Dave Meltzer Provides Update On Medical Status Of WWE's Stephanie Vaquer

It's been a mixed 2026 for WWE's Stephanie Vaquer. Despite entering the year as WWE Women's World Champion, and regaining the title briefly in the fall, Vaquer's year has mostly been associated with her missing time due to injury, including being out from April till August before going on the shelf again after Money in the Bank due to an illness. On Monday's "Wrestling Observer Radio," Dave Meltzer had some good news and bad news regarding Vaquer, confirming that she was ready to go, but that it was unclear when WWE would be bringing her back to TV.

"She's healthy," Meltzer said. "She worked the house shows. She was not on the show tonight, but she's cleared and everything like that...She'll return to TV when they figure out what to do to get her to return to TV. They probably had this TV written."

Vaquer worked three times this past weekend, teaming with IYO SKY and Lola Vice to beat Fatal Influence on two occasions and defeating Jacy Jayne by DQ in a Women's United States Championship match. Because she had returned to working live events this past weekend, some, including Meltzer, had wondered whether Vaquer would return on last night's edition of "Raw," especially after IYO SKY revealed she would be teaming with a mystery partner to face Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez of The Judgement Day.

Instead, SKY would team up with Becky Lynch, herself returning from a several week layoff, with the duo defeating Rodriguez and Perez. The win led to Lynch earning a Women's World Championship shot against Liv Morgan at WWE Survivor Series; it will be Lynch's third attempt to win the championship in the last month, following Morgan defeating Lynch and Vaquer to win the title at Money in the Bank, and Lynch's DQ victory over Morgan on the October 26 episode of "Raw."

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