Rhea Ripley Reveals She Underwent Knee Surgery: ‘Surgery Was Never a First Option for Me’

As previously reported, Rhea Ripley has been sidelined with a knee injury she suffered recently. She later revealed that she had a slight tear in her meniscus. In her latest update, the reigning WWE Women’s Champion announced on her social media accounts that she underwent knee surgery, which you can view below.

Rhea Ripley wrote, “Life update. After just under 14 years in wrestling and doing sports my entire life… It’s caught up to me. Surgery was never a first option for me, but it got to the point that it was needed…First one down… Hopefully no more…” She added, “I’ve survived, now it’s time to start thriving again so I can get back to what I love to do! See you all down the road. 🤘🏼”

In the meantime, WWE held a Ladder Match to crown a new “Interim” WWE Women’s Champion last weekend at SummerSlam 2026. Chelsea Green won the five-woman bout to become the new Interim Champion.

Life update.
After just under 14 year in wrestling and doing sports my entire life… It’s caught up to me. Surgery was never a first option for me, but it got to the point that it was needed…
First one down…
Hopefully no more…

I’ve survived, now it’s time to start thriving… pic.twitter.com/wmuD1qQv97

— RheaRipley_WWE (@RheaRipley_WWE) August 6, 2026