Rhea Ripley Issues Strong Statement Against Summer Slam After Loss

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Dibyendu Mondal | Last updated Aug 4, 2025 1:06 PM ET

Rhea Ripley lost her chance to become the new Women's World Champion against Naomi and IYO SKY in a triple threat match. She almost got her hands on the gold when she delivered an Avalanche Riptide to IYO SKY and pinned her down.

The referee counted two and that's when Naomi rolled Rhea up from behind and got the cover to retain her title. Ripley was left shocked and disappointed after coming so close. Even Michael Cole, the commentator, deemed that she was "snakebit".

After the match, Ripley took out her frustration on X.

"I think I hate SummerSlam…" She posted. She also reposted her reaction after the loss, with a side-by-side comparison to the Joker.

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Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch Both Take Home Titles

In the other women’s matchup, Becky Lynch successfully defended her Intercontinental Championship against Lyra Valkyria. She came close to losing the title when Bayley, intending to punch Lynch, accidentally struck Valkyria instead—allowing Lynch to cover her and comfortably retain the belt.

On Saturday, Lynch’s husband, Seth Rollins, won the World Heavyweight Championship after cashing in his Money in the Bank contract in a surprise return from a knee injury. He took the title from an exhausted and helpless CM Punk.

Seth Rollins and CM Punk's Reactions After the Match

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After the match, both stars took shots at each other, kicking off a future rivalry. Rollins borrowed Punk’s line and put his own spin on it, then posted a highlight from the match on Instagram with the caption “Summer of Rollins.”

Punk, meanwhile, shared a photo of Paul Heyman hugging Rollins alongside an image of the viral Coldplay kiss-cam couple—billionaire astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his partner—and captioned it, “Not baby girl coded. All ham sandwiches.”

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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