Chelsea Green reveals broken orbital bone after recent match injury
Cageside Seats • 2 min read • Latest: Aug 9, 2026, 4:18 AM
Last updated Aug 9, 2026

Chelsea Green confirmed via social media that she sustained a broken orbital bone during her first match as WWE Women’s Interim Champion. Green, who went to the emergency room following the injury, expressed frustration and uncertainty about her future in the ring. She noted that healing from the injury typically takes 6 to 8 weeks, during which she may be unable to defend her championship. The injury occurred shortly after Green won the title, following Rhea Ripley’s injury that caused her to relinquish the championship.
- •Chelsea Green confirmed injury via social media on August 9, 2026.
- •Injury occurred during her first match after winning the title.
- •She sustained a broken orbital bone and is undergoing recovery.
- •Healing time is estimated at 6 to 8 weeks.
- •Green's championship status remains unchanged for now.
- 4:18 AMCageside Seats — Chelsea Green confirms injury: ‘I have a broken orbital bone’
"Reports started making the rounds just hours ago that current WWE Women’s Interim Champion Chelsea Green suffered an injury in her first match after winning the title. She has now taken to social media to confirm those reports while giving some details on her situation: View this post on Instagram “Hey, guys. So, I was trying to keep this kind of private but the Internet knows everything so I thought I would come on here and clear things up. I did get injured last night. Stuff happens. It’s live television, it’s wrestling, it’s an occupational hazard. I ended up in the emergency room and I have a broken orbital bone. It looks amazing, all things considered. It feels awful but looks pretty amazing. “I have no idea what that means for me. You know, usually you guys can see me play into every single injury but like this feels different, obviously. This feels very different. It feels frustrating, and I’m upset. I feel like if I didn’t have bad luck I’d have no luck at all. So, I just need to take a little bit more time to process and kind of heal from obviously the head trauma that is going on right now. And then we’ll see what happens. We’re just going to take it day-by-day. So, world domination continues we’ve just had a minor blip.” She is absolutely right about how amazing she still looks despite the injury she’s suffering from. The relatively good news is that injuries like this should only take 6-to-8 weeks or so to heal up enough to get her back to action in the ring. The bad news is that’s still roughly two months not being able to defend the championship she just won, which itself only came about because the actual champion, Rhea Ripley, is out injured. For now, Green is still champion. We’ll see if WWE decides on a different direction in the days to come.
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