WWE reportedly had Shayna Baszler bust Natalya’s nose on last week’s SmackDown to write her off TV for a previously planned surgery.
Last Friday’s Crown Jewel go-home edition of SmackDown on FOX saw Baszler defeat Natalya, while Baszler had SmackDown Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey in her corner. The segment included a post-match spot where Natalya’s nose was busted open, and left bloody. The match was taped back on October 28.
In an update, a new report from
POST Wrestling notes that Baszler’s strike to Natalya’s face was a cover reason for nasal surgery that Natalya already had planned.
