Newly crowned WWE Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer has revealed that her victory at Wrestlepalooza almost didn’t happen. In a new vlog posted to WWE’s Spanish-language YouTube channel, the WWE star detailed a recent health scare that led to WWE preparing to officially announce that her championship match against IYO SKY was being called off.
Vaquer, who had been battling an illness for two weeks leading up to the premium live event, explained the last-minute scramble to get medically cleared and her determination to compete in one of the biggest matches of her career. “What happened was, unfortunately, I had not been feeling well for the past two weeks. I was sick, so I did not feel good physically and, on Sunday, the medical team told me not to participate on Raw on Monday,” Vaquer revealed.
“They spoke with the executives, and I was removed from Raw. They also told me that if I could not make it to Raw, I would no longer be part of Wrestlepalooza, which I completely understood, but I still felt healthy enough to wrestle, so I did everything possible.” She continued, “On Monday Morning, I went to the doctor, and by noon, I was cleared to compete.
“Around 12 pm and 2 pm, I was already on the airport to head to Raw. Everything was very last-minute, and they were even preparing to announce that I was not cleared for Wrestlepalooza on Saturday.” Vaquer acknowledged that while she was not in peak physical condition for the match, her determination carried her through.
“They ran every kind of test on me, and thankfully, I am cleared to compete. Maybe I am not in my absolute best condition after being sick for almost three weeks, but I have the clearance to compete,” she said. “Sometimes, you don’t always wrestle with your body, but with your heart, and I have that very present. My body may not be at 100% but my heart always is at 100%”.
She went on to defeat SKY and capture the vacant Women’s World Championship, her first major title on the WWE main roster. Check out the vlog below:
H/T to Fightful for the transcription
