WWE star Naomi is pregnant as she relinquishes world championship
One week after being pulled from Monday Night Raw, Naomi stepped out in front of the fans to reveal she is seven weeks pregnant, while she was forced to relinquish the Women's World Championship.
The 37-year-old superstar brilliantly stayed in character as she told general manager Adam Pearce she wouldn't giving up the gold, before vowing to come back for the 'heffers' of the division in nine months time.
Boss Triple H shared a video of him with the couple backstage, and captioned the clip: 'Couldn't be happier for @TheTrinity_Fatu & Jimmy
@WWEUsos! Some things matter more than championships. #WWERaw'
While Naomi was in the ring, she directed fans' attention to an announcement video with her husband Jimmy on Stephanie McMahon's What's Your Story podcast.
In the full version of the podcast, the WWE veteran explained how she found out about her pregnancy on August 10.
'I found out Sunday [August 10] on the road,' she said. 'In my hotel room. had been feeling a little different, a little weird. Wanted to take a test to make sure and rule that out.
'Not thinking – because it's been a long journey with fertility issues that I've had. I really didn't think it was possible.'
Naomi explained that before her WWE debut in 2012, the wrestling veteran underwent an oophorectomy to remove her right ovary, while five years ago she had a myomectomy to remove 'tons' of 'big' fibroids.
After the six-hour surgery, she was out of action for seven months, and after her health struggles she didn't think she could have children.
'On top of being 37 and only having one ovary, we thought that, naturally, I couldn't any more,' she said, as her husband Jimmy joked they hadn't followed her 'proceed with caution' catchphrase.
'There is no way to know 100% for sure, but we had been advised that [we would need help],' Naomi added. 'I found out Sunday, called him, had to go to work. Stressed about having to tell work because of where I am right now as the champion. Of all times.'
Jimmy revealed his wife 'felt like she let all her fans down' and 'like there is a step back because she is cooking'.
'Timing is everything. I want to let her fans know; she loves them and she thought about them right off the bat,' he admitted. '[She] thought about WWE right off the bat because it's a step away now.'
However, Naomi was quick to point out that she's 'happy' with the joyful news, while she will be underdoing more regularly check ups due to being 'high risk'.
'It's a lot to process, but I'm happy. I want to get through this healthy because I am high risk,' she said. 'I'm gonna have to get check ups more often, but everything is looking good. We're off to a good start.'
Current WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch jokingly branded Naomi 'irresponsible' over the news.
'How irresponsible getting pregnant as a champion,' she wrote, in an obvious nod to her own pregnancy in 2020 when she had to vacate the Raw Women's Title. More Trending
Her bitter onscreen rival Jade Cargill shared a lighthearted post referencing their storyline alongside a heartfelt message.
She wrote: 'Girl I hate you so bad!!!CONGRATULATIONS 😭😭😭😭😭😭♥️🍼🍼🍼🍼🤰🏽'
And Bayley quipped: 'EVERYBODY SAY THANK YOU BIG JIIIIMMMMMMMMMMMM. HAHAHAHAHAHA ⚠️🍼 (sic)'
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After Naomi ordered Pearce out of the ring on Raw, interviewer Cathy Kelley teased: '!!!!! BABY USO so happy for you @TheTrinity_Fatu @WWEUsos. @ScrapDaddyAPwasn't ready for the pregnancy hormones.'
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