It seems like WWE Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley will be out of action longer than expected.

Ahead of SummerSlam, a ladder match to crown an Interim WWE Women’s Champion was announced with Ripley being unable to get cleared for the show after tearing her meniscus this past June. However, WWE elected not to have Ripley vacate the title hoping that she would return from injury sometime after SummerSlam, but it’s