During yesterday evening's Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC, Rhea Ripley put on a dominant display when she retained her Women's World Championship over the formidable Nia Jax.
With Liv Morgan and The Judgement Day in her rearview, it's unclear what WWE has planned for Ripley heading into this April's WrestleMania.
Well, thanks to Fightful Select, we may have a better idea. While nothing is set in stone at this stage, it's said that a match between Ripley and Bianca Belair has been discussed for the Show of Shows.
This is something of a surprise because not only is Belair currently one-half of the Women's Tag Team Champions with Noami, but it's been widely theorised that she will turn heel after being revealed as Jade Cargill's mystery attacker (with the former partners squaring off on the Grandest Stage of Them All).
Still, this is a dream match for many, including both Ripley and Belair who have both said they want to go one-on-one in a WWE ring.
"Bianca, look, I love Bianca Belair. I have no beef with Bianca Belair," Ripley said last summer. "I think she’s absolutely incredible at what she does. There’s that competitor side of me that wants to step in the ring with her. I want to see who’s gonna come out victorious. I want to see who’s stronger, who’s more agile. She might have me in the agile aspect, but stronger, I don’t know."
"We’re a little bit close. I can’t wait for that day. I feel like it can’t be wasted, I feel like that is such a high-key match that people want to see, and I want to do, and she wants to do," the Eradicator continued. "The two faces of WWE 2K24...I think that if we were to step in the ring together again, I think it would have to be WrestleMania-worthy."
Belair, meanwhile, has said, "I love me some Rhea Ripley, okay? I think she’s amazing, I think she’s great, but I want to get in the ring and take that title from her - but I have to show her some love, that’s my fellow WWE 2K cover star. We’ve come in WWE around the same time, we’re climbing that mountain top together."
"I have to show love and respect to her but she is absolutely one of my favorites," she added.
We'll see what happens but next Saturday's Royal Rumble match promises to be very interesting indeed. As always, keep checking back here for updates as we have them.