Bozilla confirms torn ACL injury: ‘I’m deeply devastated’
Top female wrestling prospect Bozilla will miss a considerable amount of time due to a completely torn ACL that will require surgery.
The 5’11” standout took to Instagram Thursday to confirm the news that she sustained the injury in a January 11 match at Stardom New Year Stars in Tokyo, Japan. She noted she was able to make it through the five-on-four handicap match, but her knee completely gave out at the end.
“Honestly, it still doesn’t seem real. I’m deeply devastated and still struggling to find the right words. I wish this wasn’t true, but unfortunately, it’s reality,” she wrote.
The Deutschland, Germany, native credited the Stardom team for their help that night and as she has begun her recovery.
She has no idea when she will return or how long she will be out for as the surgery hasn’t happened yet.
“The next chapter will be the road to recovery and I hope you keep (continuing) supporting me through this chapter of my (life),” she wrote.
The 22-year-old has been a fixture in Stardom and made her AEW debut at last August’s Forbidden Door in a four-way TBS title match with Mercedes Mone, Persephone and Alex Windsor.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.