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#1. Hope is true: Rhea Ripley's character in WWE

Rhea Ripley was the RAW Women's Champion

When Rhea Ripley made her official jump to the WWE main roster, she directly confronted then-RAW Women's Champion Asuka and challenged her to a match at WrestleMania 37.

Since there were no other options available, the WWE Grand Slam Women's Champion Asuka accepted and lost the title to Ripley at the grandest stage of them all. When Ripley made her main roster debut, she was seemingly a heel. Even during her reign as the RAW Women's Champion, she was reportedly considered a heel, though she had what is known as "tweener" characteristics - where she was in between being a babyface and a heel.

Welcome to her brutality! 😈@RheaRipley_WWE#WWERAW pic.twitter.com/z6IJBUbAru

— WWE on BT Sport (@btsportwwe) July 20, 2021

Her feud with Charlotte Flair, in that case, was a heel vs heel feud. However, as per PWInsider, WWE officially considers Rhea Ripley a babyface and that her turn happened quietly in the last few weeks:

"Going forward, Rhea Ripley is considered a babyface. This had quietly happened over the last few weeks but we are told it was made clear internally that going forward, she is now 100% a babyface. Ripley was initially brought in as a heel."

Thank you #WWEPittsburgh 👹 https://t.co/vDrdr65onm

— RheaRipley_WWE (@RheaRipley_WWE) July 25, 2021

We hope this is true because RAW needs more babyfaces in the women's division. Ripley is one of WWE's most promising stars and has a long career ahead. She will likely be flipping back and forth between being a baby face and heel when required.