Rhea Ripley reveals that she once collapsed in catering at WWE RAW after having a full panic attack
During an appearance on Stephanie McMahon’s podcast, Rhea Ripley talked about her mental health struggles in 2025 and noted that she had to end a friendship…
“The toughest time for me hit when we were in Australia too.
So I had that on my mind. I had the people-pleaser in me trying to see everyone at home, and I had me trying to please everyone in Australia because I felt like the face of Australia in WWE.
I was like, ‘I take full responsibility for everything that’s happening here. I take responsibility for how I perform. I take responsibility for how these fans treat my peers.’ I took responsibility for too much, and I just wanted to make sure everyone was happy.
I was at such a really low point. Even after the three shows we had — SmackDown, then Crown Jewel, and then RAW — by the time RAW was done, I collapsed in catering.
Yeah, it was bad. I had a full panic attack. I hadn’t eaten, I hadn’t drank water, and my body was shutting down. It was probably the skinniest I’ve ever been, and I just felt like I was dying.
Then that person kept lingering around, just making it worse, and my panic attacks kept getting worse. I was like, ‘I just can’t do this.’
So after that trip, I made sure to start putting myself first and kind of cutting people out completely. I sent them a long message. They never replied because I didn’t want them to.
I pretty much said, ‘We’re done here. I can’t give you any more of me. We are done. Don’t ever message me again. Don’t think that we have a friendship. Get the f*ck out of my life.'”