WWE Diva Undergoing Possibly Career Ending Neck Surgery
Nikki Bella won't be returning any time soon, it appears, as E! Online has reported that the longest reigning Divas Champion will have neck surgery on Wednesday.
"I have basically a broken neck, a pretty bad herniated disk," Nikki told E!. "What makes mine a little bit difficult than most people is that I have some disk behind my vertebrae so with a lot of prayers we're gonna pray that the doctors can get the piece behind my vertebrae with just a bone fusion."
The procedure will take two hours, and Bella expects to be in the hospital for a couple of days. The injury is possibly career ending for Nikki, who has made it no secret that she wants to start a family.
"There is a potential that this is career-ending," Nikki said. "We will only know that when I get out of surgery on Wednesday and then basically how the bone heals Wednesday. So that's been tough but I truly have such hope that I will get to compete in that ring another day, I really do."
Bella said in the interview that she thinks her "Rack Attack" finisher helped contribute to the injury, and that she won't use the move anymore. She also gave a timetable as to whether she'll find out if she can wrestle again.
"In six months time is when I will get that final X-ray to be like, 'Hey look you can get back in that ring and kick some ass," Nikki said.
Bella last competed on October 26, on the winning side of a six-person tag team match. It was revealed that the recovery process will be featured on Total Divas.