WWE star Rhea Ripley bodyslams towering Luke Gallows in ridiculous feat of strength on Raw-Alistair McGeorge-Entertainment – Metro

Rhea Ripley made her presence felt at Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson’s expense (Picture: WWE)

WWE superstar Rhea Ripley showed off her insane strength on Raw this week as she hit a perfect bodyslam on Luke Gallows.

The former Raw Women’s Champion made her presence felt on Monday night as she and the rest of Judgment Day were at ringside for Karl Anderson’s opening match against Finn Balor.

Not surprisingly, Rhea was a thorn in the side of Karl and his O.C. teammates AJ Styles and Gallows, with the latter getting the brunt of her interference.

In a fantastic moment leaving everyone in the arena and watching at home stunned, she hoisted up Gallows for a mammoth bodyslam.

It’s a great sign that Rhea is being able to mix it up with the men on the roster, and that she’s being presented as a genuine threat to much bigger – in terms of physical stature – stars.

She also played a direct role in the ending, hitting Karl with a low blow to help Finn to victory before the two groups clash at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia.

Rhea hit a picture perfect bodyslam on Gallows (Picture: WWE)

Making this all the more impressive, Rhea only recently returned to in-ring action after a four month injury layoff, although she has remained a key part of Judgment Day despite not wrestling herself.

Rhea hadn’t had a match since winning a Number One Contender’s match for the Raw Women’s Title on June 6, but she accidentally kneed herself in the face during the bout.

She later told fans on social media she had suffered a ‘brain and teeth’ injury without going into specifics, and at one point shared a selfie wearing a heart monitor while training during her recovery.

When it comes to clashing with the men on the Raw roster, it won’t prove a problem for Rhea, who was actually placed in training groups with men while working with Scotty 2 Hotty at the Performance Centre.

He exclusively told Metro.co.uk: ‘I asked for her specifically – her and Raquel, I had never had any women in my classes before. I just thought, I’d watched them wrestling some of the other girls, and the girls were so small, it just looked like they were afraid to hurt them.

‘So, I was like, let’s put them in there with some guys. At the time, I had Lio Rush, Fabian Marcel, Ricochet and those two ladies in my class.

‘The confidence started to come, working with those guys, following, not having to think. It just continued with both of them, and it’s been awesome to see.’

WWE Raw airs Monday nights at 1am on BT Sport 1.

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