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She spent the next two years studying the craft before being signed to local Adelaide promotion Riot City Wrestling.
Rhea soon became known for her taxing hardcore-style matches - and while the results are pre-determined, there s nothing fake about being slammed onto a pile of thumb tacks or thrown off a ladder into a table.
On Sunday, Rhea (real name Demi Bennett) became the first ever Australian to win a WWE main-division championship, becoming the face of the multibillion-dollar company s women s division in the process I loved WWE from the first moment I laid eyes on it : Rhea (L) explained to Sunrise hosts Kylie Gillies and David Koch how she discovered that pro-wrestling exists in Australia during a family holiday and never looked back
Adelaide outcast turned WWE star Rhea Ripley to become first Australian to win title at WrestleMania
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Wrestlemania 37: Rhea Ripley becomes first ever Australian to win a WWE main-division championship
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