dailyloe.com – WWE superstar Rhea Ripley has described the essential need for teamwork in professional wrestling ahead of her WrestleMania 42 match against Jade Cargill. Ripley made the comments in an interview with CBS Sports on April 15, 2026. She stated the industry has moved past an era where individuals solely protected their own spots. The reigning champion believes a collaborative approach is now vital for functional success.
Ripley explained her perspective on the evolution of the business. She said she understands why past arguments and fights occurred. Everyone was trying to succeed alone in those days. Ripley told CBS Sports the industry has reached a point about working together. She emphasized you cannot be super selfish in this business.
It is a team effort where you must go out and work as a team. That mindset has followed Ripley to the top of WWE. Few women are currently on her level within the company. She is among WWE’s most popular superstars today.
Ripley boasts the largest Instagram following of any full-time woman on the roster. Her TikTok following is larger than any active wrestler besides Logan Paul. She is a three-time world champion and a commercial and critical darling. Ripley also shares the record for the single longest women’s title reign in WWE history.
This success could create an inflated ego, but Ripley believes a rising tide lifts all boats. She questioned the purpose of ‘The Eradicator’ with no one to annihilate. Ripley provided a blunt analogy about making opponents look bad. If you make your opponent look terrible and lose, you lost to a terrible opponent.
If you beat them, you only beat a terrible opponent. Ripley is one of WWE’s most dominant stars and is always looking forward. She thinks about what comes next and who comes with her. In her mind, it should not be lonely at the top of the industry.
Ripley said she thinks she is a good representation of that collaborative philosophy. She is always there to try and help the person she is in the ring with. Ripley tries to vouch for them whenever she possibly can. She has gotten herself into a major spotlight as a top woman in WWE.
Her job is now to bring everyone else up because she will need future competitors. She needs opponents to step in the ring with for matches that look like real fights. That philosophy showed up in her recent match with Giulia. Giulia is one of Japan’s most acclaimed female professional wrestlers.[]
Source: CBS Sports
