Doudrop has been absent from WWE TV recently due to heart problems that arose following a match with COVID-19.
WWE Community kicked off their Royal Rumble Week events in San Antonio, TX, on Thursday by hosting an anti-bullying “Be A Star” rally with more than 70 kids at the Patch/Chaffee Youth Center at Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Houston. Doudrop, Liv Morgan, Titus O’Neil, The Street Profits, and RAW Women’s Champion Bianca Belair were among those in attendance to spend time with the children and teach them how to manage their emotions. Kids and Superstars also took part in two group activities called “Ball of Yarn” and “Common Ground,” which demonstrated that they may have things in common that they were unaware of, with the goal of fostering friendship and understanding among all.
Doudrop hasn’t wrestled since she and Nikki Cross defeated Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne on the WWE NXT episode on September 6. She left the show with a bloody nose and hasn’t returned since. In a tweet on January 3, she denied being stuck in the UK due to visa issues, but she did say she had been “very sick” and was now healing. In the post, she used a brain emoji and a flexed biceps emoji.
Doudrop spoke with Denise Salcedo at this week’s anti-bullying event, as seen in the video below. She was asked if she planned to compete in the 30-woman Royal Rumble Match on Saturday.
“I’ll be around,” Doudrop said, laughing. “In what capacity, I’m not gonna tell, but I’ll be around.”
Doudrop discussed her absence from WWE, revealing she had a health scare.
“So, I’ve had some time off to deal with a little bit of a health scare that I had, but really that’s all it was. It was just a scare,” she said.
Doudrop was then asked if she was all right. She explained her recent hiatus and noted that she has been dealing with heart problems.
“Everything was always great,” she said. “So, I got COVID real bad and the symptoms I was having were what was concerned about my heart. So, they got… bless them, they took the best care of me… they got every test for my heart that they could muster, and every single one of them came back clean as a whistle.”
“And much to some people’s annoyance, my heart is in excellent condition,” she added with a laugh.
Speculation circulated at the January 9 RAW taping that Doudrop would return to the ring this month, possibly in the Women’s Royal Rumble brand. It was also revealed that she will be returning to the RAW brand.
Photos from the WWE Community event in San Antonio are below, as is the full interview with Salcedo:
#WWE superstars @TitusONeilWWE @BiancaBelairWWE , #StreetProfits, @DoudropWWE, and @YaOnlyLivvOnce hung out with over 70 kids on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston at the Patch/Chaffee Youth Center.
They conducted a class with the kids where they taught them how to manage emotions. pic.twitter.com/qB4IqnrV0Z
— JointBaseSanAntonio (@JBSA_Official) January 27, 2023
Kids and Talent also participated in two group activities called “Ball of Yarn” and “Common Ground,” that showcased that they may have things in common with each other that they may not have even known, with the goal of fostering friendship and understanding among everyone. pic.twitter.com/s16p2cEGuW
— JointBaseSanAntonio (@JBSA_Official) January 27, 2023
