Giulia was ‘banged up’ after WWE SmackDown match
Women’s United States Champion Giulia was banged up after competing on WWE SmackDown last Friday.
In a now-deleted Instagram post, Matthew Ennis, Giulia’s trainer, stated that Giulia was in a lot of pain after facing Tiffany Stratton on SmackDown last Friday. They had to switch things up in the gym rather than sticking with the plan they originally had, which allowed Giulia to feel better after the session and get her to the point where they could push harder the next day.
It should be noted that Ennis did not mention any specific injury that would impact Giulia going forward.
“Giulia came into her session today very banged up from her [match] last Friday on SmackDown,” he said. “Normally, this would be our full lower body day, but today was not a good day for that because she was in so much pain. Low back pain, knee pain, hip pain, shoulders, you name it.
“So instead of sticking to a rigid plan, we adapted today on the fly, and the goal is just simply to have her walk out of the gym feeling better. Thankfully, through a full body, activation, mobility, stretching circuit, we were able to achieve that goal.
“And now we’ll be more prepared to push harder tomorrow, and that’s a big thing for pro wrestlers — depending on how your body feels, you may need to adjust the workout for the day.”
Giulia and Stratton faced off in a non-title bout on the March 27 edition of SmackDown. A slight distraction from Kiana James helped Giulia pick up the win, with Giulia getting her knees up on a moonsault attempt by Stratton and then cradling her for the pin.
Whether Giulia and Stratton’s feud will continue into WrestleMania 42 remains to be seen. During a recent interview with The Schmo, Stratton addressed rumors of a potential WrestleMania match between her and Giulia.
“Yeah, I have heard those rumors, too, and I feel like they’re just rumors because I haven’t really been told anything that I’m on WrestleMania,” Stratton said. “But we’ll have to wait and see. I hope there’s a championship involved.”
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