Chelsea Green won the interim WWE women's championship less than a week ago. She spent part of this past Friday night in an emergency room.
Green broke her orbital bone during a tag team match on Friday, in which she and Tiffany Stratton faced Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid. She disclosed the injury through a video posted to her Instagram account, according to Fox News.
"I did get injured last night. Stuff happens. It's live television. It's wrestling. It's an occupational hazard," Green said. "I ended up in the emergency room and I have a broken orbital bone. It looks amazing all things considered. It feels awful but looks pretty amazing."
Green won the interim title just last weekend at SummerSlam, outlasting four other women in a ladder match. The interim belt was introduced because Rhea Ripley, the WWE women's champion, underwent knee surgery and has been out of competition. Ripley is expected to be sidelined for at least a few more months.
The orbital injury is the latest in a series of setbacks for Green over the past year. She previously dealt with a heart issue that required a hospital stay and a medical procedure. She competed through the recovery to reach SummerSlam.
"I have no idea what that means for me. Usually, you guys have seen me play into every single injury but this feels different, obviously. This feels very different. It feels frustrating. I'm upset. I feel like if I didn't have bad luck, I'd have no luck at all. So, I just need to take a bit more time to process and to heal from, obviously, the head trauma that is going on right now and then we'll see what happens. We're just gonna take it day by day. So, world domination continues. We've just had a minor blip," Green said.
It is not yet clear whether Green will be required to give up the interim championship as a result of the injury. WWE has not announced a decision as of this report.
