Summer Rae Discusses Injury Issues

[Big Red Machine]

Source: PWInsider
Summer Rae posted the following on her Instigram

"Well it's almost mid November now, so maybe it's time to answer the question I get flooded with every single day on social media. For the past 2 & a half months I have been dealing with an injury. I've been very private & not shared my journey during this time. I don't know why that is actually. Perhaps talking about it & putting a spotlight on it makes it more real & that wasn't something I was ready for. A spotlight is put on us in every aspect of our lives so maybe I thought 'let me deal with this privately since it effects so many things in my life in & out of the ring'. Or maybe why I haven't talked about it is because I assumed it would be an easy fix & wouldn't take that long to get back to normal. That it wouldn't take this long to not only fix but diagnose as well. That alone is so frustrating. That holding pattern that your life is put in. For 9 years I've been lucky to lead a healthy athletic career in both football & wrestling so these aren't things or emotions I've had to experience before. I've gone thru so many emotions during this time but been very private with it all. I love what I do. I am absolutely in love with wrestling & the WWE universe. It's so unique & unlike anything else in the world! In this business you just go go go & putting your body on the line every night becomes second nature & you don't think much of it. But that isn't a normal thing. Our bodies aren't made to do this. But you forget that when you hear the roar of the crowd! I've been so humbled by the overwhelming support towards me on social media & seeing the fans outpouring love & passion. I must say it's bittersweet seeing it from home. Im lucky to be surrounded by an amazing team of doctors & physical therapists. Its a lot harder than I thought it would be to fix things but you only have one body so taking care of mine is a top priority right now. Sharing this with you guys has been weighing heavily on my heart lately & I felt like I needed to. It's been one of the most frustrating times of my life filled with so many different emotions. Generally speaking, the unknown is scary. But thru the greatest times of uncertainty in my life have come immeasurable things"

[XIV]

A female who has focussed more on their actual rehab rather than posting pictures of it on Facebook or Twitter because of her love and respect for the business? Fair enough and respect gained.

[Big Red Machine]

Summer has been by far the best character in the women's division for quite a while. You have to pay attention to catch them, but her facials and trash talking and the cartoony sounds she makes when the babyface eventually outfoxes her are fantastic.

[XIV]

Summer has been by far the best character in the women's division for quite a while. You have to pay attention to catch them, but her facials and trash talking and the cartoony sounds she makes when the babyface eventually outfoxes her are fantastic.

This. She's not the best wrestler of course, but she is very good with her character and very subtle.

[Big Red Machine]

Summer has been by far the best character in the women's division for quite a while. You have to pay attention to catch them, but her facials and trash talking and the cartoony sounds she makes when the babyface eventually outfoxes her are fantastic.

This. She's not the best wrestler of course, but she is very good with her character and very subtle.

I think they are missing a pretty big opportunity with her. She should either be that chickensh*t heel who always hides behind the big bodyguard (so the bodyguard can do most of the in-ring work), or I think she could also be almost a female Miz: someone with tons of personality who is competent in the ring, but will always be booed for not being as great in the ring as the people the fans want to see pushed.

[XIV]

Summer has been by far the best character in the women's division for quite a while. You have to pay attention to catch them, but her facials and trash talking and the cartoony sounds she makes when the babyface eventually outfoxes her are fantastic.

This. She's not the best wrestler of course, but she is very good with her character and very subtle.

I think they are missing a pretty big opportunity with her. She should either be that chickensh*t heel who always hides behind the big bodyguard (so the bodyguard can do most of the in-ring work), or I think she could also be almost a female Miz: someone with tons of personality who is competent in the ring, but will always be booed for not being as great in the ring as the people the fans want to see pushed.

Having her with Nia Jax as a bodyguard would have been a good move, because she can talk & has great character and it could almost be a 2016 female HBK & Diesel.

[Big Red Machine]

This. She's not the best wrestler of course, but she is very good with her character and very subtle.

I think they are missing a pretty big opportunity with her. She should either be that chickensh*t heel who always hides behind the big bodyguard (so the bodyguard can do most of the in-ring work), or I think she could also be almost a female Miz: someone with tons of personality who is competent in the ring, but will always be booed for not being as great in the ring as the people the fans want to see pushed.

Having her with Nia Jax as a bodyguard would have been a good move, because she can talk & has great character and it could almost be a 2016 female HBK & Diesel.

Yes please!
(Summer Rae & She-sel!)

[XIV]

I think they are missing a pretty big opportunity with her. She should either be that chickensh*t heel who always hides behind the big bodyguard (so the bodyguard can do most of the in-ring work), or I think she could also be almost a female Miz: someone with tons of personality who is competent in the ring, but will always be booed for not being as great in the ring as the people the fans want to see pushed.

Having her with Nia Jax as a bodyguard would have been a good move, because she can talk & has great character and it could almost be a 2016 female HBK & Diesel.

Yes please!
(Summer Rae & She-sel!)