Rhea Ripley Feels Pressure To Deliver With Jade Cargill at WrestleMania

Rhea Ripley says she does feel pressure to deliver in her match with Jade Cargill at WrestleMania, given Cargill’s level of experience in the business. Ripley is set to set to challenge Cargill for the WWE Women’s Championship at WrestleMania courtesy of her Elimination Chamber win. Ripley is going into the match against a champion who is less experienced in the ring than a number of WWE’s top names.

Ripley was asked about the pressure of being in that situation during an appearance on The Ebro Laura Rosenberg Show. She noted that she does feel the pressure to bring Cargill to a new level and get her to “level up her own game.” She also talked about what it’s like to be without a championship right now, noting that she doesn’t feel like she needs one to represent her dominance. You can see highlights below:

On Being Without a Championship:

“I feel like it’s easier to go through TSA. [laughs] But I don’t know. I feel like kind of naked in a way without it. But at the same time, like I don’t mind not having a title. Because I still feel like, kind of what you were saying. Every time I walk through the curtain and walk onto the stage in front of everyone, I feel like a champion.

“So, I feel like I don’t need a title to represent how dominant I am in the WWE. That being said, at WrestleMania yeah, I will be getting a title.”

On If She Feels Pressure to Deliver With Cargill At WrestleMania:

“I do, I definitely do. I feel like this is a match that a lot of people have wanted for a long time, especially at WrestleMania. There’s already so much pressure going into that day and into that match. And then also going off of last year, it was the same at WrestleMania 39 when I faced Charlotte. Then going into WrestleMania 40, I was like, ‘I have to do just as well as I did the year before. Like I really have to.’

“But now stepping in with someone that has only had limited experience within the wrestling industry compared to a lot of people on the show, I do have that pressure to kind of uplift her and bring her to a different level so we can go out there and we can make magic just like everyone expects from us. We’ll see what happens. It’s unpredictable, wrestling is so unpredictable. Anything can really happen. But I know I’m going to go out there and give it 110% and try and get her to try new things and like level up her own game.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit The Ebro Laura Rosenberg Show with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.