Updated Aug. 3, 2026, 2:57 p.m. ET
WWE Hall of Famer Brie Bella revealed that she suffered a broken scapula throughout her SummerSlam 2026 match and will probably be sidelined from the ring indefinitely as she recovers.
Bella introduced the harm replace in a Monday, Aug. 3 Instagram submit and famous she will probably be out “for a bit” with out specifying a precise time-frame. She was injured during a six-person tag team match that includes her sister, Nikki, and Paige towards Fatal Influence throughout the first night of SummerSlam on Saturday, Aug. 1.
After the occasion, WWE chief content material officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque initially mentioned the harm “seems pretty bad” and Bella had been taken to a neighborhood hospital for extra examination.
“I wanted to thank you all for sending me all the love, warm wishes and prayers. When I was sitting in the hospital, I was reading everything you guys were sending my way, love you all!!!,” Bella wrote via social media. “… If there’s one thing I know about my sister and I is that we don’t let broken bones stop us. Not sure how I finished that match, but I do believe between the adrenaline, passion for the business and the love for all the women I work with, it gave me the drive to finish. Now my new journey starts!!”
Though Brie Bella didn’t specify on social media when within the match the harm occurred, it seems she was injured when Jacy Jayne did a dive on her towards the metal steps on her proper shoulder. Bella was holding it for the remainder of the match, and even after the loss, when her and her sister turned on Paige, Bella couldn’t participate within the assault.
The timing of the harm to Bella, who’s married to professional wrestling star Bryan Danielson, is especially unlucky contemplating her sister handled an harm earlier this 12 months that stored Nikki Bella from performing at Wrestlemania. That resulted in Paige’s inclusion and, subsequently, the Bella Twins’ flip towards Paige throughout Saturday’s Night 1 of Summerslam 2026.
Levesque mentioned WWE would pivot with its plans for the feud relying on Brie Bella’s analysis. Bella indicated she would return to WWE at some level.
“If there is one thing I know about Brie Mode, she always finds a way to come back to her wrestling home,” Bella wrote. “Let the recovery begin.”
Buddy mentioned he’s going to be my assistant, Birdie‘s going to be my nurse and so they each informed me that daddy goes to be my private chef, so I’m set!! if there may be one factor I find out about Brie Mode, she all the time finds a approach to come again to her wrestling residence. Let the restoration start.
