WWE NXT Superstar Nikita Lyons Suffers From A Legitimate Injury 

Lyon's final match came at her NXT level-up on January 20th, where Jacarra defeated Jackson by just over five minutes.

Lyon's final match came at her NXT level-up on January 20th, where Jacarra defeated Jackson by just over five minutes. (Image credits: WWE)
By Sri Praneeth Palli | Jan 26, 2023 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Injuries happen all the time in professional wrestling, but unfortunately, some are much more serious than others. This brings us to the current WWE NXT Superstar, Nikita Lyons. She continues her work with WWE starting in the summer of 2021. Although she has yet to win a gold medal, the future looks pretty bright for the 23-year-old. However, Lyons confirmed her injury on her Instagram this afternoon, and after tearing her cruciate ligament and her meniscus, she plans to stay on her shelf for some time. You can view the full post below.

Lyon’s final match came at her NXT level-up on January 20th, where Jacarra defeated Jackson by just over five minutes. On her Jan. 24 episode of NXT, Indy Hartwell and Dani Palmer ran into her in her parking lot as she lay on the ground holding her leg. rice field. As it turns out, this isn’t the first time she’s been laid off due to a leg injury. In May 2022, she sprained her MCL and partially tore it, leading to her women’s ‘NXT’ breakout. Excluded from tournaments. However, these injuries kept the Lions out of action for just over a month. The parking lot segment in this week’s episode may have been made for Lyons to write away from the TV while she recuperated. If anything, she doesn’t let that setback slow her down and declares, “This comeback is personal.”

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She won’t say if ACL tears require surgery, but it usually does. In that case, she probably expects 6-9 months of recovery and rehabilitation. It’s a tough setback for a wrestler who seemed to be on the cusp of a main event push during NXT’s 2.0 era, with Lyons not showing much since his last WWE Creative name change last summer following his helm change. Gone. Her most prominent angle was her split with tag partner Zoe Stark and a brief follow-up feud that Stark won.

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