Summary

Rhea Ripley publicly reacted after WWE's latest round of departures on Friday, sharing support for several friends and former co-workers who are now out of the company.

Among the names confirmed as departing were Kairi Sane, Nikki Cross, Aleister Black, Zelina Vega, Alba Fyre, and Santos Escobar. Ripley had recent on-screen links to some of them, including a Raw match earlier this week in which she teamed with IYO SKY against Kairi Sane and Asuka.

Ripley has also shared notable history with Cross, having previously held the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles with her. The timing gives Ripley's reaction extra weight, because several of the departures hit wrestlers who have been part of her WWE orbit in different eras.

That also comes just days after WrestleMania 42, where Ripley remained one of the central figures in the women's division and later reflected on Jade Cargill's performance in another WrestleMania-week interview.

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Ripley posted a short message backing the talent who were let go:

"Today’s been a very sad day… Absolutely gutted for my friends and comrades 😔Worst time of the year. Go prove them all wrong! ❤️"

What the WWE exits mean around Rhea Ripley

For Ripley, these departures remove several familiar names from the wider WWE landscape at a moment when Raw and the women's division are still settling after WrestleMania 42. Cross and Kairi are not just roster names in the abstract, they are wrestlers tied directly to Ripley's recent TV history.

More broadly, the post underlines how quickly the post-WrestleMania reset can change the shape of WWE's roster. Ripley's message did not add new details about any departure, but it did reflect how heavily this round of exits landed inside the locker room.

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