{"id":258678,"date":"2026-08-20T01:18:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T01:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/former-wwe-champion-spotted-in-arm-sling-following-unfortunate-injury\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T01:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T01:18:27","slug":"former-wwe-champion-spotted-in-arm-sling-following-unfortunate-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/former-wwe-champion-spotted-in-arm-sling-following-unfortunate-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Former WWE champion spotted in arm sling following unfortunate injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5206849\" data-slug-id=\"2824900\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A former WWE champion has been spotted in an arm sling following an unfortunate injury. The veteran suffered an injury during a major title match at SummerSlam 2026. <\/p>\n<p>Former Women&#8217;s Tag Team Champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/brie-bella\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Brie Bella<\/a> shared an update today on her Instagram story. The Hall of Famer suffered a broken scapula during her bout at SummerSlam. Fatal Influence&#8217;s Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid captured the titles from Bella and Paige at the PLE earlier this month. The 42-year-old shared a photo of herself in an arm sling on her Instagram story today, and you can check it out in the image below. <\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/99739-17871751438523-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/99739-17871751438523-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/99739-17871751438523-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/99739-17871751438523-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/99739-17871751438523-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/99739-17871751438523-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/99739-17871751438523-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/99739-17871751438523-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/99739-17871751438523-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Bella shared a photo with her arm in a sling today. (Source: Brie Bella&amp;#039;s Instagram story)\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/99739-17871751438523-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201080%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Bella shared a photo with her arm in a sling today. (Source: Brie Bella&#8217;s Instagram story)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/nikki-bella\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Nikki Bella<\/a> returned at SummerSlam, and The Bella Twins betrayed Paige following the loss. Paige returned to WWE as Nikki Bella&#8217;s replacement at WrestleMania 42. Fearless Nikki suffered a severe ankle injury earlier this year and was unable to compete at The Show of Shows. Paige and Brie Bella captured the Women&#8217;s Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania, but their title reign came to an end at SummerSlam 2026. <\/p>\n<h2>Brie Bella shares update on WWE injury<\/h2>\n<p>WWE Hall of Famer Brie Bella disclosed how much time she is expected to miss due to her broken scapula. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <em>The Nikki &amp; Brie Show<\/em>, the legend stated that she will be out for 3 to 6 months as her injury heals. She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-breaking-top-wwe-superstar-told-by-doctors-to-remain-bedridden-ruled-out-of-action-for-the-remainder-of-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">compared the recovery to someone who suffered broken ribs<\/a>. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;He was like, \u2018You know, it\u2019s really hard to break your scapula. No one does surgery on scapulas. If you really want it, there is one doctor that can do it, but honestly, it\u2019s like breaking your ribs in a way. You just wait until they slowly heal.\u2019 And so that\u2019s what I have to do. I know I have to get X-rays every two weeks to make sure I am healing. I don\u2019t start PT for another two weeks, so they really want me to be bedridden. From there, I\u2019m out for three to six months. So it all depends how my scapula heals,&#8221; she said. 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