Maxxine Dupri: My Match With Rhea Ripley Was A Pivotal Moment And A Turning Point In My Career

Maxxine Dupri looks back on working with Rhea Ripley.

Maxxine Dupri believes she hit a turning point in her career with her match with Rhea Ripley.

Back in December of last year, Rhea Ripley and Maxxine Dupri would square off in a non title singles match. While it was a short match and ended in a loss for Dupri, she still feels like it was a turning point in her in ring career.

While speaking to Ring The Belle, Maxxine discussed her match with Ripley, noting that she feels it was a turning point in her career.

“It was insane. I was just telling someone when I got the text that I had that match, I was waiting for the just kidding text. Like, there’s no way. Me? So it was terrifying that I was going to throw up. However, it was such a pleasure to get to work with someone who is so talented, has such an incredible presence. I definitely jumped straight into the deep end, not fully prepared. However, I think that that match will always be a pivotal match in my career because that’s where it shifted, where I was like, okay, I have to change my training and I have to change what I’m doing. So that way I can have a better chance against her in the future. So I think that that was like a really pivotal moment for me and a turning point in my career.”

Maxxine has continued to wrestle on TV and on the house show circuit, getting reps in as she is still early in her in ring career.

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