RAW Superstar Rhea Ripley made a surprise appearance backstage during last night's episode of NXT to support ZARIA ahead of her in-ring debut for the company.
Women's World Champions Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez were later spotted walking around with baseball bats...which they used to lay waste to Ripley! She was found lying next to her car with a cut on her head and blood pouring from it.
It was a violent scene and one we're not necessarily used to seeing when it comes to WWE's female Superstars.
According to Fightful, there were some concerns in NXT about the amount of blood shown; however, both that angle and the imagery were approved by someone much higher up in WWE.
"There was some concern internally in NXT about the amount of blood shown during Rhea Ripley’s segment in the parking lot, but it was green lit by 'a higher power' on the brand," the site explains. "Further clarification is that the green light came from HBK, Triple H, Lee Fitting or a CW executive. Hence, higher power."
Morgan faces WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax at Crown Jewel for the inaugural Women's Crown Jewel Championship. However, this is a clear indication that things between Liv and Rhea are far from over.
Here's what Morgan recently said when asked to share her thoughts on Ripley:
"Personally I think that Rhea Ripley is the biggest most pathetic loser that we have on the roster and I think all you people that love Rhea and that wanna come for me and Dominik, I think that you guys are also losers, and you’re probably ugly and have no lives, and you’re jealous of me and Dom because we’re the hottest most iconic most dominant most best historic couple in WWE history, and you’re just mad because Rhea could not live up to that."
"So I’m so so sorry that Dominik and I are so much better than Rhea was with him, and I’m also the better champion than Rhea - So yeah I’m a man stealing, homewrecking, heartbreaking, title taking, greatest women’s champion of all time, and all of you losers you can cry about it because I know you hate it and I don’t give a f***."
You can see how the angle played out in the X posts below.