Thunder Rosa remains hopeful and excited about potentially returning to the ring.
In August 2022, AEW Women’s World Champion Rosa announced that she was unable to compete at AEW All Out. She later relinquished the title, and she has been recovering ever since.
Speaking with “Doc” Chris Mueller of Bleacher Report, Rosa emphasized that she has been working hard to rehab the injury.
“It’s been a long road, I will say,” Rosa said. “From the beginning, there was a lot of speculation about my injury. But I was always very clear and very honest about what was happening to me. Everything has been documented on my YouTube. It was physical and mental, all this rehab that I’ve been receiving.”
Rosa continued by detailing some of the challenges she has faced along the way. She shared her optimism following a recent MRI, which showed that she doesn’t have tears in her back anymore. Rosa also emphasized that she is excited about potentially returning to the ring.
“Some days were really positive, some other days were not as positive, but that’s part of the recovery part of having an injury such as the one that I still have,” Rosa said. “Lately, there’s been more of a bright light on it, because as my MRI read, I don’t have the tears in my back anymore. Now I’m able to train without pain, with compound training, as well as I’ve been jumping in the ring in the last three weeks. So, I’m excited about the advancements that we have. Now I’m excited about the possibility of returning to the ring. Again, it’s just been giving me a perspective about the opportunity to wrestle, because it’s a privilege if I get to come back.”
Rosa has been advertised for AEW Collision, but there is no word on her potential in-ring return.
Thunder Rosa Hopes To Return To AEW Ring
Thunder Rosa’s recovery has been a challenging one up to this point. As she continues to train and focus on getting healthy, she noted that wrestling in AEW again would be amazing.
“It’s been almost a year since I stepped in the ring last in AEW,” Rosa said. “So it will be amazing if I get that opportunity and to have another match, or more matches, in the future. Like I said, I’m very hopeful. I stepped in the ring last Tuesday. I actually took my son with me to help do cardio. I’m training, I have a doctor who’s a professional trainer for athletes in San Antonio, and I have another physiotherapist I work with when I was doing MMA and professional wrestling.
“So, they’re helping me to get to the best physically as possible. I’m not talking about ‘Oh, I’m gonna come back with a six-pack’ and everything. I have to come back healthy. In the ring, what we do, it’s extremely dangerous. I always pray for my opponent and pray for me to come back the same way that we come in. Sometimes we don’t. So I’m praying that this time will be positive.”
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