WWE NXT’s Adriana Rizzo provides injury update
NXT’s Adriana Rizzo says she is back.
It has been over 14 months since Rizzo last wrestled. Her most recent match took place on April 18, 2025, against Karmen Petrovic at WWE World at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas.
It was revealed last August that Rizzo was out of action with a torn ACL and meniscus.
On Thursday, Rizzo posted to social media thanking her surgeon, doctors, trainers, and coaches for helping her through her latest rehab journey. While Rizzo did not specifically say she’s been cleared to return, she wrote that she’s finally feeling like her old self.
Rizzo wrote:
“Guess who’s back… back AGAIN! Three years ago, I tore my left Achilles. A few months after I partially tore my left ACL. Then, in 2025, I tore that same ACL completely, tore my meniscus, and sprained my MCL—all in my left leg. Setback after setback left me feeling like I would never be the same. Today, I can finally say I feel like my old self.
Thank you to my surgeon, doctors, athletic trainers, weightroom coaches and everyone else who helped me through this journey. You gave me the opportunity to be an athlete again.
To my family—thank you for supporting me along the way. And to Jonah… thank you for carrying me through the hardest season of my life. Thank you for every appointment, every encouraging conversation, every moment you reminded me who I was when I had a hard time seeing it myself. I couldn’t have done this without you @CutlerWWE ♡ To everyone who supported me, checked in on me, prayed for me, or believed in me from afar—thank you. It meant more than you’ll ever know. This isn’t the end of my comeback. It’s the beginning of what’s next.”
The last time Rizzo appeared on NXT programming was at the NXT Great American Bash last year where she organized a sit-down with D’Angelo Family members Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo, Luca Crusifino, and Tony D’Angelo to announce the D’Angelo Family Final Battle for the July 15, 2025 episode.
Her full post is available below.
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