WWE Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley set her iPhone 17 Pro Max case for auction with a starting price of $9 plus taxes, only to see the final bid reach $6,320. The payment then failed as she watched the screen, leaving her flabbergasted—especially after comments q
Rhea Ripley couldn’t hide the disbelief when the auction clock hit zero.
The WWE Women’s Champion had put her iPhone 17 case up for auction with a starting price of $9 plus taxes. The item was listed live in an auction hosted by Ripley and her husband. AEW wrestler Buddy Matthews. but what should have been a simple sale quickly turned into a shock. The bid climbed fast, eventually reaching $6,320 at the end of the auction.
When the winning bid appeared on the screen, Ripley looked genuinely stunned, standing with her mouth wide open as the final amount landed. The winning bidder was identified as emilybec28702.
Buddy Matthews, though, didn’t waste time putting the fan on notice. After seeing the result, he told the bidder, “Emily! You are f***ing insane.”
But the moment didn’t last. Shortly after, the payment failed as Ripley walked off the screen.
The reaction from fans came quickly. Some questioned whether the bidder was even real. with one comment saying. “I would be surprised too if someone buys a 6k dollars phone case.” Another fan wrote. “That excitement disappeared instantly once everybody realized the bidder was fake.” A third said it was a bot. adding. “It was a bot. they bid themselves up and the payment didn’t got through.”.
The whole episode has landed in the middle of Ripley’s run as champion. She is currently scheduled to face Jade Cargill at Clash in Italy on May. 31, 2026, in a championship match.
The sequence was dramatic in its own right: Ripley posts a modest starting price. the bid balloons to $6. 320. the winning bidder appears—then the payment fails right after she reacts. With viewers already pointing to a possible fake bidder or bot. the auction left more than just a jaw-drop moment; it turned into a live test of how far some fans will go for the chance to say they won.
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