00:00As Rhea Ripley got to step inside the home of WrestleMania in Tampa Bay, Raymond James Stadium.
00:15It's insane to think that this is like the first time that an NXT championship or anyone from NXT is
00:21going to be on WrestleMania.
00:23And I get to have the privilege of being in that match.
00:30I was lucky enough to actually be able to come here before the big day and have a look around.
00:36I can't get over how many seats are here.
00:40When I first started wrestling, I started wrestling in front of 50 to 100 people, sometimes even less.
00:50Something that you would have dreamed of being in Australia, and now it's a reality.
00:55I'm speechless. This is incredible.
00:59You know, all I ever wanted to do was help people.
01:02But to be able to accomplish that, I really needed to help myself first and find who I was deep
01:07inside.
01:09So, I changed absolutely everything.
01:13And I think I finally accomplished that.
01:16When I first came to WWE, everyone would always say that I looked exactly like Charlotte.
01:22Oh, she's a mini Charlotte.
01:24So, my entire career here, I've been trying my best so I didn't get compared to her.
01:29So, yeah, I wanted to be a superstar, but I also wanted to be myself.
01:33You know, Charlotte's dad, Rick, used to say, to be the man, you've got to beat the man.
01:38And that pretty much means that to be the best, you have to beat the best.
01:42And Charlotte Flair is considered one of the best in this business.
01:46I don't know what's going to happen yet, and I don't know how it's going to happen, but I know
01:51that this place is going to erupt.
01:53To be the best, you have to beat the best.
01:56And I'm going to beat the best to be the best.
02:01So, it comes down to this for the first time ever.
02:05The NXT Women's Championship will be defended at WrestleMania as the queen, Charlotte Flair, challenges the NXT Women's Champion, Rhea
02:16Ripley.
02:16It all goes down three weeks from Sunday at WrestleMania, streaming live on the WWE Network.
02:22Woo!
02:28There you have it.
02:30Whoa, whoa, whoa.
02:31Wait a minute.
02:32We got company.
02:38Somebody had the audacity to come out here.
02:40What in the world?
02:41The NXT Women's Champion, Rhea Ripley.
02:45What's she doing here?
02:45Live on Raw.
02:47Why?
02:47What's she doing here now?
02:51It's kind of what we've seen, King, from Rhea Ripley.
02:54She shows up on Raw when she wants.
02:56It started with a challenge of Charlotte Flair, and now it's fast speed, full speed, ahead to WrestleMania.
03:03And listen, Charlotte Flair has accused Rhea Ripley in the past of being entitled, having not paid her dues to
03:10get to the point where she is now.
03:12Two very different paths to where they are now at WWE.
03:14But King, there are distinct comparisons between these two athletes.
03:20Well, you can find all of the comparisons you want, but she has just ruined the mood here.
03:24Look at the look of Charlotte's face now.
03:36Hopefully this one's trying to steal the spotlight.
03:40Charlotte, I'm gonna explain something, too.
03:44We've already heard enough of you, we all had to listen to you talk for two minutes.
03:51This is not NXT, this is Monday Night Raw.
04:00And this is my kingdom.
04:10So you are excused.
04:15Run along.
04:19Ripley's not going anywhere.
04:28She had the audacity to put her hands on the queen.
04:35You have to at least respect the boldness of Rhea Ripley.
04:39Audacity came the perfect word.
04:44Rhea Ripley stepped right to the face of the queen and punched her in the face.
04:51Ripley is not intimidated by the specter of the queen, Ripley and Flair at WrestleMania.
05:00Not intimidated yet, but you wait for the match.
05:02Stop.
05:03Let's go for the match.
05:03Take care.
05:04Come on.
05:04Bye.
05:04Bye.
05:04Bye.
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