Asuka sustained a knee injury on the March 15th episode of SmackDown. Despite being injured, she was able to compete in several WWE events. The Empress took a hiatus from WWE after competing at Backlash PLE in May.
On Monday, Asuka uploaded a video on her YouTube channel with the title “Surgery.” The former women’s champion revealed that she has undergone surgery in Birmingham, Alabama. She added that the procedure took 90 minutes, and doctors told her that the surgery was successful.
Asuka said the following:
“Now I am going to be moved to a rehabilitation center for my rehabilitation. I’ve never used crutches before. Difficult to use it. The airport staff got me a wheelchair when they saw how hard it was for me to get around. If I had not used the wheelchair, it would have been difficult to arrive at the airport in time for my flight.”