Liv Morgan’s recent WWE opponents include Becky Lynch and now former WWE Women’s World Champion Stephanie Walker. Who are his favorite in-ring opponents?
on the latest edition of “Six Feet Under” Morgan pointed to another pair of former women’s champions, Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY.
“My favorite person to work with, I find things about all of my opponents that I like, but I guess off the top of my head, I enjoy working with Rhea. I enjoy working with IYO,” said Morgan. “I enjoy all my opponents to varying degrees. I get something different out of it, or they get something different. So there are things I like about all my opponents.
“Probably Rhea or IYO (brings the best), just because they’re both physically dominant in different ways,” he continued. “I like the fight. I like fighting. I’m full of crampons, so I enjoy the physicality they bring. I feel like it makes me go a little deeper, it makes me step into something a little different just because I have to match what they’re giving me.”
Morgan’s rivalry with Ripley dates back to 2022, when they originally teamed in a match at WrestleMania 38 for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship. This pairing was ultimately unsuccessful as they failed to capture the titles on two separate occasions, which later prompted The Era. Since then, their feud has been on and off, with one of their last matches pitting them against each other Opposite ends of a January 2026 title fight.
SKY stood by Ripley in that Women’s Tag Team Championship match. She later faced Morgan in the finals of the Ring of the Queen tournament and in a match for the Women’s World Championship at SummerSlam. Their first televised clash begins in December 2024 when SKY challenged the World Championship again.
Morgan dreams of wrestling Stephanie McMahon
As for possible first matches, the current WWE Women’s World Champion is dreaming of meeting the former WWE boss and the legendary WWE couple.
“Dream match, singles match, I’d love to wrestle Stephanie McMahon,” Morgan said. “When I was little, I used to pretend I was Stephanie McMahon. I used to beat all my brother’s friends and that was my move. But also dreaming of me and Dominic (Mysterio) vs. CM Punk and AJ Lee. Also, you guys (The Undertaker and Michelle McCool, I never thought I didn’t). it would be so far but it would be a lot of fun.
Stephanie McMahon, also a former WWE Women’s Champion, last competed in 2018 when she and husband Paul “Triple H” Levesque took on Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 34. Over two decades, McMahon has participated in two dozen official meetings. He received his induction into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2026.
CM Punk and AJ Lee have both wrestled this year, with the latter A hiatus from in-ring competition after WrestleMania 42. Meanwhile, Punk remains a regular on the WWE SmackDown brand. The pair reunited in the ring last year to take on Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins.
As for Morgan’s other dream match against himself and Michelle McCool, The Undertaker indicated that he would be open to making it happen, but only on the AAA stage, where he currently serves as head of creative.
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