Rhea Ripley had a big setback [Image credits: WWE.com]

Rhea Ripley had a forgettable SummerSlam Premium Live Event. She challenged Liv Morgan for the Women’s World Championship but was eventually defeated after Dominik Mysterio’s shocking betrayal.

WWE recently released behind-the-scenes footage of CM Punk’s in-ring return at The Biggest Party of the Summer. At one point, Ripley made an appearance and the former RAW Women’s Champion appeared nervous before her comeback inside the squared circle. However, the veteran, Punk quickly calmed her down.

The two stars then shared a fist bump and went their separate ways. Unfortunately, just like Rhea Ripley, The Second City Saint also suffered a defeat at the hands of his arch-nemesis, Drew McIntyre.

Shortly after WWE’s official X ( fka Twitter) account shared the video on the social media platform, Ripley reacted to it with a ‘fist-bump emoji.’

You can check out The Eradicator’s reaction in the post below:

While speaking during her interview with SEScoops, Rhea Ripley opened up about a fellow WWE Superstar who she had a real-life crush on, The Miz.

Ripley mentioned that while she hasn’t spoken to The A-Lister about her crush, he probably knows about it because of all the times she had put him over in interviews. The 27-year-old star further added that the two had become friends and that they “bond over music.”

“It’s funny because I don’t think I’ve actually talked to him about it. Yeah, so, I think he obviously knows, cause all the interviews that I’ve done putting him over. But I feel like we’ve actually started to have a friendship as well, which is nice. Like, we bond over music. Like, he’s always showing me different bands and different songs,” she said. [From 0:25 – 0:44]

Check out Ripley’s comments in the video below:

It will be interesting to see if The Miz and The Eradicator ever align as an on-screen duo in the sports entertainment juggernaut.