Interim WWE women's champion Chelsea Green has shared the extent of an orbital bone fracture sustained during a recent tag team match, expressing optimism for a quick recovery.
Green posted an update on her Instagram Stories on Tuesday, showing a bruise under her eye and noting her hope for a "quick comeback." The injury occurred during a tag team match against Women's Tag Team Champions Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid.
"I did get injured last night. Stuff happens. It’s live television. It’s wrestling. It’s an occupational hazard," Green stated in a video posted to her Instagram. "I ended up in the emergency room and I have a broken orbital bone. It looks amazing all things considered. It feels awful but looks pretty amazing."
She acknowledged the uncertainty surrounding her championship status. "I have no idea what that means for me. Usually, you guys have seen me play into every single injury but this feels different, obviously. This feels very different. It feels frustrating. I’m upset. I feel like if I didn’t have bad luck, I’d have no luck at all. So, I just need to take a bit more time to process and to heal from, obviously, the head trauma that is going on right now and then we’ll see what happens. We’re just gonna take it day by day. So, world domination continues. We’ve just had a minor blip."
The title picture in the women's division is further complicated by the existing absence of WWE women's champion Rhea Ripley, who is reportedly recovering from knee surgery. The interim championship was established due to Ripley's injury, and Green's current setback adds another layer of flux to the division.
Green was crowned interim WWE Women's Champion in a ladder match at SummerSlam just days before suffering the injury. It remains unclear how the championship situation will be addressed moving forward.