WWE’s Bayley Gives Update On Her ACL Injury
WWE Superstar Bayley injured herself at the WWE Performance Center in Florida ahead of her Money In Bank back in July of 2021 against Bianca Belair. The match was in an ‘I Quit Match for the SmackDown Women’s Championship.
During that match, the first-ever Women’s Grand Slam Champion sustained an ACL injury, which would sideline her for six to nine months.
In October, she shared an injury update. Bayley posted a photo with her in her cast, according to essentiallysports.com.
On Saturday afternoon, Bayley was on Instagram Live. She promoted her partnership with the Family Giving Tree organization during the holiday season.
Someone in the comment section asked her to share an update on her injury.
“My knee is doing great, My ankle is doing great, my calf is great, my leg is doing great, my hip is doing great, my shin is doing great, my mind is doing great.” Bayley said.
“So, it’s only a matter of time, and I don’t want to tell you when, and I don’t want all of these idiots to know when. But I’ll be back soon, maybe, and y’all better be ready.”
She added that she would be training with Jeremy Hill at his new training facility in Austin, Texas.
Before Injuring herself, she was in a storyline with Bianca Belair on the Smackdown brand, now being drafted to Raw. Belair is currently in a storyline with Doudrop after feuding with another four horsewomen member Becky Lynch. When Bayley returns from her injury, it would be safe to assume that she would likely return to Raw because they split the For Horsewomen in the past. Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks are currently on Smackdown, and Becky Lynch is on raw, but Bayley could be on either show as a current free agent.
If you help Bayley with her cause by checking out Family Giving Tree.
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