Update on Raquel Rodriguez after potential WWE Raw injury
Though there was concern about a potential head injury, Raquel Rodriguez has been cleared to compete.
Rodriguez was in action on WWE Raw this week in a match where she challenged Stephanie Vaquer for the Women’s World Championship. It ended in a no contest when Nikki Bella interfered and attacked both competitors. In her attack on Rodriguez, Bella threw her head-first into the steel steps. Rodriguez was legitimately shaken up when her head hit the steps. She was evaluated for a potential concussion but is good to go.
“Raquel Rodriguez was being checked out after Nikki Bella threw her head into the steps on Raw, but she’s been cleared,” Dave Meltzer wrote in the new edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
The spot left a sizable bump on Rodriguez’s head that could be seen in a promo she cut after Raw. Rodriguez declared that she is no longer just focused on Vaquer and the Women’s World Championship — she’s coming after Bella as well.
"I'm going to finish with YOU" 🫵@RaquelWWE is coming for Nikki Bella after tonight's attack! pic.twitter.com/DUXKYkfKZC
— WWE (@WWE) December 16, 2025
Rodriguez is a member of Judgment Day on the Raw roster. Neither Roxanne Perez nor Liv Morgan were at ringside for Monday’s title match because Rodriguez said she wanted to handle Vaquer all on her own.
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