Piper Niven Shares Update on Hand Injury

Piper Niven is giving an update on her health after dealing with a hand injury that has kept her out of WWE programming leading up to WrestleMania XL. In a recent conversation with Gorilla Position, Niven revealed that she had broken her hand.

“Who wants to see my gross hand? I broke my hand [laughs]. Training, trying to be a better performer. Obviously, the universe was like, ‘No, no, no, you’re too good. [Laughs] Come on, you gotta give everybody else a chance.’ So yeah, broke my hand, unfortunately, and it still looks gnarly. This happened the seventh of February, so just over two months. It’s getting a little better, so I’ll have this gnarly little bone callous that I can’t wait to backfist people with it.”

Despite the injury, Niven remains uncertain about when she will be able to make her return. However, she sees this time off as an opportunity to reset her character.

“Not as of just yet, but hopefully soon. Hopefully soon. Honestly, I feel like this was kind of necessary, like I’ve never broken a bone or really had…I’ve been out before, especially with COVID and stuff. But I’ve never had any real injury, and I kind of feel like this was a very necessary learning experience for me. Even though I’ve been injured with a broken bone and rehabbing and everything that comes with that, I have been doing so much work. Inner work, ring work, learning about myself, my profession. Honestly, I think this was a necessary setback to be better as a performer, so I’m very, very excited to show everyone that when I get back.”

As of now, there is no confirmed return date for Niven. Pwrestling Newss sends well wishes for her recovery. You can listen to her full interview below.

(H/T and transcribed by Fightful)