Raquel Rodriguez has been placed in WWE’s concussion protocol following a scary incident on Monday Night Raw. Rodriguez challenged Stephanie Vaquer for the Women’s World Championship on the show, but the match ended abruptly due to interference from Nikki Bella. During the attack, Bella threw Rodriguez into the steel steps, causing her head to make hard contact with the metal.
Following the show, Rodriguez took to social media to reveal the extent of the damage, showing a visible “goose egg” on her forehead. Bryan Alvarez reported on Wrestling Observer Live that WWE has placed her in concussion protocol as a standard precautionary measure given the nature of the injury.
“Raquel hit those steps hard, and she had this giant freakin’ goose egg on her head,” Alvarez said. “Yeah, concussion protocol, which does not mean, by the way, that she has a concussion. Any time you get any sort of head injury, and you get the goose egg, they put you in concussion protocol just to make sure you’re okay.”
Rodriguez addressed the situation in her post-show promo, promising retribution against Nikki Bella despite the injury. “My head is throbbing,” Rodriguez admitted. “But Nikki Bella is going to pay for this.”
It is currently unknown if Rodriguez will miss any in-ring time as a result of the injury.
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