Brie Bella Offers Fresh Injury Update And Reveals Her WWE Return Timeline

Brie Bella reveals when she hopes to return to WWE in-ring training.© NDTV Library

Brie Bella wants to be back training in the ring in January 2027, but that depends on how her broken shoulder blade heals. The WWE Hall of Famer gave the update in a new interview with OutKick, saying a recent CT scan showed some fractures are still there. She's keeping up with physical therapy and hopes her doctors have better news at beginning of December. Bella has called the recovery slower than she wanted, though her doctor believes she's progressing as expected. And to be clear, January is a goal for training, not a confirmed date for her return to WWE competition.

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Brie Bella says several fractures in her shoulder blade are still healing

The injury happened at SummerSlam 2026, where Bella teamed up with Nikki Bella and Paige against Fatal Influence. WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque confirmed the shoulder injury at the post-show press conference. Since then, Bella has explained it was a lot worse than one break.

“I shattered my shoulder blade. I broke it in like five different spots,” she told OutKick. “So, it was like, it wasn't just one fracture, it was many.”

Bella said recovery has tested her patience, even if her doctor sees the progress as on track. The latest scan showed some of the breaks are still there, so early December is when she's hoping for better news.

Her therapy got harder lately too. She moved up to the next level of exercises, and the sessions have left her sore.

“Finally, I got to kind of go up the next level of physical therapy and that was really fun,” she said.“It was really challenging so far this week. I was like, ‘Whoa, I haven't been this sore like since July.'”

She is targeting January for in-ring training, but medical clearance comes first

January is the month Bella has picked for getting back to in-ring training, as long as the shoulder blade has fully fused.

“I'm hoping I can get back training in the ring in January. That is my goal,”she said. “So, if the shoulder blade, if we see that everything is fused, then I can.”

No date has been announced for her next WWE match. The January target only covers training starting again, and that still needs medical clearance.

Looking further out, Bella wants to reunite with Nikki in 2027 and go after the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. The sisters have never held those titles together. Brie won the belts with Paige earlier in 2026, and Nikki has kept wrestling on SmackDown while her sister recovers.