Rhea Ripley addresses her absence from WWE television ahead of SummerSlam 2026
WWE women’s champion Rhea Ripley suffered an injury while WWE was touring Italy in the spring. While appearing at the Power Slap event on Friday night, Rhea provided an update on her status ahead of SummerSlam 2026…
“I hurt my knee. I got a slight tear in my meniscus, so it’s just healing. It’s getting there, it’s getting stronger. I just can’t bend it very well, so I kind of need it to bend, guys.
[What’s the recovery time like?]
I don’t know. I tore it in a really weird spot, so it’s kind of a little bit up in the air as far as how fast my body recovers. But I’ve been out for just over a month now. I think it’s been a month and one week.
[It feels better now than it did?]
It feels better. It still starts to hurt and throb, and it gets tired. I can’t really get up or bend down. I can kind of move side to side while crouching, but it just gets stuck. So we’ll see how it goes.”
Rhea Ripley confirms she has a slight meniscus tear, and that’s why she’s currently on the shelf. pic.twitter.com/4vVbKvu1LJ
— The Scrap (@TheScrapNews) July 11, 2026