Rhea Ripley On Chyna Comparisons, Becoming MAMI, Dominik Mysterio's Dominance
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WWE Women's Champion Rhea Ripley chats with Chris Van Vliet in Tampa, FL about the changes she's made since her WWE debut, getting over with the crowd, working with Dominik Mysterio in Judgement Day, being compared to Chyna and much more!
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Hit a Riptide on that subscribe button for MAMI! 💪
@earlofsandwich7884
4 ай бұрын
I don't know what a riptide is but I'm already a sub and I will hit that like button.
@Dexter_2503
4 ай бұрын
I would hit that subscribe button if mami hits you with the riptide😂
@ChrisVanVliet
4 ай бұрын
@@earlofsandwich7884 Haha I appreciate it. You don't know Rhea's finisher?
@earlofsandwich7884
4 ай бұрын
I guess I do now :)@@ChrisVanVliet
@earlofsandwich7884
4 ай бұрын
Did you just interview people as they passed or were they expecting you? Thanks.
We're looking at Australia's first hall of famer and it couldn't be a more perfect choice
@ThaZombi
4 ай бұрын
Grayson Waller is taking that 100%
@redrick8900
4 ай бұрын
You are both being ridiculous. It depends on who retires first and what company they are on contract with when they retire. If Reply breaks her neck and has to retire in 5 years she will be in the hall of fame the year after. If she goes to AEW and works there for 30 years she won't be in the WWE hall of fame.
@dustinsmith8658
4 ай бұрын
@@ThaZombiRhea is getting it first lol
@sakuraitonen5886
4 ай бұрын
@@ThaZombiKeep drinking that Waller Kool'Aid
@NeatoBurrito05
4 ай бұрын
Waller will prob have an all time career and since he's older he'll prob retire first. I hope they both get in.
The moment Rhea wrapped her legs around Dom's neck, that man's outlook on life changed forever. 😭
@bluengold3443
4 ай бұрын
I would have folded like a fucking steel chair bruh 😭
@kejuanmcneil9552
4 ай бұрын
Shit I would have die happy that Day l my boy lmao 🤣
@bluengold3443
4 ай бұрын
@@kejuanmcneil9552 Dom 10000% SNIFFED the hell out dat thang 😮💨
@LiftandCoa
4 ай бұрын
How is dom rewarded for being hated so much? :( Why cant I be rewarded by Ripley for being hated? Lifes unfair and your know it
@datkiddjophat4290
4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
She’s so great and the best fact is she isn’t another Chyna she’s THE first Rhea Ripley and that’s badass just like her.
@jonjones9027
4 ай бұрын
Thank you I don’t like when people compare someone to a great
@Darkness_9.6
4 ай бұрын
Right, also Chyna was the first woman to compete and ever won a male division's title (the IC title), I don't think she can be topped.
@brandonwilliams3777
4 ай бұрын
@@jonjones9027why
The way she delivered the words "the Mami thing..." made my entire soul melt. My god.
i’m so happy for your success Chris. You give wrestling journalism the kind of positivity and respect it needs
@shadowkill2167
4 ай бұрын
fr!! chris the 🐐
@LiftandCoa
4 ай бұрын
CVV 🫱🏻🫲🏼 Simon Miller Wrestlings positive petes MVPs of wrestling journalism
@RyderFlo
3 ай бұрын
Yeah and being able to gives back the amazing positivity of Rhea is far from a little thing.
Rhea is crushing it. I’m a giant Chyna mark - she’s easily my favorite wrestling performer EVER. Rhea is 100% following the path Chyna created BUT she’s doing it with her own unique flavor. I think these two athletes will always be spoken about in the same breath but Rhea will also have her own incredible legacy.
@briangamber6051
4 ай бұрын
no no no, chyna was great. I was there from beginning to end. She was very limited with in ring ability. Rhea is next level. Chyna could not hang with Rhea. She was great and ahead of her time but shes no Rhea Ripley.
