WWE Hell In A Cell Predictions

#3) WWE RAW Women's Champion Rhea Ripley vs Charlotte Flair

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This Sunday WWE RAW Women's Champion Rhea Ripley takes on the most decorated female competitor in WWE history in Charlotte Flair.

Ripley and Flair clashed as recently as last month, when the two took part in a triple threat match at WWE WrestleMania Backlash, alongside former champion Asuka.

Ripley would retain her championship at the event; however, since Flair was not involved in the finish, she felt that she had rights to a rematch for the championship. After defeating Asuka in a singles match on RAW, Flair earned a one-on-one contest with Ripley.

The champ just wants a closer look at @MsCharlotteWWE vs. @NikkiCrossWWE.#WWERaw @RheaRipley_WWE pic.twitter.com/TpELoUtJtZ

— WWE (@WWE) June 15, 2021

Projected Winner: Rhea Ripley

Ripley and Flair haven't competed one-on-one against one another since WrestleMaina 36, where Ripley would lose her NXT Women's Championship to then Royal Rumble Winner Flair. WWE's Hell in a Cell will provide a no-excuses type of environment for the two fierce warriors, and whoever comes out on top is the clear leader of the RAW Women's locker room.

With that said, WWE cannot make the same mistake as it did in 2020, and derail the progress of Ripley. While it's incredibly tempting for WWE to give Flair her 11th main-roster title, it doesn't need to happen right now. Flair is a mainstay of WWE, a walking future first-ballot Hall of Famer, and simply does not need this win.

Whereas a victory over Flair would do wonders for Ripley. She would avenge her loss at Mania, while also setting up a possible rubber match between the two down the line. As each would be 1-1 against each other. Stunting the growth of Ripley for the sake of tacking on a title reign for Flair's already impressive resume would be a disaster.