The WWE women’s division is currently grappling with an injury crisis affecting former women’s champions Charlotte Flair, Rhea Ripley, and Asuka. All three wrestlers have been sidelined for months due to injuries. Charlotte Flair sustained a torn ACL, MCL, and meniscus during a December match against Asuka on SmackDown.
On WWE RAW, former WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley suffered a shoulder injury following WrestleMania 40. At that time, Ripley was set to begin a program with Liv Morgan. She experienced an unfortunate accident during a backstage brawl, which forced her to relinquish her title. Adding to this, former WWE Women’s Champion Asuka has now become part of the injured champions’ list with a knee injury.
WWE superstar Asuka has been sidelined due to her injury since losing a tag team title match at Backlash. Furthermore, he was pulled from the Queen of the Ring tournament due to the same injury. Recently, she provided an update on her knee injury, sharing a photo of it and revealing that she underwent surgery.
Asuka has undergone successful knee surgery; however, the timeline for her return to in-ring action remains unknown.
What injury happened to Asuka?
Former WWE Women’s Champion Asuka has received messages from her fellow wrestlers following her knee surgery. Asuka’s Damage CTRL faction member, Dakota Kai, sent a message to The Empress of Tomorrow.
After pulling out of the Queen of the Ring tournament, Asuka revealed on YouTube that a lingering knee injury forced her to take a break. She expressed gratitude to her tag-team partners, Kairi Sane and Dakota Kai, for their support.
Asuka, who lost her tag-team title at WWE Backlash, was set to enter the Queen of the Ring tournament. However, it’s unknown whether she was considered to win the tournament. It will be interesting to see when she makes her return and whether she will pursue the tag-team titles with Kairi Sane or focus solely on her singles career.
