Brie Bella’s stunning return to WWE at the beginning of the year took a disastrous turn when she suffered a serious shoulder injury at SummerSlam in August.
Bella suffered a broken scapula during her tag team match with Paige against Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid. It marked the first time she suffered a significant injury in her WWE career and the overwhelming feelings of her Royal Rumble appearance and tag team victory with Paige at WrestleMania 42 simmered.
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Brie Bella faces Lainey Reid during SmackDown at Oakland Arena in Oakland, Calif., on July 24, 2026. (WWE via Getty Images)
The WWE Hall of Famer is now on the mend and gave an injury update to OutKick Dropkick in a recent interview ahead of her appearance at JP’s Brasserie and Sports Den in Las Vegas.
“Well, right now, I still have some breaks, unfortunately,” she said. “We just got my CT scan back, but I’m hoping beginning of December, I’ll have better news. So, I’m just keeping up with my physical therapy. Finally, I got to kind of go up the next level of physical therapy and that was really fun. It was really challenging so far this week. I was like, whoa, I haven’t been this sore like since July.
“I’m hoping I can get back training in the ring in January. That is my goal. So, if the shoulder blade, if we see that everything is fused, then I can. If not, you know, I just, it’s weird. It’s been like a very interesting process because I shattered my shoulder blade. I broke it in like five different spots. So, it was like, it wasn’t just one fracture, it was many. It’s been interesting to see, see the progress. It’s been a little too slow for me, but the doctor says I’m right on track.”
Bella’s twin sister, Nikki, was also on the mend earlier this year after she suffered an ankle injury before WrestleMania 42. The injury led to Paige’s return.
Jacy Jayne faces Brie Bella during SummerSlam at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 1, 2026. (WWE via Getty Images)
But for fans who want to see the Bella Twin Power in action, it’s been a little disappointing.
“I don’t know what 2026 was trying to tell the Bellas, but all it told us was broken bones,” Brie Bella continued. “I’m hoping what it means is that when Nikki and I come back together in 2027, that the hype of us trying to come together to fight for the tag titles that it will just feel so powerful when we come in 2027.
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“I’m really looking forward to it and the minute the doctor clears me, I can’t wait to start training again. When you’re sitting and watching Raw, Smackdown as a fan, it’s like you get all these ideas because I’m lucky I’m still part of it. So, it’s like, I have a lot of fun ideas and I just really hope I can do them and I just can’t wait for us both to be back in the ring.”
Bella wouldn’t necessarily shed light on some of the ideas she had – at least when it came to storylines.
However, she had some thoughts about her ring gear.
“I mean like little things, so I’m not gonna tell you like storyline ideas like I want to pitch, but like fun stuff. I’ve been thinking about my gear – do I go back in the one I just wore my comeback? Do I kind of go off the vibe I had at SummerSlam? So, I’ve been kind of messing around with some different looks and, you know, or do I go major old school like Brie Mode? I don’t know. It’s fun kind of getting creative and thinking of what to do.”
Brie Bella addresses the crowd during SmackDown at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Ariz., on March 13, 2026. (WWE via Getty Images)
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Bella made her return to WWE at the Royal Rumble back in January. This year’s Royal Rumble, will take place at State Farm Stadium in Phoenix on Feb. 6. Maybe it will be the perfect time to come back once again.