WWE Rumors on Rhea Ripley Injury, Charlotte, Tiffany Stratton and Money in the Bank

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Ripley Reportedly Avoided Injury on Raw

Despite speculation to the contrary, Rhea Ripley reportedly avoided any type of significant injury after taking a nasty bump on Monday night's episode of Raw.

During the opening segment of Raw, general manager Adam Pearce announced that Iyo Sky would defend the Women's World Championship against Ripley and Bianca Belair at WrestleMania 41.

Frustrated after getting pushed away by Ripley, Sky did a springboard leap off the ropes while Rhea and Bianca were arguing, and she nailed Ripley with a hard dropkick to the back.

Ripley lunged forward with her face smacking into Belair's body, which led observers to wonder if she had potentially broken her nose or even her eye socket.

That apparently isn't the case, though, as Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp (h/t Felix Upton of Ringside News) reported that those he spoke to who were backstage said Ripley "seemed all right" and was "in good spirits" after the segment.

Any major injury suffered at this point would be catastrophic since WrestleMania is now less than two weeks away.

WWE already lost a key performer from the WrestleMania card last week when Kevin Owens announced on SmackDown that he suffered a neck injury that requires surgery, meaning his WrestleMania match against Randy Orton is off.

While WWE would be able to pivot to a Belair vs. Sky singles match without Ripley, the creative team has done a great job booking tension between all three Superstars, who losing one of them would be a huge disappointment.

Despite the momentary concern, though, it appears all systems are go for Sky vs. Belair vs. Ripley at WrestleMania.

Reported Backstage Info on Issues Between Charlotte, Stratton

In the wake of their explosive segment last week on SmackDown, new details have emerged regarding rumored tension between WWE women's champion Tiffany Stratton and No. 1 contender Charlotte Flair.

According to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio (h/t Upton), there had been "problems" between Stratton and Flair "for about two weeks" before their promo battle on SmackDown.

Meltzer added that while both Flair and Stratton have received blame internally for how their segment played out, Charlotte has reportedly shouldered more of the blame.

On last week's SmackDown in Chicago, the crowd was firmly on Stratton's side, and Charlotte was barely able to get a word in because of the boos.

Tiffany took advantage of the situation by taking some personal shots at Flair. She suggested that Charlotte will always be overshadowed by her father, Ric Flair, and mentioned Charlotte's divorces, noting that she is "0-3" in marriages.

Stratton slid out of the ring after that line, prompting Flair to respond, "Is that why Kaiser's in my DMs?"

The Queen was referencing Raw Superstar Ludwig Kaiser, who is Stratton's real-life boyfriend.

There was a ton of speculation after the segment that Flair and Stratton went off script, and while that hasn't been confirmed, Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp (h/t Subhojeet Mukherjee of Ringside News) reported that there were people backstage who thought they did, with some calling it "messy."

WrestleVotes reported that the two Superstars did go into business for themselves, writing: "Charlotte and Tiffany said very little of what was in the rundown for them. Off script quite a bit."

One week earlier, Charlotte and Tiffany had a sit-down interview segment during which Flair took several shots at Stratton, causing the champ to appear somewhat rattled.

There was speculation Flair went off script during that promo as well, but things got even wilder last week.

Regardless of whether things were unscripted or not, Stratton was the winner of last week's promo battle, putting her back on equal footing with Charlotte ahead of their huge WrestleMania 41 match.

Money in the Bank Reportedly Scheduled for June in L.A.

WWE reportedly has plans in place for the location and general date on which Money in the Bank 2025 will be held.

According to WrestleVotes (h/t Upton), plans call for Money in the Bank to take place at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles in "early June."

Money in the Bank has been among WWE's top premium live events since 2010, and it has helped launch several wrestlers into superstardom via earning a guaranteed world title match by winning the Money in the Bank ladder match.

If Money in the Bank is indeed held in L.A., it will mark the first time the City of Angels has ever hosted it.

Also, a June Money in the Bank would be a departure from the schedule in recent years, as the past four Money in the Bank premium live events have taken place in July.

Regardless of when or where Money in the Bank 2025 is held, it could help shape the rest of the year and much of 2026 depending on who wins the MITB ladder matches.

Last year, Tiffany Stratton won the women's Money in the Bank ladder match. She went on to successfully cash in, and she is now set to defend the WWE Women's Championship against Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 41.

Money in the Bank is also typically held shortly before SummerSlam, and the events of Money in the Bank 2025 could set the stage for some of the biggest matches at the first-ever, two-night SummerSlam in August.

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