Thunder Rosa provides the latest update on her injury.
Rosa has been sidelined with a back injury since August 2022. She relinquished the AEW Women's World Championship after the company initially crowned an interim champion. She has been doing Spanish commentary for AEW during her absence. Rosa made a brief return on the May 10, 2023, episode of AEW Dynamite, and she has been featured in her in-ring gear in promotional material for AEW Collision. The former champion recently noted that she is getting ready for her in-ring return, and she told fans to stay tuned.
In an interview with "Doc" Chris Mueller for Bleacher Report, Rosa discussed her road to recovery. She noted that the experience has given her a new perspective, as being able to return to the ring would be a privilege.
"It's been a long road, I will say. From the beginning, there was a lot of speculation about my injury. But I was always very clear and very honest about what was happening to me. Everything has been documented on my YouTube. It was physical and mental, all this rehab that I've been receiving. Some days were really positive, some other days were not as positive, but that's part of the recovery part of having an injury such as the one that I still have. Lately, there's been more of a bright light on it, because as my MRI read, I don't have the tears in my back anymore. Now I'm able to train without pain, with compound training, as well as I've been jumping in the ring in the last three weeks. So, I'm excited about the advancements that we have, and now I'm excited about the possibility of returning to the ring. Again, it's just been giving me a perspective about the opportunity to wrestle, because it's a privilege if I get to come back," Rosa said.
Rosa went on to make it clear that she's not rushing her return to the ring. She noted that she hasn't wrestled in an AEW ring for nearly a year, and she expressed her hope that she will get the opportunity to have more matches.The former champion made ot clear that she is training, and she is working on making sure she's healthy when she returns.
"It's been almost a year since I stepped in the ring last in AEW. So it will be amazing if I get that opportunity and to have another match, or more matches, in the future. Like I said, I'm very hopeful. I stepped in the ring last Tuesday. I actually took my son with me to help do cardio. I'm training, I have a doctor who's a professional trainer for athletes in San Antonio, and I have another physiotherapist I work with when I was doing MMA and professional wrestling. So, they're helping me to get to the best physically as possible. I'm not talking about 'Oh, I'm gonna come back with a six-pack' and everything. I have to come back healthy. In the ring, what we do, it's extremely dangerous. I always pray for my opponent and pray for me to come back the same way that we come in, and sometimes we don't. So I'm praying that this time will be positive," Rosa said.
Rosa previously shared footage of a meeting she had with a doctor, who had told her that six weeks was a good goal point. More information is available here.
As of this writing, there is no word on when Rosa will return to the ring. Fightful will provide more information as it becomes available.
Britt Baker recently discussed working with Thunder Rosa. Click here to see what she had to say.
