 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	28 Years
Birthplace	Adelaide, Australia
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Australian
Hometown	Adelaide
School	• Henley Beach Primary School, Adelaide • Henley High School, Adelaide
Educational Qualifications	High School Graduate
Religion	Catholic Christianity
Ethnicity/Descent	From her father's side: Australian From her mother's side: Italian
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Tattoo(s)	• Dagger on left arm (representing trust issues) • A rose, a wolf, and a lady on left calf • The face of a demon on right leg • Skull on left ankle • Some words on left lower leg • Some words on right ankle • Scorpio on abdomen • A women on left forearm • A design on right hand • A hand on right wrist • Some words on left hand • A design on ring finger of right hand • Wings on upper neck • An eagle, a snake, and a bird on middle back • Purgatory symbol on knee (from the TV series Supernatural) • A demon getting stabbed in head tattoo on right leg Note: She has more than 20 tattoos.
Controversies	Using homophobic slurs in a Twitch stream During a Twitch stream in April 2019, she used some words that were against the LGBTQ+ community. Many people started criticizing her for using bad language. She posted an apology on X (then Twitter) soon afterwards that stream. Online fight with fans She once wrote on social media that she didn't care if they loved her or hated her. Fans started calling her rude after seeing this post. She later clarified that she was giving a message to her rude fans.
Social Media	• Instagram • Twitter • TikTok
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	• Dane Davies • Jeff Armstrong • Demetri Jackson (Wrestler) • Buddy Matthews (WWE Wrestler)
Engagement Date	August 2023
Marriage Date	23 June 2024
Family
Husband/Spouse	Buddy Matthews (WWE Wrestler)
Parents	Father- Peter Bennett Mother- Anna Bennett
Siblings	Sister- Calista Bennett (younger)
Other Relatives	Maternal Grandmother- (died in April 2024) Maternal Grandfather Paternal Grandmother- (b. 5 April 1933 - d. 19 April 2024)
Favourites
Wrestler(s)	Jey Uso, Damian Priest, The Miz
Cookie/Biscuit(s)	Tim Tam
Band(s)	Ice Nine Kills, Falling in Reverse, Motionless in White, Papa Roach
Actor	Sylvester Stallone
Anime	Dragon Ball Z (1989)
Style Quotient
Car Collection	BMW i3, Ram truck
Money Factor
Salary/Income (approx.)	$250,000 (as of 2024)
Assets/Properties	Villa in Orlando, Florida
Net Worth (approx.)	$1 million (as of 2024)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rhea Ripley

• Rhea Ripley grew up in the Glenelg suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
  

  A childhood photo of Rhea Ripley

• She liked playing sports when she was young, including soccer, rugby, netball, and karate. She played for the local soccer club Australian Fulham United.
  

  A childhood photo of Rhea Ripley with her maternal grandmother

• At the age of 15, she started watching wrestling on TV. She fell in love with the sport by watching a clip of the Last Man Standing Match between Triple H and Ric Flair at the WWE Survivor Series 2005.
  

  Rhea Ripley posing with The Miz cutout when she was young

• She liked the sport but got her first chance to play during a family holiday to Queensland.

• When she was 17, she attended a tryout for Riot City Wrestling (RCW), an independent pro wrestling promotion based in Adelaide where she was selected.

• Being the only female wrestler, she initially trained with other men (male) wrestlers and helped set up and pack the shows during her time there.

• She later won Champions in RCW and even conducted shows in Japan.
  

  Rhea Ripley after winning a Riot City Wrestling Championship

• In 2014, she fought in Melbourne City Wrestling. On 22 April 2017, she wrestled in her RCW match.

• In 2017, she moved to WWE under the name Rhea Ripley and fought in the first Mae Young Classic Championship.
  

  Rhea Ripley when she started wrestling in WWE

• She fought in the WWE NXT till 2018 before moving to NXT UK. She made headlines by becoming the NXT UK Women’s Champion.

• She was the first Australian woman to win the NXT UK Championship and second overall after Buddy Murphy (renamed Buddy Matthews).
  

  Rhea Ripley with Triple H (left) after becoming the WWE NXT UK Champion

• On 18 December 2019, she became the first wrestler to win NXT and NXT UK Championship, defeating Shayna Baszler to win the NXT title.

• She lost her NXT title to Charlotte Flair in the WrestleMania 36 in 2020.

•  In March 2022, she entered WWE and won the Raw Women’s Championship by defeating Asuka at WrestleMania 37 in 2021.

• On 20 September 2021, she partnered with Nikki A. S. H. and won the WWE Raw Women’s Tag Team Championship by defeating Natalya and Tamina.

• On 10 January 2022, Nikki A. S. H. attacked her after which she started teaming up with Liv Morgan.

• Ripley-Morgan team could not win the Women’s Tag Team Championship in a fatal four-way tag team match in WrestleMania 38 in 2022.

• On 18 April 2022, she turned heel (villain) by attacking Morgan, ending their partnership.

• In May 2022, she became a member of ‘The Judgement Day’ with other members being Edge and Damian Priest. On 6 June 2022, Finn Balor joined them, but they attacked Edge.

• She entered the 36th Royal Rumble in 2023 at number 1 and won it by defeating Liv Morgan who entered second.

• She defeated Charlotte Flair and won the SmackDown Women’s Championship (renamed Women’s World Championship in 2024) in WrestleMania 39 in 2023.

• She became the seventh Women’s Triple Crown champion, the fifth Women’s Grand Slam champion, and the youngest Grand Slam champion (male or female) in WWE at 26.

• In 2024, she retained the Women’s World Championship title by defeating Becky Lynch in the WrestleMania XL.

• She had a backstage fight with Liv Morgan in April 2024 and injured her right arm. It forced her to vacate the title at 380 days, the longest in the WWE (tied with Bayley).

• During her recovery, a heart monitor was fitted during her recovery so that they could keep a check on her injuries.

• Finn Balor removed her and Damian Priest from ‘The Judgement Day’ in August 2024. She and Priest formed an unofficial team named ‘The Terror Twins.’

• On 6 January 2025, when WWE Raw debuted on Netflix, she defeated Liv Morgan and won the Women’s World Championship.

• She has won many championships in WWE where she became popular for her costume, including leather jackets and long boots.

• Her character has been featured in various WWE video games. She became the first woman superstar (along with Bianca Belair) to feature on the cover of WWE 2K video games, appearing on the cover of the deluxe edition of WWE 2K24.

• She likes watching Aussie rules football whenever she gets time and is a supporter of Adelaide FC.

• She is a pet lover and has a few pet dogs.

• She has a bigger physique than most female wrestlers and can bench press 185 pounds in the gym.

• She usually gets her meals sent to her every Sunday by a food-pack company that contains the nutrients required in her diet. She keeps changing her diet to survive the complications of her profession as a WWE wrestler.