WWE News: Rhea Ripley Reveals Small Meniscus

Rhea Ripley successfully defended the WWE Women’s Championship at Clash in Italy against Jade Cargill, seemingly ending their rivalry for the time being.

But Ripley’s appearances on “Friday Night SmackDown” have been few and far between. She did not appear at Night Champions last month and has not been on the show to defend her on-screen partners in Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss as they deal with Cargill, Michin and B-Fab since June 5th.

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Seen at a Power Slap event on Friday, Ripley gave an update on her health, revealing that she suffered a small tear in her meniscus.

“I hurt my knee. I got a little tear in my meniscus, it’s just healing. It’s getting there. It’s getting stronger. I just can’t bend it very well. It needs a little bit of bending, guys,” she told content creator Nina Drama.

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Rhea Ripley makes her Clash of Italy debut at the Inalpi Arena in Torino di Sangro, Italy on May 31, 2026. (Andrew Timms/WWE via Getty Images)

She added that she did not have a timeline for her return.

“I tore it in a really weird place, so it’s kind of up in the air with how quickly my body recovers. But I’ve been out for about a month now. I think it’s been a month and a week,” she said. “It feels better. It’s still starting to hurt and throb and it’s tiring. I can’t stand up or bend down properly or kind of move from side to side while I’m squatting. We’ll see how that goes.”

Ripley is one of the most popular Superstars on the WWE roster – male or female.

Rhea Ripley, WWE Women’s Champion, stands in the ring during Friday Night SmackDown at the Olimpic Arena in Barcelona, ​​Spain on May 29, 2026. (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)

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She regained the WWE Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 42 when she defeated Cargill.