Shotzi suffered torn ACL at WWE NXT taping

  • Ian Carey
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Shotzi is going to be out of action for a while. 

The 31-year-old posted to Instagram on Tuesday and confirmed she was injured at last week’s NXT taping. Shotzi says she suffered a torn ACL and is looking at nine month’s recovery time. 

Shotzi wrote:

I tore my ACL which means I will be out of action for about 9 months. Thank you to everyone who has checked up on me. I am so sorry if I haven’t responded. I am just extremely devastated and angry. Some of you know, I have been through a lot the last few years and it has been so hard to keep up with what I think is expected of me and honestly my mental health had been at an all time low. But I’ve pushed through and I was feeling motivated and like myself again. I was hoping to go to NXT to prove myself again, earn some respect, build back my confidence and start putting the heartache from the past 2 years behind me. I feel defeated right now but I’m simultaneously feeling the most motivated I have ever been. I have been through way worse. I’ve watched my sister, who is fighting cancer, fight tougher battles. I’m just taking this as a sign to slow down. I didn’t take time off when both my stepdad and my dad passed and that really affected me. Now I am looking forward to coming back not just physically stronger, but mentally also. ^.

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The injury took place last Tuesday as Shotzi was challenging Lyra Valkyria for the NXT Women’s Championship. NXT did a double-taping last week and the match will air on tonight’s episode.  

Shotzi was scheduled to wrestle Tiffany Stratton in an Elimination Chamber qualifying match on SmackDown last Friday but was replaced by Alba Fyre. 

Spoilers for tonight’s episode of NXT are available here and the lineup is listed below. 

WWE NXT lineup for February 20, 2024:

  • NXT Women’s Champion Lyra Valkyria defends against Shotzi
  • NXT North American Champion Oba Femi defends against Lexis King
  • Josh Briggs vs. Brooks Jensen
  • Kelani Jordan vs. Lash Legend
  • Roxanne Perez vs. Wren Sinclair
  • NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov & Carmelo Hayes face-to-face