WWE’s Jordynne Grace suffers setback in quest for pilot’s license

WWE wrestler Jordynne Grace has been setting sky-high goals for herself outside the ring. Unfortunately, a recent setback has brought her down to ground level.

Grace has been pursuing her pilot’s license, and last month, she shared that she had passed the written exam. But now a medical condition has put a stop to that journey, at least for the time being. 

Grace broke the news in a Facebook post. “On May 21, I went to get my FAA medical clearance to fly because I had my first solo flight coming up,” she wrote. “Unfortunately, I was not aware an ADHD diagnosis was a disqualifying condition for pilots. I’m currently in the process of resubmitting my application, but it is a long, invasive, expensive process.” 

Grace then gave some details on what she would need to do next.

“You’re required to discontinue your medication for 90 days (and then forever) to get a neuropsych evaluation done,” she wrote. “This is a $5,000 test and includes eight to 10 hours of testing to essentially prove you can function without ADHD symptoms efficiently while not medicated.”

Grace said was doing her best to keep her hopes up.

“I feel very disappointed and defeated right now, but I’m cautiously optimistic that this will all seem like a slight speed bump at some point down the road,” she wrote.

Grace’s last high-profile match was a loss to Tiffany Stratton in April on SmackDown. Since then, she has wrestled sporadically, with one dark match (a loss to her old NXT rival Blake Monroe) and appearing several times on Main Event. Most of those Main Event matches have also been losses, including her most recent match against Kiana James earlier this month.