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One of WWE's biggest stars, Rhea Ripley, has slammed fans who were 'rabid zombies' for 'pushing her against an Uber driver's door' in a wild clip that went viral on Sunday morning.
WWE is in the middle of a European tour, with Ripley prominently featured for the company as a top-level women's wrester.
The company has a premium live event on Sunday in Paris, with Ripley appearing to leave the hotel where WWE talent are staying in the French capital to catch a ride.
That's when dozens of WWE fans waiting outside the hotel swarm the 28-year-old Ripley looking for photos and autographs, eventually trapping her against the door of the car to the point where the Australian cannot move.
The clip ends before we see 'Mami' get in the Uber, with her releasing a statement on the situation moments later.
'Remember, we are people. Do not swarm me or anyone like a pack of rabid zombies… No one should ever be pushed up against a uber drivers door and completely mobbed like I just experienced. Use common courtesy and humanity. No means no. Wtf,' Ripley said on X.
WWE star Rhea Ripley has lashed out at French wrestling fans for crowding her on Sunday
Ripley looked to have been pushed against a car with more than a dozen fans surrounding her
WWE has not commented on the situation involving Ripley. Fans approaching wrestlers in mass is not something new either, with several wrestlers sounding the alarm bell about how unsafe some of those situations can be.
'We get to an airport and it's five or six people, okay, but nowadays we get there, 40, 50, people,' WWE star Kevin Owens said to Chris Van Vliet. 'Sometimes it feels like they get around, you can't move. It's overwhelming for me. And I know I've seen it done to the girls.'
'Some girls have told me, like, it gets almost scary. And I know nobody that comes to the airport is setting out to do that. They just want an autograph and whether they're gonna sell it or not, whatever. They're not trying to crowd somebody and make them feel like, 'Hey, this is too much.' But when there's 40 of you, that's what happens.'
Ripley appears fine from the incident and was not slated to wrestle on Sunday's 'Clash in Paris' card.
WWE is also hosting its flagship weekly show, RAW, on Monday in Paris as well, with Ripley expected to be in action tomorrow.
Ripley has ascended to become one of WWE's major attractions over the last few years and is a three-time world champion.
