{"id":350038,"date":"2026-06-13T05:02:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T23:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=350038"},"modified":"2026-06-13T05:02:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T23:32:38","slug":"in-ring-return-will-be-a-long-time-and-perhaps-possibly-not-at-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/in-ring-return-will-be-a-long-time-and-perhaps-possibly-not-at-all\/","title":{"rendered":"In-Ring Return Will Be &#8216;A Long Time And Perhaps Possibly Not At All&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<article class=\"news-post\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<div class=\"slide-key image-holder gallery-image-holder credit-image-wrap lead-image-holder\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/2193602\/wwe-piper-niven-return-long-time-possibly-not-at-all\/\" data-post-title=\"WWE's Piper Niven: In-Ring Return Will Be 'A Long Time And Maybe Possibly Not At All'\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-post-id=\"2193602\">\n<picture id=\"pf3b57b8e4514be4b323efa01cfc727a8\"><source media=\"(min-width: 429px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/img\/gallery\/wwes-piper-niven-in-ring-return-will-be-a-long-time-and-maybe-possibly-not-at-all\/intro-1781305946.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(max-width: 428px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/img\/gallery\/wwes-piper-niven-in-ring-return-will-be-a-long-time-and-maybe-possibly-not-at-all\/intro-1781305946.sm.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n                    <span class=\"gallery-image-credit\">Alex Bierens De Haan\/Getty Images<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"columns-holder \">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">WWE star Piper Niven has been on the shelf with a serious, career-threatening neck injury since September, and he or she recently offered an update on a possible return. Niven underwent anterior discectomy surgery in May, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PiperNivenWWE\/status\/2054700168432509436\" target=\"_blank\">something she confirmed on X (formerly Twitter)<\/a> following the procedure.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On Friday, Niven took to social media once more to make clear her status after a fan commented following a stream of Niven&#8217;s. Niven had posted to X yesterday that she was planning to go live <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pipernivenwwe\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">on her Instagram account<\/a>. The fan thanked the star for all she had done through the years, in addition to for all of the memories, and said that &#8220;Slaygent &#038; Doudrop will live to tell the tale.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PiperNivenWWE\/status\/2065450805524566227\" target=\"_blank\">Niven replied to make clear things<\/a>, saying she didn&#8217;t need to need to answer the identical query multiple times.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Don&#8217;t count me out just yet chick, just letting people know that it&#8217;s going to be an extended time and perhaps possibly by no means so we do not have to reply the identical query 50 times a stream,&#8221; Niven wrote.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Steven_ALloyd\/status\/2065522136807010507\" target=\"_blank\">one other fan responded<\/a> that Niven knows she&#8217;ll still need to answer the query &#8220;750000000000 times,&#8221; Niven responded, &#8220;I do know who am I kidding,&#8221; with a laughing face emoji.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don&#8217;t count me out just yet chick, just letting people know that it&#8217;s going to be an extended time and perhaps possibly by no means so we do not have to reply the identical query 50 times a stream \ud83d\ude09 x<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Slaygent P (@PiperNivenWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PiperNivenWWE\/status\/2065450805524566227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">June 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Niven&#8217;s last match, a victory against Charlotte Flair, took place on the August 22 edition of &#8220;WWE SmackDown.&#8221; Niven had been a member of Chelsea Green&#8217;s Secret Hervice on the time, and the pair held the WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Championships for 4 months in 2023.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">After Niven&#8217;s departure, Green posted to social media in search of replacements for her &#8220;Slaygent.&#8221; Alba Fyre was also teamed up with Green on the time of Niven&#8217;s injury, but her contract was not renewed following WrestleMania 42.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Bierens De Haan\/Getty Images WWE star Piper Niven has been on the shelf with a serious, career-threatening neck injury since September, and he or she recently offered an update on a possible return. Niven underwent anterior discectomy surgery in May, something she confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) following the procedure. 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