While speaking about her move to the main roster, Rhea Ripley stated that being alongside her Judgment Day partners helps her confidence as she revealed that her faction members always have her back. 

“Obviously joining the Judgment Day brings out a different sort of confidence within me as well because I do have the boys there to fall back on if I do lose a little bit of confidence or get a little nervous,” stated the “WWE Raw” star. “They have my back and vice versa I have theirs so it’s just like it’s been a growing experience. I guess the Mami thing definitely helped because I have that to always fall back on now.”

Ripley stated that the “Mami” character was created when she wore an “I’m Your Papi” Eddie Guerrero shirt on television but was told she couldn’t be “Papi.” Her fellow Judgment Day member Damian Priest suggested that she be “Mami” instead, which was the genesis of her now popular gimmick. She added that the “Mami” character makes her comfortable, stating that she’s being a child version of herself in that gimmick. 

Ripley joined Judgment Day a few months after it was founded by Edge and Priest, with the likes of Finn Balor, Dominik Mysterio, and JD McDonagh joining the group later.

“Mami” has been dominant over the last year or so, and has held her title for over 300 days, having won it from Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 39.