Reļ·½nee Paqš²uette looks at a recent development in the Raw women's division.
Rhea Ripley and Nikki A.S.H had a breakout year in 2021. Ripley won her first main roster championship at WrestleMania, Nikki won her first singles championship from Charlotte Flair by cashing in Money in the Bank.
Eventually, these two would form a tag team and while they were briefly successful, Nikki would end up goš¼ing on a downward spiral thą¼at would be her break away from Rhea Ripley on Monday, January 10, 2022.
Saying that āAlmost superheroes don't need any friends,ā Nikki appears to bāe heading down a path where she will be a š°hero whether anybody wants it or not.
, former WWE broadcaster, Renee Paquette said she's very ešxcited to see where this parent goes and spoke about some of the struggles they have had leading up to this moment.
āI feel like this is what needed to happen. I donāt know itās what everybody saw coming. I think people thought maybe it was going to be Rhea Ripley to be the one to split the group up. But Nikki A.S.H ā honestly when she started this character I was like, āIām not sure what we are doing here,ā I was really on the fence about it. But I love Nikki, I think she's great. I know how creative she is. I know how much she loves what she does and has such a passion for professional wrestling. So for her to take a character like that and run with it, and truly see people jump on this bandwagon. I think was really cool.ā
Speaking about Rhea Ripley, Renee Paquette would say that she finds it shocking šthat Rhea Ripley has fallen through the cracks and any regard with WWE creative because to her,š· Rhea Ripley is a made star.
āCan you believe thatās a thing for Rhea Ripley? I canāt believe it. Sheās incredible. She's this perfect package that is ready to go. Sheās young, but sheās so [adaptable]. I think sheās incredible. I canāt believe that sheās somebody that could have for a second fallen between the cracks,ā said Renee.
As for the future with the pairing now being on opposite ends, Renee says she's looking forward to this story continuing and that even though both women may be in a position where they are battling the vision that other individuals haveź¦¬ for who they are, she's hopeful that the cream will rise to the top, especiallšy in the case of Nikki ASH.
āI mean, I just want to see what they're gonna do with this. You know, I mean, like we were just saying with Rhea, sometimes you get stuck kind of battling against the creative team and what other people's visions for you, maybe I know what that uphill battle can look like. But I do think Nikki is so determined to be doing all the things that her character wants to do Iām sure sheās got some kind of mapped-out vision board at home, of the things that maybe she would like to do. So letās hope she can get some other people on board and really bring some of this shit to fruition.ā
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