Serena Deeb on Seeing Rhea Ripley Backstage at AEW

AEW star Serena Deeb recently shared a heartwarming story about seeing former WWE Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley backstage.

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[{"selector":"#anim-f84ee9c1-ce99-4c77-aa3f-09d2e0f9b14d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(117.32027%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-571bcccb-8872-4554-88a9-949eedb14942","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a6c03ff3-55a0-458e-ac8b-0d6b3df02802 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Rhea Ripley is currently the WWE Women's World Champion, but is out of action due to an injury. Her stablemate, Liv Morgan, is the interim champion.

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