Triple H Made a Genius Move That Vince McMahon Never Did and It Led to Rhea Ripley’s Insane Stardom (2024)

Rhea Ripley has been winning hearts since aligning herself with Judgement Day and has been a part of some magical storylines on RAW. Mami quickly came to the top of the women’s division and made herself the must-see superstar of the red brand. While she had the caliber beforehand, Vince McMahon underutilized the Eradicator under his management. However, Triple H certainly saw the potential and rocketed Rhea’s capabilities off the charts with her amazing heel run.

Since taking over, Hunter has utilized many unused talents and given them many opportunities to shine. Superstars like Solo Sikoa, Santos Escobar, Chad Gable, and many more are prime examples of good booking decisions that were made by Triple H. Triple H also tried to increase the prestige of certain mid-card titles and also introduced a new world title which attracted a lot of viewers.

By bringing the World Heavyweight Championship, the landscape of RAW was certainly changed as Seth Rollins ruled Monday Nights with his constant defenses making the World Title look more prestigious. On the other hand, Gunther made the Intercontinental title look more hard to achieve by having an unstoppable reign of his own. With Logan Paul as the United States Champion, WWE also reached several casual viewers and had more global impact with Logan’s segments on SmackDown.

While the mid-card titles were not heavily utilized by Vince McMahon, The Game knew the potential of mid-card storylines and crafted a lot of heroic feuds in the process. Sami Zayn’s triumphant victory at WrestleMania XL is a prime example of how good a mid-card title rivalry can actually be.

Not only the men’s division, but Hunter also changed the landscape of the Women’s division by making more intense storylines and pushing fan-favorite wrestlers. Superstars like Liv Morgan, Nia Jax, Bayley, and many more have benefitted from wise booking decisions by The Game. However, topping the list is certainly the former Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley.

Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan made the title more prestigious with their reigns

Since introducing the new Women’s World Championship, Rhea Ripley made the title entertaining and showcased it as a top prize on the red brand. Shortly after defeating Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 39, Ripley’s SmackDown Women’s title was rebranded to Women’s World Championship. The Eradicator engaged herself in various exciting rivalries with Nia Jax, Raquel Rodriguez, Shayna Bazler, Zoey Stark, and many more superstars.

1-year-ago today, @WWE introduced the Women’s World Title.

In the past year, three names have held the new version of the title.

Rhea. Becky. Liv. pic.twitter.com/b4RhrLcpK0

— Wrestle Features (@WrestleFeatures) June 12, 2024

She also handled weekly mishaps in her Judgement Day stable and led the faction to various titles including the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship, NXT North American Championship, and the World Heavyweight Championship. Mami looked brutal in her reign as the Women’s World Champion and gained a lot of fans during her reign as champion. With her constant top-tier promos and segments, fans loved her reign as the Women’s World Champion.

After reigning champion for more than a year, she unfortunately vacated the title due to an injury after a brutal assault by her longtime rival Liv Morgan. This saw another change in the Women’s World Title picture as Morgan made her way to the top and won the title from Becky Lynch at WWE King and Queen of the Ring. She also started her new campaign called ‘Liv Morgan Revenge Tour’ which attracted a lot of fans.

Morgan worked flawlessly as a heel and garnered huge attention after her attacks on Mami which led to Ripley’s hiatus. During this time, Liv also formed a strange connection with Judgement Day’s Dominik Mysterio and constantly looked to come close to him. This is also a part of the mind games Morgan has been playing with Ripley as Dominik and Rhea had a close bond which was popular amongst the WWE Universe.

As Morgan continues to be closer to Dominik, a lot of potential storylines can lead us to a perfect match between Mami and Morgan for the Women’s World Title. It will be interesting to see when Ripley returns and saves her faction from a potential breakup. By the looks of it, Judgement Day might have a huge confrontation and Liv Morgan might be the main factor of further dispute between the stablemates.

Triple H also introduced a new Women’s title for RAW

While The Game introduced a new title for SmackDown’s Women’s champion Rhea Ripley, he also rebranded the RAW Women’s title during this time. As a part of the WWE Draft, RAW Women’s Champion Asuka was drafted to SmackDown, and Ripley, who was the SmackDown Women’s Champion was drafted to RAW. Asuka was presented with a new WWE Women’s Championship which also showcased a new era to be formed.

1 year ago, our Empress, Asuka received her new WWE Women's championship and becoming the FIRST to have it. Definitely a very special moment for her. Moments later being interrupted by Charlotte and again damaging Asuka's moment. pic.twitter.com/Bs94ajkQf4

— Maul (@AsukaEnforcer) June 9, 2024

The title itself has had several holders since its rebranding which include Bianca Belair, Asuka, Iyo Sky, and the current holder Bayley. Its significance came into notice after Bayley won the 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble match and headlined WrestleMania XL to win the title from her former stablemate Iyo Sky. The rivalry between the two gained a lot of attention as fans wanted Bayley to have a world title run and win it on the biggest stage of them all.

As things stand, she is having a decent run as the world champion and is set to defend it against Piper Niven at Clash at the Castle. Alongside the women’s titles, Triple H also introduced the World Heavyweight Championship on RAW. The title was claimed by Seth Rollins who proved to be a fighting champion and had several unforgettable bouts in his title reign.

Being the workhorse champion, fans were able to see newer storylines and incredible matches each week on RAW which led to the popularity of the title. Apart from introducing the new World Heavyweight title, WWE also renamed the SmackDown and RAW Tag Team titles to WWE Tag Team Championships and World Tag Team Championships.

wwe has been killing it with these camera shots 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Zl8DPEOsUV

— elsa (@xoxoelsa) May 25, 2024

These changes have certainly had a positive impact on the overall show and people are liking the changes in the new era of the company. Apart from titles, the Stamford-based promotion has also changed the camera shots and backstage production quality for a better experience. The WWE Universe has got new champions, new storylines, and improved production quality making the company more global and exciting.