Ripley has not wrestled since the post-Bad Blood edition of RAW. The PLE saw The Eradicator defeat Morgan, but by DQ, so Liv retained the Women's World Championship. Two nights later, the Australian star teamed with Tiffany Stratton on RAW, but their match against Morgan and Raquel ended in a No-Contest.

Initially, the answer felt rather obvious; Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair were locked in, as were IYO SKY and Naomi, but shortly after Rhea Ripley was announced as the team's fift