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WWE Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley participated in a recent livestream, in her first appearance on camera since having knee surgery. During the stream, Ripley used crutches and her leg was in a heavy brace, making movement difficult for the Australian Superstar. Ripley has been out of action since May’s WWE Clash in Italy pay-per-view event, where she retained the Women’s Championship against Jade Cargill. WWE has opted not to strip Ripley of the WWE Women’s Championship, despite stripping injured champions of their gold in the past. Instead, an Interim WWE Women’s Championship has been created. Chelsea Green won the gold in a five-woman ladder match at WWE SummerSlam 2026 (Night Two). WWE has seemingly dropped the ‘Interim’ aspect of Green’s title reign, though the Canadian is now also dealing with an injury.