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Is Rhea Ripley Married? Who is Rhea Ripley Husband?

Discover the latest update of Rhea Ripley, the Australian WWE star, who tied the knot with Buddy Matthews, get insights into their wedding and more on her personal life here.

by Aishwarya

Updated Jun 27, 2024

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Is Rhea Ripley Married? Who is Rhea Ripley Husband?

Is Rhea Ripley Married?

Yes, Rhea Ripley married Buddy Matthews on June 23, 2024. Rhea, known for her goth fashion style, wore a black wedding dress for the ceremony, reflecting her personal taste. The couple had been engaged since August 2023 and shared their wedding news through Rhea's Instagram post, where they exchanged kisses against a backdrop reading 'Till Death'.

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Who is Rhea Ripley?

Rhea Ripley is an Australian wrestler known for her time in WWE since July 2017. She joined WWE after training at the WWE Performance Center and under Scotty 2 Hotty. Before WWE, she wrestled independently using her real name from 2013. Ripley achieved fame with her 380-day reign as Women's World Champion, tied for the longest in WWE history alongside Bayley. Currently inactive due to injury since April 2024, she remains associated with WWE's Judgment Day stable.

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Specifications

Details

Professional Name

Rhea Ripley

Birth Name

Demi Bennett

Born

11 October 1996

Birth Place

Adelaide, South Australia

Age

27

Spouse

Buddy Matthews

Billed Height

5 ft 7 in (170 cm)

Billed From

Adelaide, South Australia

Trainer

WWE Performance Center and Scotty 2 Hotty

Debut

24 May 2014

Rhea Ripley Husband

Rhea Ripley's Husband Buddy Matthews is an Australian wrestler, his real name is Mathew Adams. He wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as part of the group House of Black and has held the AEW World Trios Championship once. He also competes independently and gained recognition in WWE under the name Buddy Murphy, later shortened to Murphy.

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He was born on September 26, 1988, in Melbourne, Victoria. He attended Berwick Secondary College and graduated in 2006. The details about his parents, family background, and siblings are not known as he keeps those details private. Before Ripley, Matthews was in a relationship with Alexa Bliss. They were engaged but ended it in September 2018 and have been friends since.

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Rhea Ripley Family

Rhea Ripley was born on October 11, 1996, in Adelaide, South Australia. She is Australian, with Italian ancestry from her mother, Anna Bennett. Growing up in Glenelg, a suburb of Adelaide, she attended Henley High School. Ripley started her wrestling career in local circuits in Australia.

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She has a younger sister named Calista Bennett. Her father, Peter Bennett, and mother, Anna Bennett, are both from Sydney, Australia, with her father inspiring her wrestling journey and her mother supporting her as a homemaker.

Rhea Ripley Career

Rhea Ripley began her wrestling career on the independent circuit in 2013 before joining WWE. She gained attention in the inaugural Mae Young Classic in 2017 and reached the semi-finals in 2018. Ripley then became the first NXT UK Women's Champion in August 2018. Moving to NXT from 2019 to 2021, she won the NXT Women's Championship and defended it at WrestleMania, WWE's main event. Ripley later joined Raw and The Judgment Day stable in 2022.

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She holds several championships, including the NXT UK Women's Championship, NXT Women's Championship, Raw Women's Championship, and WWE Women's Tag Team Championship with Nikki A.S.H. Ripley won the renamed SmackDown Women's Championship in April 2023, becoming WWE's first Australian female champion.

She achieved the Women's Triple Crown and Grand Slam Championships, the only wrestler to hold all five titles. In 2023, Ripley won the Women's Royal Rumble as the first woman and fourth overall from the number one entry spot.

Rhea Ripley Net Worth

Rhea Ripley's Net Worth is $1 million. She earns primarily from her wrestling career in WWE, where she competes and performs on various platforms including NXT and Raw. Additionally, she likely earns from endorsements, merchandise sales, and appearances.

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