@AngSco30
4 ай бұрын
Rhea's better than Chyna. She has the look, she can wrestle and she's great on the mic.
@donjohn2695
4 ай бұрын
Rea is better
@terrancejohnson9548
4 ай бұрын
@jayt4835 she's no Chyna but she's doing well I can say
@terrancejohnson9548
4 ай бұрын
@@AngSco30no she's no Chyna just stop you wasn't even born in Chyna Era
We love you mami!! We love your interviews Chris, it was great meeting you at Survivor Series this past November!!!!
@ChrisVanVliet
4 ай бұрын
Great to meet you too!
Rhea Ripley is the reason I started watching WWE again since Batista was the World Heavyweight Champion, she's really amazing.
@you-5-iver804
4 ай бұрын
Thats depressing af cos wrestling is shit rn since 2014
@NomadJedi
4 ай бұрын
@@you-5-iver804 Yeah, I feel some of that magic is def missing, especially in promos. But still, I find it somewhat enjoyable.
@mopnem
4 ай бұрын
Yeah she’s a big reason for me aswell. Bianca is also solid (not a big fan of the hair though). The females are more fun to watch in alot of ways atm. Especially since some of them actually look athletic for once
She’s an effortless Manifester she makes it look easy and that’s why she’s always on top :-)
Can we get her in the studio for a long interview please CVV
@LiftandCoa
4 ай бұрын
I need this. SO much.
Buddy Mathew's is a lucky lucky man... Rhea is a stunner in and out of the ring. "Hard work pays off. Dreams come true. Bad times don't last, but bad girls do." I think Rhea and Damian are the future of the company. RHEA is smashing it right now!!
I always love CVV interviews
Great interview, I absolutely love Rhea so happy to see how far she’s come, she’s so deserving of the elimination chamber poster and the 2k cover.
Chris is probably now my favourite wrestling interviewer! Such respect for both performers & the business. Thanks CVV! BTW Mami rocks ❤️
She has come so far since she first joined wwe, I was only eight when I started watching wwe and she is by far my favourite wrestler she’s just so awesome 😂
It makes me so happy to see someone who is so happy and has so much passion as you do for your profession, Chris! Congratulations.
I love seeing every new interview that you do. Can we expect a full-length Rhea Ripley interview in the future?
Look how engaged in the conversation she is, even after the interview wrapped. I bet that felt like a conversation more than an interview. Many people can fake it, but I really can't be convinced that she is. Of course, CVV seems to be the type of interviewer to get that out of them, but still.
I hope one day we will hear a full length interview with Rhea. Love for MAMI!❤
Its crazy to me i saw her, JD, Gunther/Imperium at a tiny venue at NXT UK a few years ago and now look at them.
When she spoke about dom it made me happy cos dom is doing really well he was stuck in reys shadow to be honest
@theoutsiderjess4869
4 ай бұрын
Rey gave him his start and now he carved his own path
She is so amazing, great talent.
Mami's always on 🔝❤
@crystalward2860
4 ай бұрын
YEAHH!!!
So cute when she says “SORRY”❤
So glad I subbed to this channel. Chris you do the best interviews ever! Thank you for this ❤
She is so pretty. Im happy for her. She is awesome!!!! Awesome interview as always CVV 😀👍
More Rhea Ripley please 🙏 She’s amazing!
you can tell how much she respects Chris here - Rhea's super down to earth.
Chris Van Mf Vliet. You’re too good at your job bro.
The way she says mami 🤪🤪
Chris's face when she put on her seductive look at the end 😂😂😂
Rhea soo,bubbly. Great Smile
Got a huge crush on Rhea and now I'm back at watching WWE. She's so perfect
Such a professional interview Chris didn’t fold!!! I would’ve instantly
Mami is just the best. I love her performances and Dom is a great heel.
Congratulations on the 400 k sub CVV maybe I am late .
