Stephanie Vaquer Cleared To Return, But WWE Yet To Finalise TV Comeback

Stephanie Vaquer's WWE television return remains uncertain despite her recovery.© NDTV Library

Stephanie Vaquer is healthy and cleared to compete, but WWE still hasn't given a date for her return to television. Dave Meltzer passed along the update on Wrestling Observer Radio after Vaquer worked WWE's live events over the weekend. The former Women's World Champion was expected on the November 9 episode of RAW, but WWE went with Becky Lynch instead. According to Meltzer, her absence had nothing to do with her medical condition anymore. So it comes down to WWE's plans now, and the creative team hasn't worked out her return yet.

Stephanie Vaquer Is Medically Cleared After Missing WWE RAW Due to an Illness

Meltzer's update clears up the question about Vaquer's medical availability. Here's what he said about her status: “She's healthy. She worked the house shows. She was not on the show tonight, but she's cleared and everything like that.”

Vaquer wrestled three times over the weekend. She teamed with IYO SKY and Lola Vice to beat Fatal Influence twice, then faced Jacy Jayne in Women's United States Championship match, which ended in a disqualification.

Her return to live events came after she got pulled from the October 26 RAW episode. She was originally booked to face Becky Lynch in a match to determine the next challenger for the Women's World Championship.

Earlier reports from Meltzer tied her absence to an illness, not her ankle injury. He described it as nothing terribly serious, though her return timeline was uncertain at the time.

WWE Has No Confirmed Television Return Date for Stephanie Vaquer Despite Her Medical Clearance

Her missing the November 9 RAW was particularly interesting, since IYO SKY had announced a mystery partner for her tag team match against Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez of The Judgment Day.

Becky Lynch ended up as the partner instead. She and SKY beat Rodriguez and Perez, and that earned Lynch another opportunity to challenge Liv Morgan for the Women's World Championship at Survivor Series.

Meltzer also got into why Vaquer wasn't brought back during the show. “She'll return to TV when they figure out what to do to get her to return to TV. They probably had this TV written.”

Lynch has now earned her third opportunity to win the championship within a month. She lost to Morgan earlier in the Money in the Bank triple threat match involving Vaquer, then beat Morgan by disqualification on October 26 RAW. As of now, WWE has yet to announce a television return date for Vaquer.