Thunder Rosa progressing in rehab, set to return soon

Thunder Rosa said she is progressing in rehabilitation and expects to return to the ring soon, more than three months after leaving All In Texas in July. Speaking at Big Texas Comic Con, the former AEW Women's World Champion said she is continuing rehab for injuries sustained at the event and that the recovery is proceeding well, though she did not disclose specific details about the injuries or give a firm timetable for her comeback.

Rosa has been absent from AEW television since competing in the first women's Casino Gauntlet match at All In Texas. Her public comments at the convention addressed months of fan speculation about her status, with Rosa saying, "Right now, I'm just focusing on continuing my rehab for the injuries that I just had a couple months ago. And I have really good news. Everything is going really well, so I'm expecting to return to the ring fairly soon." She was not asked about the precise nature of the injuries during the interview.

The announcement follows a pattern of intermittent absences in Rosa's recent career. She missed 16 months between August 2022 and December 2023 with a back injury and was sidelined for several months in late summer and early...