Top WWE Star Injury Doubts Ahead Of WrestleMania 38?

WWE Champion dealing with health issues ahead of major WrestleMania 38 match.

by Andy H Murray
Ronda Rousey WrestleMania 38
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Ronda Rousey has revealed she is dealing with some health issues ahead of WrestleMania 38, where she will challenge for Charlotte Flair's SmackDown Women's Championship.

Speaking on a Facebook gaming stream on Sunday, 20 March, Rousey said that she had been "sick and not feeling good" lately, as well as revealing she has been working through a mouth injury. The former Raw Women's Champion said she has torn her labial frenulum, which is a piece of tissue connecting the upper lip to the gums.

Ronda apologised for how her voice sounded on the stream, citing the above as reasons. She then explained that last week's episode of SmackDown was "a very physical day", leaving her "sore, sick, and tired."

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There is currently no indication that her WrestleMania match is in any kind of jeopardy at all. She and Charlotte will fight on the event's first night (2 April), which is expected to be main-evented by 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin's appearance (and suspected brawl) on the KO Show.

Rousey has been back in WWE since late January, ending a near-three-year absence that commenced shortly after her WrestleMania 35 main event opposite Flair and Becky Lynch.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.