@ChrisVanVliet
4 ай бұрын
You’re actually the first one to point it out. Thanks, I appreciate it!
@xavierpark5937
4 ай бұрын
@@ChrisVanVliet now give me my medal
Rhea is so different person from the ring and Chris did a awesome job
Great interview Chris❤️ Can’t wait to see Rhea in Perth for the Elimination Chamber Rhea deserves every accolade she gets Our Aussie legend and yes Australia’s future Hall Of Famer🇦🇺🖤💜🤘
Mvp is standing right there and you are casually having conversation with rhea ripley, you are living the dream man and I’m not jealous but happy for you
...and she's not even 30 yet! Her being this over so young reminds me a lot of Sasha who isn't that much older than her and look at what SHE'S accomplished in this business...What amazing things are we going to see out of this young woman in the years to come? The sky is truly the limit for Rhea.
She is fantastic. She has it all to be a future hall of famer, and legend.
I met Damien and Ripley when they did wrestlmainia Hollywood and i was star struck af and siad you and chyna are my favorite
We need that CVV Rhea and Dom interview like the full deal hour plus interview
Okay, Chris, I love your interviews and you can become one final member of the Judgement Day.
Pleeeeeease bring Rhea to a long conversation episode
Rhea ripley and Dominik mysterio are the best couple and they are the perfect together 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I hope you can do a full-length interview with Rhea sometime soon.
RHEA is amazing love her.😁
Love DDP but it was more awesome seeing CVV at the post Rumble presser
CVV, the best sports entertainment interviewer!
It's crazy to see her transformation. She was a blonde toned girl 6 years ago. You could tell she was in great shape and super strong. Now she's super fit, muscular and became a monster. It's so cool to see people be able to make a change and become a completely different character. Happy for Rhea.
@tarden132
2 ай бұрын
and she has an ass now
Phenomenal interviewee skills from Rhea! Keep kickin' @$$!
Her entrance song is the best
👍👍👍👍👍 Interview Chris
Every superstar on the current roster seems so humble.
She is so sweet ❤
3:26 She knows exactly what she’s doing
Rhea is living in the moment. And it is working. Keep it up 💯
Rhea is phenomenal, absolute super star and so many levels in and out of the ring above most of the roster , she has the looks , the skills , the charisma and the personality be a hall of famer and a long term main event star
This guys work is so good 👏🏻👏🏻
It's unfortunate she's probably not gonna grow her hair long again because I loved her with long hair but regardless I'll always love her and everyone in that age group like Austin theory that's my gen and seeing them be super stars like this is really cool to see
Congrats on 400k Chris! I read a book called Mastery by Robert Greene -> you are the perfect example of what he teaches. Years & years of practice to be achieve true mastery in your profession- amazing to see you at work!
She is such a beautiful and talented athlete. A superstar!
I've compared her to Chyna and I mean it in the best possible way. She's the real deal.
Gotta love this woman!!! The ultimate babyface heel currently. ❤Mami
Yeah. Shes awesome
Rhea is a very dominant and intimidating woman. But also beautiful especially with that hairstyle. She could pin me down and make me submit anytime, I wouldn't exactly have a choice lol.
@James.chalmers
4 ай бұрын
Would she beat jordynne grace though…
This woman made me start watching wrestling again. Thank you Rhea
Rhea is such a beautiful person. Even when she's being Mami it's still easy to enjoy her character
Got some Alan Rickman line delivery vibes from that "Mami... is always... on top"
Rhea is the best she can hold the title as long as Roman has and I wouldnt be mad
@tn7778
4 ай бұрын
Facts
I know this isn't a wrestling comment. But Rhea Ripley is a very very beautiful woman. My God, such a pretty face. And seems like a very sweet person, too. I sincerely wish her the best.
