Rhea Ripley suffered fractured orbital bone last week

The Rhea Ripley fractured orbital bone injury announced Wednesday by WWE is indeed legitimate and was sustained at some point last week.

Dave Meltzer reported the above detail on last night’s Wrestling Observer Radio, saying he assumed the break most likely happened on last week’s WWE Raw during the brawl between herself, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez.

Ripley was written off in storyline during Tuesday’s WWE NXT as Morgan and Rodriguez attacked Ripley in the parking lot, but the “attack” wasn’t shown on TV. WWE announced the NXT angle was when Ripley’s injury was sustained with Meltzer saying that was done as a storyline cover for her to be out of action.

Ripley had not been announced for any match on this Saturday’s Crown Jewel which will see Morgan take on Nia Jax for the inaugural and ceremonial Crown Jewel title.

There is no timeline for her return.

It’s been a tough 2024 injury-wise for Ripley who was out for nearly three months earlier this year due to a shoulder injury.

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