In a recent interview with Scott Fishman of TV Insider, one-half of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Rhea Ripley discussed her initial reaction to being put in a tag team with Nikki A.S.H. on WWE television.

“At first, I was a little bit standoffish, but she is growing on me, she is such a good person, warm-hearted and positive, sometimes you just need someone like that behind you, especially when you’re someone like me who just goes out there and brutalizes people.

Sometimes, I need to calm down a little bit, so I’m glad to have Nikki by my side. To be honest, I’m having the time of my life right now in this tag team, it’s a lot of fun. I do miss singles competition and do love it, but there are always times for a change.

Right now, I think the fact we won the Women’s Tag Team Championships is truly incredible and to do it with someone like Nikki who was in NXT when I first started, I really looked up to her, to hold these titles with her is truly extraordinary.

The full interview is available at this link.