Rhea Ripley is not losing any sleep over Jade Cargill’s newly formed faction — and she’s made that abundantly clear with a perfectly cutting nickname. Speaking on The Ebro Laura Rosenberg Show, Ripley addressed the alliance between WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill, Michin, and B-Fab, dismissing the group with the kind of casual confidence that has defined her entire character.
“Yep, she’s brought out the jealousy in other people, so now they join her in a little jealous pack,” Ripley said, when asked about Cargill’s growing numbers advantage heading into WrestleMania 42.
The faction came together in recent weeks as Cargill’s rivalry with Ripley intensified, with Michin and B-Fab joining forces with the champion and attacking Ripley on the March 20 edition of Friday Night SmackDown. The three-on-one beatdowns have left fans wondering how Ripley plans to even the odds before their Las Vegas showdown on April 18.
Rhea Ripley and Jade Cargill’s WWE Women’s Championship Feud Heads Into WrestleMania 42
Despite the numbers disadvantage, Ripley appears completely unbothered — which is exactly the kind of energy that has made her one of WWE‘s most compelling characters. When asked who the bad guy is in the feud between herself and Cargill, Ripley’s framing of Michin and B-Fab as a “jealous pack” effectively positions Cargill as someone who needs backup to feel secure — a subtle but effective piece of character work that doesn’t require a lengthy promo to land.
Ripley recently stated in the same interview that she doesn’t need a title to feel like a champion, but made clear she fully intends to leave WrestleMania 42 with the WWE Women’s Championship. Her self-assurance in the face of a three-woman faction attempting to derail her WrestleMania moment only adds to the anticipation surrounding what is shaping up as one of the most physically imposing WrestleMania matches in the women’s division’s history.
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