Jamie Hayter wouldn't wish her back injury on her worst enemy.
Jamie Hayter is currently scheduled to take on Mercedes Mone, in the finals of the 2025 Owen Hart tournament at AEW Double Or Nothing. However, two years prior, Hayter would lose the AEW Women's World Championship at the same event, before beginning a hiatus due to a back injury before her return at All In 2024.
While speaking to Justin Barrasso in a new intervew, Hayter reflected on her back injury.
“It was an incredibly difficult time, I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. The only thing I could do for long periods of time was sit on my stomach."
Hayter continued, noting that her mother had a saying for how she made good out of bad situations.
“My mom always says to me that every time I fall in shit, I end up smelling like roses,” said Hayter. “That is my life. Every time I think something terrible is going to happen, or that my career is over, something positive happens.When I got hurt, I didn’t know what it was. I was still training and wrestling at first. After a while, I couldn’t stand up straight. I was in excruciating pain. I couldn’t even get out of bed for PT. It gutted me. It sucked. I didn’t even watch much wrestling. I did a lot of writing, listened to music. When I could move, I’d get outside. It’s nice and sunny here in Georgia, so I wanted to be present in my current situation. Wrestling would always be on the back of my mind, but I needed to focus on my every day and focus on me. I was going to need surgery, but then the pain massively subsided. Weirdly, I’m now glad it happened. Personally, on the inside, I feel a million times better.”
Hayter's upcoming opponent in the Owen Hart finals, Mercedes Mone, recently declared herself the Beyoncé of pro wrestling. You can read more about that here.
