WWE’s Natalya undergoes nose surgery
Update —
Post Wrestling reports that the knee strike Natalya was given by Shayna Baszler on last Friday’s SmackDown was done as a cover reason because Natalya was already due to undergo nasal surgery.
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WWE wrestler Natalya has undergone surgery to repair an issue with her nose.
Natalya posted a photo on her social media accounts on Monday revealing that she had surgery done to move her nose back to the center of her face. The surgery comes after a post-match angle on last Friday’s SmackDown where Natalya was given a knee strike to the face by Shayna Baszler. Natalya claimed that the knee strike resulted in her suffering a broken nose.
“We moved my dislocated nose back to the center of my face where it belongs!! I love the shape of my nose and it will stay the same, thank goodness! Can finally breathe again,” Natalya wrote. “Pain is beauty! And wrestling is real. LFG!”
Baszler defeated Natalya on SmackDown by choking her out with the Kirifuda Clutch. At the direction of SmackDown Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey, Baszler then laid out Natalya with a knee strike after the match. WWE showed Natalya with her nose bleeding and trying to clean up the blood with a towel.
Last Friday’s SmackDown was taped a week in advance due to WWE traveling to Saudi Arabia for Crown Jewel. Natalya wrestled on WWE’s European tour after the episode was taped.