• Why Rhea Ripley Felt “Torn” Filming Netflix’s WWE Unreal
Rhea Ripley says filming WWE Unreal for Netflix was a strange experience that left her emotionally conflicted. Speaking on My Mom’s Basement with Robbie Fox, Ripley admitted that letting cameras behind the curtain wasn’t easy. “For sure,” she said when asked if it felt weird navigating what to reveal. “Especially with things that like we’ve tried so hard to protect like friendships and just things that we don’t want everyone knowing. It was weird when you see like the camera crew coming over and you’re like, should I just be me right now? Your guard comes up a bit.”
She described the experience as a constant inner struggle. “You think about the business and everything that you’ve tried so hard to portray for the fans that watch it and you just you don’t want to ruin that completely for them. But then at the same time, you’re like that’s the whole concept of this thing that we’re filming. So, it’s like it was such a torn situation and you find yourself just like kind of giving in but then also like having your guard up and it’s this weird like in between.”
Despite the vulnerability of being filmed behind the scenes, Ripley acknowledged that real moments did come through. “There is a lot of like real moments for sure but we haven’t actually seen it to comment,” she noted.
• Why Bruce Prichard Was “Begging” CM Punk During RAW’s Netflix Debut
CM Punk says confusion behind the scenes during WWE RAW’s Netflix debut led to his main event match against Seth Rollins running over its time, despite his efforts to stay on schedule. In an interview on My Mom’s Basement podcast, Punk recalled being caught in the chaos of WWE’s first Netflix taping. “I thought I hit my time,” he said. “Bruce (Prichard) was begging me. He’s like, ‘Get us out at this time.’ And I was like, ‘No problem, man.’”
Punk claimed he made major cuts to his match to meet the timing. “I wound up cutting a ton of stuff. They mentioned the stuff you cut. It’s real inside baseball. I hate it.”
He added that the Netflix setting gave some backstage the wrong idea. “Because that was the first Netflix show, everybody had this super lackadaisical like ‘we’re on Netflix.’ Everyone thinks we could go three or four hours. We can’t.”
Punk stressed the importance of keeping shows tight. “To me a show length is pretty paramount. Like I don’t want to do anything for three hours. I don’t care if it’s my favorite movie. You could always find ways to trim the fat.”
• WWE Supershow Results – Rhea Ripley & IYO SKY Hit The Stinkface (Video)
WWE held a “Supershow” Live Event last night at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. Below are the results:
– Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY def. Women’s World Champion Naomi and Nia Jax
Nia received the stinkface from both Rhea and IYO during this match. You can watch it below:
https://twitter.com/WrestleFeedApp/status/1946978001125798006
– LA Knight def. Bronson Reed
– Charlotte Flair def. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Raquel Rodriguez
– The Wyatt Sicks def. Motor City Machine Guns and Fraxiom in an 8-man tag team match
– World Heavyweight Championship: Gunther (c) def. Penta to retain the Title
– Lyra Valkyria def. Bayley
– Street Fight: Jimmy Uso def. Carmelo Hayes
– Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton and Jacob Fatu def. My Family Tree (United States Champion Solo Sikoa, JC Mateo and Tonga Loa)
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