WWE has return plans in preparation for top stars around PLE

After next weekend’s Money in the Bank, WWE heads to Summerslam 2024, the second biggest premium live event on their calendar. This is one of the times of year when WWE Universe expects the bigger storylines to culminate in top matches and returns to TV. One of those could happen in the form of Rhea Ripley, who has been absent from the screenplay in recent months.

It was previously reported that Rhea Ripley was not scheduled to match at SummerSlam 2024 due to the extent of her injury. In an update, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select reports that WWE has positive sources about having plans for the former champion to rejoin the WWE when she is ready, even in a non-wrestling role for the early August PLE,

“There were reports that Rhea Ripley was not scheduled for WWE SummerSlam. However, WWE sources indicated that they have put things in place so that Ripley can step in and return to the program when she is ready, even in a non-wrestling capacity.”

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The Wrestling Observer also provided an update on the situation, stating that Ripley is undergoing shoulder rehab instead of opting for surgery and that this could delay her original comeback timeline, which was supposed to be within four months. Subsequently, her participation in a match at Summerslam 2024 is still in doubt.

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In the meantime, Rhea Ripley (real name Demi Bennett) married former WWE superstar Buddy Matthews (real name Matthew Adams) in a close ceremony in Australia last weekend and there is no update that this personal event will be the arrival in real life of the WWE superstar is prevented from returning at Summerslam 2024. Additionally, WWE could be putting an end to the kayfabe Ripley-Dominik romance as photos of this wedding surface on social media.

Following Wrestlemania XL, Rhea Ripley suffered a shoulder injury in a backstage segment where Liv Morgan attacked her from behind as she took her revenge tour seriously and wanted to take everything from her opponent. With Morgan now the current Women’s World Champion, it is expected that Ripley will resume this discontinued angle with her in WWE’s comeback around Summerslam 2024.