Former AEW Women’s World Champion Willow Nightingale was has been struggling with a hand injury since the end of Augustdays before she defended and lost her championship to Mercedes Monet AEW at All In London 2026. The star wrote on her Instagram stories on Friday to address how he’s been recovering since he hasn’t wrestled in a little over two weeks.
Answering a question from fans during a Q&A about her stories, Nightingale revealed that her arm is “feeling better” but is still not 100 percent healed. He posted the update alongside an image of him driving a left-hand drive car.
“Still use that bone stimulator every day, even if I have to fit it in when I’m stuck in traffic,” Nightingale said.
After losing the championship in London, Nightingale wrestled Thekla at AEW All Out on September 26 in an attempt to hit Monet and the gold at AEW WrestleDream. Thekla defeated Nightingale at the Chicago-area pay-per-view, then lost her title shot against “The CEO”.
The broken arm is Nightingale’s second injury of 2026. In May, he had to forfeited her spot in the 2026 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournamentas well as vacating his TBS Championship due to a shoulder injury.
Nightingale’s most recent match, an eight-man mixed Tornado tag, took place on October 6, but did not air until “AEW Clash. Grand Slam Parison October 10. He teamed with his Conglomeration partners Kyle O’Reilly, Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong in a loss to Death Riders’ Marina Shafir, Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Utah.
