Rhea Ripley, a superstar of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), has one of her ring battles being featured in the Gil Thorp comic strip today. Is it a one-time appearance or a multiple day guest role? [next day edit: multiple]
Either way the professional wrestling world has taken notice.
On August 20, 2024, the latest installment of the Gil Thorp comic strip was released, and featured WWE Superstar Rhea Ripley.
GoComics.com released the comic strip featuring one-half of “The Terror Twins” duo…
Rhea Ripley has made her way to comics.
The August 20 edition of the Gil Thorp comic featured characters attending a wrestling event at the Milford Convention Center, a scene that was introduced in the August 19 edition of the strip. Rhea Ripley was a performer featured at the event, prompting the characters to praise her for being the best.
Over the past couple of months, Ripley has continued to make a name for herself outside of the wrestling world, attracting casual or non-wrestling fans by going viral on social media platforms like TikTok.
At 411 Mania Gil Thorp is described as an “online comic strip” (which it is):
– WWE Superstar Rhea Ripley was depicted in the online comic strip Gil Thorp, by Henry Barajas and Rod Whigham, this week. In the new comic strip, the main characters go to a wrestling event in Milford, where Rhea Ripley is performing in the ring. You can see an image of the new strip below.
Ringside News describes the comic strip in more detail:
Rhea Ripley has solidified herself as one of WWE’s top stars, and her popularity continues to grow, making her a sought-after figure in various forms of media. Recently, her image was featured in an unexpected place that surprised many fans.
“Gil Thorp,” a long-running sports-themed comic strip, has been in publication since September 8, 1958. The strip follows Gil Thorp, the athletic director at Milford High School, who coaches the school’s football, basketball, and baseball teams. While the comic primarily revolves around sports, it also addresses significant teenage issues such as teen pregnancy, steroid use, and drug abuse. Over the years, the comic has built a loyal following and recently ventured into the world of professional wrestling, with Rhea Ripley making an appearance in the strip.
In one of the latest editions of the comic strip, Rhea Ripley is depicted in the ring during her ring announcement. The strip showcases fans praising her, with one even expressing a desire to be like her…
Over on Reddit Squared Circle noted the appearance:
Wow, Rhea Ripley has truly made it to the big time. A guest appearance in long-running newspaper comic strip Gil Thorp.
A few days earlier Henry Barajas and Rod Whigham hinted at another WWE star, Jey Uso, showing up:
I’m so out of things that I just found out that the wrestler in the comic strip was a real person.
I find it almost impossible to follow the story in Gil Thorp now, so I figured it was just one more new character.
I hear ya. I haven’t been into pro wrestling since the days of Iron Mike Sharpe, Canada’s Greatest Athlete.