Injured AEW Star Provides Positive Update On Recovery

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AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa has not been seen on AEW television since the week before All Out.

Rosa appeared in a backstage segment where she announced her injury, and that an interim champion would be crowned at All Out.

Toni Storm went on to win the title at the event, and reigns as the interim champion until this day.

Toni is set to defend the interim title against Jamie Hayter at Full Gear, with Rosa lingering in the background for when she returns.

Rosa recently spoke to the Wrestling Perspective Podcast, where she provided an update on her recovery.

Rosa revealed that she recently jogged for the first time since her injury, but still can’t do a lot of tasks.

She said:

“I’m doing really well. This week, we made some good progress.

“I started running for the first time in almost 3 months. So, the physical activity is getting a little bit bigger and I’m allowed to do a lot more stuff than before.

“I’m not allowed to lift yet, I’m not allowed to do a lot of stuff. I’m not allowed to wrestle. But we’re making progress and the fact that I can actually jog for seven minutes on and off, for me, it’s huge because I have not been able to do that,”

Rosa then revealed that she has spoken to other patients with the same injury, but noted that she is taking it slow so she can progress the best way possible.

She said:

“I have spoken to other patients that have had similar injuries that I have at the place that I go to. For a lot of us, you know, everybody’s different, it’s hit and miss when you’re talking about lower back injuries, always. You have to be very careful because you can injure it again.

“You utilize your back for everything. So I’m really hopeful that things will continue to progress the way they are. We’re taking our time, and we’re taking all the measures that I need to take to stay safe. Like I said, I’m really thankful that I’m allowed to go and do signings still, but I have to, again, be very careful, because my back gets irritated really easily.

“I don’t want to get a huge setback that is gonna take me from doing the basic stuff, cleaning my house, you know, taking care of like walking my dog, and all that stuff. Because you can really reinjure yourself.

“But I still don’t have like a set time yet, but again, I’m working really hard to get better, physically and mentally, because mentally, injuries can take a toll. I’m really happy that I can do that.

“I shared that with my family yesterday, and they’re all excited. The fact that I can do more physical activity to me is huge. Because when that is taken away from you, and you are forced to be sitting at home or to be chilling, I’m just cooking like a maniac.

“It’s hard on any athlete, but I’m really excited that I know when I come back, I’m gonna come back a lot stronger in many aspects than then when I left before.”

You can keep track of all currently injured AEW stars at this link.

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