Rhea Ripley Battling Knee Issues, Return Timeline Uncertain
By Kat Bourne on 12 June 2026
On Friday Night SmackDown, it was learned that WWE Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley obtained a knee injury while touring in Italy.
While the extent is not currently known, it is reported that they are waiting to see how her knee responds to treatments before they announce anything further.
Rhea has suffered a few unfortunately timed injuries over her career. In the case of this one, the Queen of the Ring tournament winner might be setting their sites on her gold at SummerSlam.
We will update more on Mami’s injury as the story develops.
