Overview
- Ripley, who spoke Tuesday in a Complex Sneaker Shopping clip, called the encounter with Drake “wild” and said his praise took her by surprise.
- She recalled meeting him in WWE’s Gorilla position, the staging area just behind the entrance curtain, during the 2025 Elimination Chamber event.
- Drake had told Bobbi Althoff’s Not This Again podcast on Sept. 2, 2025, that Ripley was his “muse,” after his April 13, 2025 like of her bikini photo drew notice.
- Ripley enters WrestleMania 42 with momentum after winning the 2026 Women’s Elimination Chamber to earn a title shot against Jade Cargill on Night 2.
- She framed the attention from Drake and other entertainers as proof that WWE talent now reaches far beyond wrestling fans.