Subhojeet Mukherjee on February 25, 2026
After months of uncertainty, Queen Aminata just gave fans the update they’ve been waiting for — and it sounds like her AEW return is finally around the corner.
The African Queen has been sidelined since November 2025 with a serious neck injury that forced her out of AEW’s Blood & Guts match. As recently as January, Sean Ross Sapp reported she still wasn’t cleared to compete. There was no timetable, and optimism was limited. But that changed on February 25, 2026.
Speaking on her vlog, Aminata revealed she has undergone a new MRI — and the results were encouraging enough to begin mapping out her return. She admitted the news wasn’t perfect, but it was enough to move forward: “I did my MRI and everything is looking good. Not great — good.”
That update came with a key detail: her schedule has officially been adjusted, and she’s now targeting tonight’s AEW Dynamite or the Collision taping in Denver as part of her return process.
“So I’m hoping to be back pretty soon. The doctor changed my schedule, and I won’t be back on TV until the 25th in Denver.”
Denver now becomes the location where Aminata begins her in-ring return preparation — assuming everything continues trending in the right direction. She was honest about the mental side of coming back, especially when it comes to taking that first bump after a neck injury.
“Hopefully everything continues to look good so I can get back in the ring and start rolling around and take that first bump — which is very, very scary.”
Despite nearly a decade in the business, she admitted that fear doesn’t just disappear. And she made it clear this isn’t something she brushes off.
“I don’t know why I’m freaking out about it. I’ve been doing this for almost 10 years, but taking a bump is scary. Especially when you get hurt and you come back, and they’re like, ‘Okay, take your first bump.’ I don’t care what anybody says — to me, it’s nerve-wracking.”
After being pulled from Blood & Guts and the ROH Women’s Pure Title tournament, this marks the first real step toward Queen Aminata getting back inside the ropes. If all goes well in Denver, The African Queen could officially be on the road back to AEW television.
Are you ready to see Queen Aminata return to the ring tonight in Denver? Let us know your thoughts.
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