Rhea Ripley continues her long-running feud with The Judgment Day. (Credit: Rich Freeda/WWE via … More
WWE via Getty ImagesWWE Night of Champions 2025 marked yet another big win for Rhea Ripley.
Ripley, arguably the most protected star in WWE’s women’s division, nearly fell short in her Street Fight against The Judgment Day’s Raquel Rodriguez thanks to some interference from Roxanne Perez. But the nearly unbeatable Ripley was able to overcome both Perez and Rodriguez with an avalanche Riptide for the ages.
When WWE announced that Ripley vs. Rodriguez would be a Street Fight, that paved the way for a wonky finish that would allow Ripley to take the loss while still looking strong in defeat. Lo and behold, Ripley was still able to avoid a rare loss, instead beating Rodriguez in resounding fashion.
WWE Night of Champions 2025 Results for Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Rodriguez
Rhea Ripley Defeats Raquel Rodriguez At WWE Night Of Champions
WWE’s creative team had a chance to pull off a shocking loss for Ripley at WWE Night of Champions 2025, but Ripley emerged victorious, after all.
Rodriguez was unable to capitalize on the outside interference from Perez in her attempt to give Ripley just her third pinfall defeat since May 2022. Instead, Ripley picked up a big win as she looks to regain the momentum she had in early 2025.
There were several notable moments in the match, including:
- Outside of the ring, Rodriguez caught a diving Ripley mid-air and then powerbombed her over the barricade through a table.
- Ripley beat Rodriguez badly with a plethora of belt shots to the back followed by a brutal Razor’s Edge and a running kick, which resulted in “This is awesome!” chants from the Riyadh crowd.
- Ripley had Rodriguez locked in the Prism Trap, but wanna-be Judgment Day member Roxanne Perez interfered to break up a potential submission victory. Ripley eventually put a trash can over Perez’s head and nailed her with a devastating sliding soccer kick.
- Rodriguez threw Ripley into the steel ring post, then the steel steps and hit a corkscrew Vader Bomb of sorts.
- Atop a table stretched out across the top turnbuckle, Ripley hit Rodriguez with a huge avalanche Riptide for the victory.
Ripley’s seemingly never-ending feud with The Judgment Day has gone on for much of the past two years, with Ripley spending most of that time feuding with Liv Morgan. Morgan, however, recently suffered a devastating shoulder injury that has reportedly caused WWE to scrap a number of creative plans, including significant booking directions for the upcoming Evolution II event.
WWE Night of Champions 2025 Results: What’s Next For Rhea Ripley?
Ripley’s win at WWE Night of Champions won’t necessarily serve as the end of her feud with The Judgment Day.
With Morgan injured, Perez is reportedly set to replace Morgan as one half of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions during Morgan’s absence. Connecting the dots here, Perez is clearly trying to take over Morgan’s spot as the commander-in-chief of Judgment Day.
That’s been going on for months now, and there have been both subtle and obvious signs that this isn’t sitting well with Morgan. Prior to her injury, Morgan was reportedly set for a major babyface turn as she continues to soar in popularity thanks to her consistently great performances.
Even though Ripley beat Rodriguez at Night of Champions 2025, WWE is clearly laying the groundwork for Morgan to return, form an unlikely alliance with her former rival Ripley and go after Perez, Rodriguez and Judgment Day. That’s a potentially intriguing storyline that could get Morgan back to her face roots, unite Morgan and Ripley as a powerhouse duo and ultimately lead to the dismantling of The Judgment Day.
Given Morgan’s injury that will take some time, but Ripley’s WWE Night of Champions win was likely just the start to something really big for Ripley, Morgan and everyone involved.
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