Rhea so beautiful ❤
Please do a full sit down interview with her
Need a full interview with her soon bro
Shout out to my neighbour from across the ditch, Rea and Nia are the best an most beautiful keep it up you wonderful talented and gifted souls. God Bless u all
❤❤❤ . Love you Rhea . Keep it up .
The first time I ever saw Rhea Ripley was at the 2019 Royal Rumble, I was just getting back into wrestling and wow. I was blown away by her. Mami simp ever since.
Rhea a HOF now & really developed very well. Beautiful queen & awesome wrestler
She looked so shy and uncomfortable lol. In a good way, seems down to earth.
0:34 thats why you tried to brute force that statement in there? thats so hilarious.
RHEA RIPLEY Is One Of My Favorite WWE Female Wrestler
The Mami persona works so well with her especially with Dom. And she can be heel or face the people ALL view her as MAMI and so she has the female version of the Stone Cold duplicity, She is a perpetual face no matter how bad she can be
I don't follow a lot of wrestling much these days, life got busy as I got older but Rhea has been one of the gems in what I have paid attention to. Her and Dom specifically bring a chemistry, fun, and excitement to the ring that you don't get enough of, especially not in an organic sense. It makes sense with when she was growing up and first hitting the big stage that she would have felt the need to be a Diva rather than a superstar but thankfully she was around at the right time as the women division changed and truly became its own impressive force where all around skill and an ability to wrestle were finally more important than how they looked in a bra and panties. Being compared to Chyna is a great and about as close of a comparison as you can get in many ways, especially for the time and what was acceptable from the women of wrestling, Chyna smashed that ceiling, and it always felt legit like she could keep up in the ring with the men. The exact same magic with Rhea between her actual physical abilities on top of her character personality. I think there is a bit of another comparison as well to Chyna though, and that's actually including Dom. It reminds me to an extent of when Chyna was the enforcer, the bodyguard for Shawn Michaels and HHH when it was just the trinity. Dom, or better Dirty Dom reminds me a lot of Shawn Michaels of that era. He was dirty, he would cheat, he would run from trouble (usually the Undertaker, thus giving us the first Hell in a Cell), and Chyna was always standing there behind them in case their trouble caught up to them. Rhea kind of has Dom's back in a similar way. Now, I don't want to claim that Dom is akin to Shawn or HHH, or that Rhea is Chyna. They are clearly their own people, with their own idea's and direction, but you can definitely see the stepping stones from the Attitude Era that allow the Dom and Mami combination to work so well. Arguably the most important factor though, its their natural chemistry together. Rhea and Dom are just absolute fun to watch. They look like they are believably having a world of fun together, whether its in the ring, or cutting a promo, or doing some random TikTok stuff together. Their chemistry as friends shines through and re-enforces how important they are to the other getting so extremely over.
I love her! ❤❤❤
It's always the sign of an incredible wrestler when in addition to getting themselves over, they can get others over as well. Judgement Day and more specifically, Dom, wouldn't be anywhere near as popular with the crowd as they are now if it wasn't for Rhea. It all just seems effortless whether she's on the mic, doing a backstage promo or in the ring. I'd put her easily in my top 3 in WWE today across both the men's and women's roster.
Chris' face when she said "Mami" 2:12 😂😂😂
That's right! "Mami is always on top"😆😍!
She's Rhea Ripley no Chyna will never be a nother Chyna love her anyway awesome wrestler ❤
Mami needs to have a long conversation with Chris on the channel. I'm sure he'll make it happen soon enough.
Oh look it's MVP. Hi Montel. 👋
Chyna deserves her own HoF spot
Super talented, fine and ton of charisma ooof🎉
3:10 when I look at Rhea I don’t think Chyna, I think Rhea. She’s a one of one period
She's just the best
Mami for wwe champion. I would love to see that
Rhea Ripley is what Chyna wished she was. Still a legend. RIP.
My Mami💜🖤
Rhea needs to be a full guest.I'm surprised this was ur first meeting