Overview
- Rhea Ripley’s Elimination Chamber win in Chicago confirmed her WrestleMania 42 title challenge against WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill.
- Cargill accused Ripley on X of spending hours with WWE’s creative team, prompting sharp replies before Ripley posted—and later deleted—an Instagram story saying, “Not having fun. Not friends,” and cautioning against “breaking the 4th wall.”
- Chelsea Green, Piper Niven and Nia Jax publicly joined the fray, with Green and Niven defending Ripley and trading barbs with Cargill.
- Accounts conflict on authenticity: Dave Meltzer described the exchanges as a WWE-planned worked shoot rooted in real sentiments, while PWInsider reported Creative did not script it and multiple sources blamed Cargill’s conduct.
- Fightful reported WWE was happy with the buzz and had no concerns about the match proceeding, with Ripley and Cargill scheduled to go face-to-face on Friday’s SmackDown.