Rhea Ripley Open To Challenging For WWE Intercontinental Title

In a recent interview with SportBible, WWE Superstar Rhea Ripley explained that she would love a unique challenge in the form of the current Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER, stating: 

"I would love to face GUNTHER. I would absolutely be down for that. I would love to try go for the Intercontinental Championship - it would be another history-making event which is all I want do."

By virtue of winning the 2023 Royal Rumble, Ripley is currently the number-one contender for Charlotte Flair's WWE SmackDown Women's Championship. The pair are set to clash at this weekend's WrestleMania 39. The bout will be a rematch of WrestleMania 36, where Flair was able to defeat Ripley to become NXT Women's Champion. 

Ripley also spoke fondly of former Intercontinental Champion Chyna. 

 "I love the fact that I get compared to Chyna because she is such a legend in this business; she broke down so many women stereotypes. Her being a part of the men's Royal Rumble - her beating up guys, physically showing that she is stronger than some of the men. I look up to that sort of stuff, I idolise that sort of stuff. It is really cool to me that I do represent Chyna vibes in that sort of way."