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#2. Hope is true: Rhea Ripley's WWE main roster status

Rhea Ripley was the runner-up in the 2021 Royal Rumble.

Rhea Ripley had a phenomenal performance in the WWE Women's Royal Rumble match. Entering at #14, Rhea Ripley lasted 39 minutes and eliminated seven women - the most in the match.

Rhea Ripley had a marquee WrestleMania 36 match against Charlotte Flair last year, where she became the first person in WWE history to defend an NXT title at The Grandest Stage of Them All.

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While she lost to Charlotte Flair, it was a great bout, and she recovered in NXT over the course of the year. It appears that Rhea Ripley's NXT run is officially over and that her WWE main roster career has begun.

Dave Meltzer revealed on The Wrestling Observer Radio before the Royal Rumble that Rhea Ripley has already joined the WWE main roster:

“Rhea Ripley is on the main roster. She was gonna debut a couple of weeks ago but they put it off for a couple of weeks. A couple of weeks is now.”

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