Tommy Dreamer Assesses Direction For WWE Feud Between Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan
Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley have been locked in a heated rivalry since April, and over the last eight months, Morgan has wound up with both Dominik Mysterio and the Women’s World Championship in her possession. The two women have faced one another in singles matches several times this year, and it was announced yesterday that Morgan will once again defend her title against Ripley, this time during the “WWE Raw” premiere on Netflix. Speaking on “Busted Open After Dark,” former WWE star Tommy Dreamer predicted that the storyline will come to a close following that match.
“By that time, it has to be done,” Dreamer said. “They have stretched this out a long, long time. Injuries have set this back, right? But if Liv somehow continues to beat Rhea, then it’s time for Rhea maybe to move over to ‘SmackDown.'”
On the other hand, Dreamer believes Ripley defeating Morgan to win the Women’s World Championship as “Raw” makes the move to streaming would solidify her position atop the division. Additionally, Dreamer noted that Becky Lynch seems to be approaching her wrestling return, and a feud against either Morgan or Ripley could be the perfect thing to heat up ahead of WWE WrestleMania 41.
“With Becky on the horizon, Liv would be fresh as fresh can be, with ‘The Man’ coming after her,” Dreamer continued. “Rhea going over to ‘SmackDown,’ maybe [doing] something with Nia [Jax], could be very, very interesting, and add a whole new dynamic if they’re going to switch.”
Dreamer noted that the booking decision will likely come down to who Netflix wants to stay on “Raw.” One thing that Dreamer feels convinced of is that Ripley and Morgan will stay separated after next month’s match.
Welcome to Car and Driver’s Testing Hub, where we zoom in on the test numbers. We’ve been pushing vehicles to their limits since 1956 to provide objective data to bolster our subjective impressions (you can see how we test here).
Now that we’ve had a Volkswagen ID.Buzz at our office and put it through our rigorous testing, we figured it’s as good a time as any to compare its test results with the Kia EV9. As things currently stand, the pair are the most affordable family-sized three-row EVs that you can buy.
For the 2025 model year, the entry-level, rear-drive version of the Kia starts at $56,395, while VW’s van carries a $61,545 base price. All-wheel-drive models start at $65,395 and $69,545, respectively, but the ones we tested had most of the best features, making them quite a bit pricier—$72,065 for the ID.Buzz Pro S Plus and over $77K for the EV9 GT-Line.
An EV’s driving range is one of its biggest selling points. Of course, there’s typically a big difference between the EPA’s combined-range figure that’s listed on the window sticker and what you’ll see in real life, especially at sustained highway speeds. Going, say, 75 mph at a steady cruise will suck the juice out of the battery much quicker than schlepping around town at a slower, stop-and-go pace. The former scenario is what our real-world highway test aims to replicate. It’s also where the EV9 GT-Line, which features a 99.8-kWh battery, made it 240 miles on a full charge. That’s 30 miles shy of its 270-mile EPA estimate, but it’s also 50 miles farther than the ID.Buzz Pro S Plus.
The VW only made it 190 miles in our highway test—41 miles short of its 231-mile EPA estimate. It’s worth noting the ID.Buzz has a smaller 86.0-kWh battery capacity, but it still consumed more energy on the highway than the EV9, with the van averaging 2.2 miles per kilowatt-hour versus the SUV’s 2.4 mi/kWh. The electric SUV also has a slight advantage when it comes to DC fast-charging, where its 215-kW peak is higher than the Buzz’s 200 kW—though our test model slightly outperformed its claimed peak. The EV9 GT-Line’s fast-charging time was impressive, going from 10 to 90 percent in 38 minutes, with the electric van taking just 33 minutes thanks to its smaller battery.
