Nia Jax: Rhea Ripley Doing The Stink Face Was My Idea, It Wasn’t My Idea For Her To Get The Cheeks Out

At a March 2024 WWE live event, Rhea Ripley hit Nia Jax with a stink face. The spot went viral, and Shayna Baszler tried to be on the receiving end of Rhea’s cheeks one night later.

Speaking to Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Nia was asked about the spot.

“Well, I mean, it was my idea to stink face. It wasn’t my idea for her to get them freaking cheeks out. So obviously, that’s what I do. I do the stink face, and as a heel, I like to rub it in, literally. I just thought we were on the live event. I thought one night, let’s change this up. Why not? Because it was a cool Triple Threat moment, me her and Shayna, and I was like, ‘Why don’t you give me a stink face?’ She’s like, really? She was like, ‘You mean like Rikishi style?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, do the full Rikishi. Get it, get it!’ And then we did it. And obviously, like, the crowd went nuts, and then it was a viral moment, and yeah, and then we had a good time. We actually switched it a couple nights because everybody was expecting it and I was trying to be a dick about it. Then I did it to Shayna, where Shayna was like, ‘Let me have it.’ She closed her eyes, and then I freaking took out Rhea, and then she didn’t realize it was me. It was funny. It was a good time,” she said.

Fans can find Rhea’s comments on the spot by clicking here.