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Rhea Ripley

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Interim champions have their place in wrestling, but not without a cost

WWE will crown an Interim Women’s Champion at SummerSlam. | (Photo: WWE) With WWE Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley sidelined with a knee injury, WWE announced Friday that a ladder match to crown an interim champion will take place at SummerSlam. The decision follows a practice long used in MMA, which took its lead from boxing. In the 1990s, the World Boxing Association introduced the concept to keep championships active when a champion couldn’t defend because of injury or illness. When the champion returned, the interim titleholder would become the mandatory challenger. Immediately, that created a built-in marquee match to determine the true champion. Historically in pro wrestling, injured champions were often stripped of their titles, and a new champion was crowned. That tradition was eventually challenged by AEW, which popularized the concept of interim champions, leading to a fiery storyline in 2022. After World Champion CM Punk was injured, Jon Moxley defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi at th

7/18/2026

Dumbass Charlotte Flair helps Jade Cargill qualify for WWE women’s interim title match at SummerSlam

WWE doesn’t know how much longer women’s champion Rhea Ripley will be out of action due to a torn meniscus. Wade Barrett said it could be a couple of weeks, or it could be a few months. Due to the uncertainty, there will be a ladder match at SummerSlam to crown an interim WWE women’s champ. Qualifying matches began on tonight’s (July 17) episode of SmackDown to determine two of the five ladder match participants. First up was Women’s United States Champion Tiffany Stratton vs. Jacy Jayne. Prior to the match, Tiffy Time reminded fans that SummerSlam is in her home state of Minnesota, and there’s no way she’s missing out on the interim title ladder match. The U.S. champ backed up those words by beating Jayne with the Prettiest Moonsault Ever, after WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Paige and Brie Bella helped take away the rest of Fatal Influence from ringside. It's TIFFY TIME ⏱️@tiffstrattonwwe qualifies for the Interim WWE Women's Title Ladder Match at #SummerSlam! pic.twitter.com/1bEl

7/18/2026

Rhea Ripley’s Injury Leads to Interim WWE Women’s Title Ladder Match at SummerSlam 2026

WWE has confirmed that Rhea Ripley will not be able to defend the WWE Women’s title at SummerSlam 2026 as she continues to recover from a knee injury. Instead, an interim champion will be crowned in a five-woman Ladder Match at SummerSlam. Instead of taking the title away from Ripley, WWE will continue to recognize […] The post Rhea Ripley’s Injury Leads to Interim WWE Women’s Title Ladder Match at SummerSlam 2026 appeared first on Wrestlezone.

7/18/2026

WWE To Crown Interim Women’s Champion At WWE SummerSlam In Ladder Match

With Rhea Ripley currently out of action, WWE will crown an interim Women's Champion at WWE SummerSlam early next month. The post WWE To Crown Interim Women’s Champion At WWE SummerSlam In Ladder Match appeared first on 411MANIA | Wrestling News, WWE & AEW Results.

7/18/2026

WWE To Crown Interim Women’s Champion At WWE SummerSlam In Ladder Match

With Rhea Ripley currently out of action, WWE will crown an interim Women's Champion at WWE SummerSlam early next month. The post WWE To Crown Interim Women’s Champion At WWE SummerSlam In Ladder Match appeared first on 411MANIA | Wrestling News, WWE & AEW Results.

7/18/2026

WWE will crown an interim women’s champion instead of forcing Rhea Ripley to vacate her belt

Raw GM Adam Pearce is in control of SmackDown tonight, where there is “a ton to address.” One of those issues is the status of WWE Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley, who has been out of action since she suffered an injury on WWE’s European tour in early June. SummerSlam takes place on the weekend of August 1 & 2, which is roughly two weeks from now. WWE needed to find a solution ASAP for what’s going with Ripley’s belt on that show, and they just announced it a short while ago. Instead of forcing Rhea to vacate her title, WWE will instead crown an interim champion with a ladder match at SummerSlam. BREAKING NEWS: Due to Rhea Ripley’s injury, Adam Pearce has announced that an interim WWE Women's Champion will be crowned at #SummerSlam in a Ladder Match! pic.twitter.com/kNIXz41D1g — WWE (@WWE) July 17, 2026 There are no details yet on how many stars will compete in this interim title ladder match. I would expect Charlotte Flair and Jade Cargill to be in the mix, so perhaps their long-awai

7/17/2026

Rumor Roundup (July 4, 2026): WWE SummerSlam plan, Oba Femi decision, The Bloodline, more!

Will Sami Zayn make it to SummerSlam as WWE champion? Let’s see if the originally planned card for the event sheds any light on the matter in today’s rumors! Top rumor of the day: WWE’s original plan for the SummerSlam card The latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter lists the key matches on WWE’s original card for this year’s SummerSlam PLE. This was said to be WWE’s plan prior to Rhea Ripley’s injury on the European tour. The top men’s matches were listed as Cody Rhodes vs. CM Punk for the WWE championship, Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins for the world heavyweight championship, and Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar inside Hell in a Cell. On the women’s side, the plan was to book Charlotte Flair vs. Jade Cargill, WWE Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley against either Jacy Jayne or Alexa Bliss, and Liv Morgan vs. IYO Sky for the women’s world championship. This implies that Ripley’s injury did not change plans for the ending of the Queen of the Ring tournament. Some of the other originally

7/4/2026

WWE’s Scrapped Plans for Rhea Ripley at Night of Champions Revealed — Report

Rhea Ripley‘s absence from WWE television has left a noticeable void in the women’s division. Now, a new report suggests it also forced the company to rewrite plans for one of its biggest premium live events. With “The Eradicator” sidelined, a pair of potential championship matches reportedly never got off the ground. The latest update […] The post WWE’s Scrapped Plans for Rhea Ripley at Night of Champions Revealed — Report appeared first on Wrestlezone.

7/4/2026

Backstage Update on Initial SummerSlam Plans For Rhea Ripley Before Her Injury

WWE Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley is currently out of action due to an injury. The Eradicator defeated Jade Cargill to capture the Women’s Championship at[.........] The post Backstage Update on Initial SummerSlam Plans For Rhea Ripley Before Her Injury appeared first on 411MANIA | Wrestling News, WWE & AEW Results.

7/3/2026