Chelsea Green undergoing surgery for broken wrist
Chelsea Green is set to undergo surgery after suffering a wrist injury at Wednesday night’s NXT television tapings.
Green revealed the news on her social media accounts, noting that she suffered a broken wrist during her match at the tapings. Green wrote that she’ll be undergoing surgery first thing in the morning: “Today I had the opportunity to wrestle for the first time at Full Sail for @wwenxt after years of dreaming of it! Wow, it was everything I had imagined it would be!!!
“Of course, with this job comes occupational hazards. Unfortunately, I broke my wrist mid-match & will require surgery first thing tomorrow morning.
“It sucks. I’m upset, I’m angry, I’m sore… but I’ll be back soon. This is just a tiny bump in the road to many goals I have set for 2019!”
Green defeated Jessie Elaban in a dark match at the tapings.
WWE announced in October 2018 that Green had signed with the company and reported to the Performance Center. She made her NXT in-ring debut at a house show later that month but has yet to debut on TV.
Before signing with WWE, Green was a one-time Knockouts Champion in Impact Wrestling — where she wrestled as Laurel Van Ness. She also took part in the 2015 edition of WWE Tough Enough.
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