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WWE Superstar Rhea Ripley 'killed' by Terrifier slasher Art the Clown at Silver Scream Con 4

Damien Leone, Rhea Ripley and David Howard Thornton at Silver Scream Con 4 / Credit: X

WWE Superstar Rhea Ripley had a dream come true when she was 'killed' by Terrifier villain Art the Clown at Silver Scream Con 4 last weekend.

The 28-year-old wrestler has publicly declared her love of director Damien Leone's slasher franchise, which follows demonic killer Art the Clown - played by David Howard Thornton - and his endless mission to murder.

Rhea made a surprise appearance at Silver Scream Con 4 in Massachusetts, appearing on stage during Ice Nine Kills' performance for their set-closing song A Work of Art, which is a Terrifier-themed track.

Much to the crowd's delight, an actor dressed as Art the Clown appeared on stage and, after a choreographed fight, Art 'murdered' the Australian grappler.

The official Silver Scream Con X account posted: "When worlds collide at Silver Scream Con… Rhea Ripley had an unfortunate encounter with Art the Clown on stage while Ice Nine Kills shredded through A Work Of Art."

Before the fun stunt, Rhea got to meet and hang out with Leone and Thornton at the convention.

She took to X to post: "Happiness overload - what a killer weekend!"

Leone also logged on to social media platform X to share a video and an image of himself with Rhea and Thornton which he captioned: "What a joy @RheaRipley_WWE

"An amazing weekend at @SilverScreamCon"

Rhea previously admitted she would do anything for a role in the upcoming fourth and final Terrifier film, and would be happy to join the long list of Art's victims.

In an interview with YouTuber Chris Van Vliet, she said: "Oh, I would love that. I want to be in Terrifier [4] so badly. It’s the last one, Damian said that this is going to be the last one. Yeah. Kill me. Kill me, I don’t care.”

During a panel at Silver Scream Con 4, Thornton, 45, revealed that Leone and Rhea had been talking and he was hopeful that she would appear in the next film.

Screamboat star Thornton said: "She is such a sweetheart. It’s been going on for several months, almost a year now. Everyone’s like, ‘Dave, do you know about Rhea? She wants to be in Terrifier 4!’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, I know! I know very much so.’ "Damien, they’ve been chatting, so who knows? Damien’s got the power, so hopefully he’s gonna take the hint.

“I almost see her as the actual embodiment of what the Pale Girl’s supposed to be.

"Who knows what he’s got in store if he uses her. I can’t speak for him. None of us know what’s happening in Part 4 yet!”

If Leone does create a role for Rhea in Terrifier 4 she won't be the first wrestler to land a cameo in the splatter-fest series.

AEW grappler Chris Jericho - who previously wrestled in WWE for several years - played a nurse in Terrifier 3 who meets a bloody end at the hands of Art the Clown.

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