Nikki Bella is hoping for a speedy in-ring return after ankle surgery.
Bella injured her ankle last month on WWE SmackDown and was not cleared to compete at WrestleMania 42. Paige made her return to WWE on Saturday night as Nikki’s replacement in the match. Paige and Brie went on to win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.
After the show, Nikki revealed that she had surgery two weeks ago due to her ankle being fractured and sprained. Despite sharing the severity of her injuries, Nikki didn’t offer a timeframe for her in-ring return.
Now, Nikki Bella has provided another update on her future, sharing a best-case scenario while responding to a fan. Nikki was asked by a fan if she knew how long she would be out. Nikki said she will “hopefully” be back in 6 to 8 weeks.
Nikki Bella thought she had broken her ankle, but finished the match
During a recent interview with Angie Martinez, Nikki said she got hurt at the start of the match but kept wrestling, which even surprised her.
Brie then shared that Nikki actually thought she had broken her ankle during the match.
“This is my second match back in eight years…so much anxiety…and her first tag. So she tags me, and as I’m about to come in, she goes, ‘Oh, I think I broke my ankle.’ And we’re on live television. I was like, ‘Huh? Do we need to call the match?” Brie said.
Nikki said the pain was so intense that she really believed her ankle was broken.
“I thought it possibly could be (broken), because I’ve had a break before, and the rush that was going through my calf, and I couldn’t put weight on it. I was like, ‘Oh, I think I just broke my ankle.’”
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