Rhea Ripley On Triple H: He’s Like A Father Figure To Me In This Business

Rhea Ripley talks about the pep talks she receives from Triple H.

Ripley has previously discussed in the past about having panic attacks before appearances in WWE, something that she doesn’t hide away from. However, pep talks from her boss Triple H have helped her.

While speaking to Myles Talks Wrestling in a new interview alongside CM Punk, Rhea Ripley answered what it is like to be in gorilla position during a WWE show, leading to Rhea calling Triple H a ‘father figure’ for his pep talks.

“Gorilla (position).. I mean, it depends what time you go into gorilla because it’s a different experience depending on what is happening. But every time that I’ve pretty much gone in there before my matches, it’s very, I don’t even know how to put it. It’s a chaotic room, but at the same time, it’s not. It’s so hard to describe because there’s so many screens, people talking to each other, telling each other to do stuff with the cameras or times or what do we have to do, cut this, add this. There’s so much going on, but for me, I don’t speak that language, so that’s not my problem. Especially then, I’m just getting ready for my problem that’s coming ahead. But to have then Triple H come up to me and give me the pep talk, it means the world to me because sometimes I really need that. Sometimes I’m not in the best headspace or I’m stressing myself out. So he sees that and he’s like a father figure to me in this business. He’s been there every step of the way for me. So to have him continuously have my back and be there to give me pep talks and lift me up right before I go out, or just give me little pointers before I go out, it means the world to me.”

Ripley was recently announced as the most played female WWE superstar in WWE 2K25 so far. You can read more about that here.

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