Rhea Ripley is no longer the SmackDown Women’s Champion.
Ripley, who won the title at WrestleMania, remained the champion of the blue brand despite being drafted to Raw.
WWE Official Adam Pearce welcomed The Eradicator to the ring in the opening segment of the June 12th edition of Raw. Pearce officially recognised Ripley as the WWE Women’s World Champion, then unveiling the new championship design:
BREAKING: @ScrapDaddyAP just unveiled the BRAND NEW Women's World Championship and presented it to @RheaRipley_WWE! What do you think? 🔥#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/M7T5R7g8gC
— WWE (@WWE) June 13, 2023
The cheers from the live crowd quickly turned to boos as Dominik Mysterio came to the ring to celebrate with Mami.
The retiring of the SmackDown Women’s Championship follows Asuka retiring the Raw Women’s Championship on the June 9th SmackDown to now be recognised as the WWE Women’s Champion.
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