More than a month has passed since WWE Women's Champion Rhea Ripley was last seen on WWE programming. There seems to be an update, likely a positive one, as Ripley was seen publicly for the first time since her knee injury. What's interesting is that Ripley was on another combat sports show in Las Vegas during the same time as SmackDown.

MMA media personality Nina-Marie Daniele was at Power Slap 21 on Friday night. This happens to be one of the events she's covering, but what's interesting is that Ripley was there too. Daniele posted a picture on X showing her posing with Mami at the Power Slap show, which aired an hour after the blue brand began its broadcast.

The MMA content creator was in a pink corset top while Rhea Ripley flashed her tongue-out expression with a hand sign. Daniele described them as "UFC and WWE girlies," while Ripley reposted it. Later, an official Power Slap post showed Mami was at the event with her husband, AEW wrestler Buddy Matthews.

The Eradicator was last featured on the June 5 episode of SmackDown in Bologna, Italy. Ripley appeared on screen as Charlotte Flair and Women's United States Champion Tiffany Stratton took on Jade Cargill and her stablemates, Michin and B-Fab. Rhea was in no position to wrestle, and thus the other babyfaces competed against the heels.

Ripley suffered a legitimate knee injury during her WWE Championship defense against Cargill at Clash in Italy. She was later seen in a knee brace and was ruled out indefinitely, leading to speculation about her involvement in SummerSlam.

More Rhea Ripley content was posted by Power Slap as she was also picked up by the cameras. Ripley and her husband, Buddy Matthews, were shocked by Power Slap 21, as was seen in their reactions.

In a promotional clip shared by Power Slap, the couple sat at a media table watching their first live event. The video promoted PowerSlap21, streaming live and free on YouTube.

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