{"id":9024,"date":"2016-01-27T12:54:35","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T18:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=9024"},"modified":"2016-01-27T15:01:59","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T21:01:59","slug":"9024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/27\/9024\/","title":{"rendered":"Update &#8211; Nikki Bella undergoes serious neck surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3592421134\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>UPDATE:\u00a0<\/strong>Former WWE Divas champion Nikki Bella underwent major\u00a0neck surgery on Wednesday\u00a0that could end her wrestling career.<\/p>\n<p>John Cena was by Nikki&#8217;s side as she underwent surgery that was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/inside\/nikki-bella-surgery-update?sf19792328=1\" target=\"_blank\">described as &#8220;successful.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eonline.com\/shows\/total_divas\/news\/733675\/total-divas-star-nikki-bella-to-undergo-neck-surgery-find-out-if-she-ll-be-returning-to-the-wwe\" target=\"_blank\">Nikki talked to E!<\/a> about doctors deciding that she\u00a0needs surgery on her neck to repair a &#8220;pretty bad herniated disk.&#8221; Plus, there is the complication of some disk behind her vertebrae.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is a potential that this is career-ending,&#8221; Nikki said. &#8220;We will only know that when I get out of surgery on Wednesday and then basically how the bone heals Wednesday. So that&#8217;s been tough but I truly have such hope that I will get to compete in that ring another day, I really do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If Nikki gets good news after the surgery, she will require about &#8220;six months time&#8221; of healing before getting another X-Ray to determine if she can get back in the ring.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This isn&#39;t the end for me. This is the beginning of a new chapter, of a test of will and strength. This is my comeback.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nikki &amp; Brie (@NikkiAndBrie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiAndBrie\/status\/691724710829277184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cena, who is also recovering from a shoulder injury, was credited for\u00a0helping\u00a0Nikki\u00a0prepare for\u00a0the surgery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I go into the hospital early Wednesday morning I&#8217;m gonna have John, my brother, my sister, and my mom by my side and I couldn&#8217;t be more grateful because I feel like you do need to have a strong support system going into something like this and honestly John has been the best nurse ever,&#8221; Nikki said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-576246666\"><div id=\"pwtor-510758655\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>UPDATE:\u00a0Former WWE Divas champion Nikki Bella underwent major\u00a0neck surgery on Wednesday\u00a0that could end her wrestling career. 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