Skye Blue Recalls Advice She Received From Adam Copeland Prior To Ankle Surgery

Skye Blue looks back on advice she received from Adam Copeland prior to undergoing ankle surgery.

In July of 2024, Skye would suffer an ankle injury that would leave her out of action for nine months. It would be the first major career of Blue’s young career, leaving her in a situation she had not previously prepared for. However, one AEW talent was available for advice.

While speaking to Renee Paquette on Close-Up, Skye Blue recalled speaking to Adam Copeland prior to undergoing surgery on her injured ankle.

“I had broken bones, but I’d never broken one to the degree it needed surgery, and I was terrified. I did not want to do it. I was like… ‘we can cast it,’ and they’re like, ‘no, it’s detached, Skye. Sit down’. Kyle had mentioned, ‘what if we just ask?’ because (Adam Copeland) had a similar break, and he called and he was like, ‘this is what’s gonna happen. It’s gonna suck at first.’ He kind of explained what you’re gonna feel like when you wake up from surgery, what it’s gonna feel like having metal in your body. He was very descriptive and was like, ‘it’s gonna suck. You’re not gonna want to watch wrestling. You’re gonna want anything to do with it, and it’s gonna be hard not to doomscroll because that’s our life. You went from 100 to 0.’ It was really cool actually hearing like, yes, this is the bad stuff. But it does get better, and then he was actually who got me into reading. I thought it was crazy. He was like, ‘you’re going to want to read.’ I was like, ‘what?’ Because I didn’t even read the books in school. I would skim through them, do the homework, and call it a day. I was like, there’s no way. You’re kidding. He was like, ‘it’s going to help,’ and I remember doom scrolling. It was getting really bad, and I was so mad at my phone. Because I would put it down, and then I would still end up going through it and looking at something. Then Kyle had gotten me a Kindle and I decided to download a book and I started reading it and I finished it like that. (clicks fingers) I was like, ‘oh, this is cool,’ and so now I love reading, and it is so nice.”

Skye is currently set to compete in the women’s Owen Hart Cup on tonight’s edition of AEW Dynamite. You can read more about that here.

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