Mandy Rose recently shared concerning health news that could prevent her return to professional wrestling. The former NXT Women’s Champion revealed spinal issues during the latest episode of her Power Alphas podcast.
Rose began seeking medical attention after experiencing numbness and tingling in her hands during a January trip to the Bahamas. Medical evaluations uncovered significant spinal problems stemming from her athletic career.
During her podcast, Rose explained how years of physical activity had affected her body.
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I’ve been seeing a chiropractor because I’ve had a little bit of trauma in the cervical spine area, nothing too crazy. Thankfully, but after eight years of wrestling and years before that of bodybuilding and putting bars on my back and playing sports, I always was athletic growing up, dancing and all of that plays a huge toll on your spine. (…) So, I have some degeneration in some of my discs, which wouldn’t really be a thing if I didn’t have like (…) I really probably wouldn’t have went if I didn’t have like symptoms.
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The 34-year-old wrestler revealed specific diagnoses that make a wrestling comeback unlikely in the near future.
Went to a chiropractor, we got x-rays, found out that I have some arthritis in my C6, C7, C8 area, some degeneration in my disc. So, been getting some treatments. Right now, I feel like a wrestling return for me wouldn’t really make much sense because of the wear and tear it does on your body. And not to say that it can’t happen in the future. I’m not like I don’t need surgery or anything like that, thank God, but we’re doing some decompression, a decompression machine, getting some adjustments. So, it’s really good that I’m kinda taking care of this now.
Rose signed with WWE after competing in the 2015 Tough Enough competition. Her seven-year tenure included appearances across RAW, SmackDown, and NXT. Before her December 2022 release, she held the NXT Women’s Championship for an impressive 413 days.
The Golden Goddess is currently focusing on her treatment plan, which includes spinal decompression and chiropractic adjustments to address her condition without requiring surgical intervention.
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