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WWE Crown Jewel Match Reportedly Pulled Due To Rhea Ripley's Injury

There were reportedly supposed to be eight matches for WWE Crown Jewel this weekend, but Rhea Ripley's injury changed those plans.
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Rhea Ripley was reportedly supposed to compete at Crown Jewel
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Rhea Ripley is set to miss some time after suffering a fractured right orbital bone last month. WWE announced that the former Women's World Champion was out indefinitely after she was attacked in the NXT parking lot by Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez this past Tuesday.

As it turns out, this angle was filmed due to Ripley suffering a legitimate injury. The result of which is delaying a planned one-on-one match between Rhea and Raquel that was originally scheduled to take place at Crown Jewel. This according to the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

"The injury happened on the 10/21 Raw show, believed to be from a head-butt spot, but was kept quiet until they did a phantom angle on NXT," Dave Meltzer wrote. "When Ripley was on NXT on 10/29 before the phantom angle, backstage putting over Zaria, she stood sideways where you could only see half of her face, and only the left eye."

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Meltzer went on to speculate that the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Fatal 4-Way Match was booked as a replacement for Ripley and Rodriguez, but that was not confirmed from any one source.

There is currently no timetable for Rhea Ripley's return. We here at The Takedown wish her a speedy recovery.

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Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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