Tag: Raquel

Raquel Rodriguez Shares Emotional Clip Chronicling Medical Condition (Video)

After appearing on WWE television for the first time since late November on Monday’s “WWE Raw,” Raquel Rodriguez earned her way into the Women’s Elimination Chamber match in Perth, Australia this weekend. Her road to this return, as she shared on X, looks to have been far more difficult than perhaps many had thought. Rodriguez made it known last year that she was battling eczema for some time, but after it worsened, she was diagnosed with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, a condition that presents the symptoms of anaphylaxis such as the hives and swelling that she has been experiencing all over her body, as she shared on her Instagram account.

“The journey is far from over,” Rodriguez tweeted. “I finally got some answers as to what caused this but it’s going to be a while til I can get it fully under control. I know one thing. I’m blessed to have an amazing support system. Family, friends, I love you all. Keep pushing through the pain!”

In the video accompanying the tweet, which is set to a Spanish cover of James Blunt’s “You’re Beautiful,” Rodriguez can be seen in various stages of flare-ups of her condition, clearly in pain, and very emotional at times throughout. It is commendable that she would present herself in this vulnerable state, as her message of positivity could very well help others going through something similar. Rodriguez, a former “WWE NXT” Women’s Champion, two-time “NXT” Women’s Tag Team Champion, and three-time WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion, looks to earn a title shot at Elimination Chamber on Saturday, facing Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan, Tiffany Stratton, and Naomi in one of the event’s namesake matches.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

TNA Knockout Raquel Says She Was Assaulted During Match

Source: WrestlingINC

New TNA Knockout Raquel (Gabi Castrovinci), a former WWE Tough Enough competitor, appeared on last night’s episode of TMZ on FS1 and claimed to have been assaulted during a match at a WXW event in Miami over the weekend.

“I really got assaulted, I didn’t expect it,” Raquel said. “Although I was warned that it was going to happen, but I never thought that it would be at that level.”

Raquel noted that she cracked her tooth and had to get a root canal and a crown on her tooth. She also had “a little hairline fracture” on her jaw and multiple bruises.

Raquel noted that she does not intend to file charges out of respect to her coach, and that the person who had warned her does not want to come forward.

She believes that the incident happened because she “became very successful in wrestling and got a huge contract with Impact Wrestling.”

Raquel also stated on Twitter that she would not let the ordeal affect her and that she was already back training. She also posted the following on her Instagram, writing, “I’m fearless, I don’t complain. Even when horrible things happen to me, I go on.”