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Fan-Favorite WWE Superstar Reportedly Missing Significant Amount of Time
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One of the most exciting moments in WWE recently was when Naomi cashed in her Money in the Bank briefcase at Evolution 2025 to become the Women's World Champion.
This not only added another world championship to her WWE tenure, but it cemented her as one of the top villains in the company.
However, it appear that the fan-favorite WWE Superstar's reign may unfortunately cut short due to medical reasons.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - AUGUST 03: Naomi hits Iyo Sky during the WWE 2025 SummerSlam Triple Threat match at MetLife Stadium on August 03, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - AUGUST 03: Naomi hits Iyo Sky during the WWE 2025 SummerSlam Triple Threat match at MetLife Stadium on August 03, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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Before the Aug. 11 episode of Monday Night Raw, WWE announced on social media that Naomi was not medically cleared to wrestle with no further explanation.
"Naomi is not medically cleared to compete and therefore her scheduled match against Iyo Sky will not take place tonight on Monday Night Raw," WWE said. "Tune into tonight for continuing coverage on this developing story."
BREAKING NEWS: Naomi is not medically cleared to compete and therefore her scheduled match against Iyo Sky will not take place tonight on Monday Night Raw.
Tune into tonight for continuing coverage on this developing story. — WWE (@WWE) August 11, 2025
It was later revealed that she will not be at Clash in Paris, where the Women's World Champion was set to defend their title against Stephanie Vaquer.
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This news was soon followed up with a report from Bryan Alvarez of Wrestling Observer that Naomi could be off WWE television for a "long, long time."
"There is definitely a rumor going around in WWE about what's going on with Naomi, and like it's being talked about by people there, and if it is, in fact, what's going on, she is going to be out for a long, long time," Alvarez said, per David Robles of
"Okay, I'll just say that for now. My presumption is that, you know, people will find out probably fairly soon, but I think that that it would be a while. If this is the case."
This has turned out to be the case since Naomi will be appearing on the "What's Your Story?" podcast with Stephanie McMahon alongside her husband, fellow WWE Superstar Jimmy Uso.
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Naomi and WWE have remained quiet regarding what exactly the medical condition is, but Alvarez noted that it was strange for WWE to announce that she will miss the next Premium Live Event.
"Clash in Paris isn't for three more weeks," Alvarez elaborated. "So oftentimes when, let's say that she has a concussion, okay, if she had a concussion, they would just be [say] she's not medically cleared to compete [and] they would evaluate her next week.
"To already presume she's not going to be at Clash in Paris. That doesn't sound good."
It looks like fans will have to wait until their appearance on "What's Your Story?" for an answer.
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