Rhea Ripley Reveals the Origin of Her ‘Mami’ Catchphrase

Rhea Ripley has worked very hard to become one of the top female Superstars in WWE. Not only is she the SmackDown Women’s Champion, but Ripley is also one of the most physically imposing women in the company. She has popular catchphrases too like ‘Mami’ and now it appears Rhea Ripley explained how she came up with the catchphrase.

The SmackDown Women’s Champion has gone through numerous changes over the years when it comes to her overall look and character. Her current gimmick is arguably her best yet.

It helps that her pairing with Dominik Mysterio has proven to be a massive success, as both WWE Superstars act all lovey-dovey with each other. Dominik Mysterio also refers to Rhea Ripley as ‘Mami.’

While speaking on The Ringer with Pete Rosenberg, the SmackDown Women’s Champion went into detail regarding the origins of the “mami” catchphrase. It ultimately came down to her eventual feud with Rey Mysterio.

“First I had that number one contender match, that Fatal 4-Way, and I kneed myself in the face. So I pushed my tooth back and rocked myself a little bit. I knew that I had a few weeks off. I was like, I know I’m coming back soon. I got told that I was coming back when it was Rey’s anniversary.

So me being the little menace that I am, I was like, you know what? I ordered an Eddie Guerrero shirt, the one that said, ‘I’m your Papi’, and I was like, I’m just gonna wear it and see what happens. I wore it and the internet exploded.

People went wild. They started calling me Papi and all of that fun stuff. I sort of just kept running with it. Eventually, I was like, ‘Yo, we should make some more shirts’, but they were like, ‘Maybe we’ll change it in Mami’, so that’s where Mami came from. but that was the start of this whole wild ride with Dominik and the Mysterio family with the Judgment Day sort of thing.”

Rhea Ripley also successfully defended her Smackdown Women’s Championship against Zelina Vega at the WWE Backlash Premium Live Event. It remains to be seen who will end up being The Eradiactor’s next challenger.

What’s your view on Rhea Ripley? Do you like calling her ‘Mami?’ Sound off in the comments!