Demi Bennett

BIO:

Height: 170cm

Weight: 62kg

Signature Move: Riptide

Debut: 2013

Career Highlights:

• RCW Academy graduate

• Former RCW Women’s Champion

• Signed with WWE in 2017

• Became known globally as Rhea Ripley

• Multiple-time WWE Champion

• Royal Rumble winner

• Australia’s most successful professional wrestler

Demi Bennett began her professional wrestling journey in Riot City Wrestling, developing through the RCW Academy before becoming one of the most remarkable graduates in Australian wrestling history. Long before the world knew her as Rhea Ripley, Bennett was building her name in Adelaide, competing across RCW events and establishing herself as one of the standout performers of her generation.

During her time in RCW, Bennett captured the RCW Women’s Championship, becoming one of the defining names of the promotion’s women’s division before taking the next major step in her career. Her final RCW appearance came in 2017, leaving as RCW Women’s Champion before heading to WWE NXT and beginning her transformation into the global superstar now known as Rhea Ripley.

From the RCW Academy to the biggest stages in professional wrestling, Rhea Ripley’s journey has become a landmark achievement for South Australian wrestling. Her rise from Adelaide standout to WWE main-event star continues to inspire the next generation of RCW Academy students, proving that a career forged in Riot City can reach the very top of the wrestling world.