Naomi’s WWE Absence Said To Be ‘Crazy’ But Private

Naomi being pulled from her WWE Women’s World Championship match on RAW left fans stunned, and now Natalya is offering a little insight—but she’s treading lightly.

During an appearance on Busted Open Radio, Nattie addressed the situation and called it “crazy,” while making it clear something deeper may be going on. When asked about Naomi’s sudden absence, Natalya admitted she and others in the locker room were just as in the dark as fans were:

“Especially for the locker room, it’s one of those things that — well, somebody will know what’s going on,” she explained. In this situation, like, Naomi is a really close friend of mine but I just feel like it’s a time right now where she needs space.“

She made it clear she didn’t think the situation was negative, but emphasized that it was extremely personal:

“So usually when something crazy is going on, I don’t think it’s crazy in a bad way —but I think that obviously, it’s private. It’s personal. I feel like she will talk about it when she’s ready to talk about it, but I know she would have loved to have wrestled IYO.”

Naomi was expected to defend her title on RAW, but was pulled hours before showtime with WWE citing that she was “not medically cleared.” That led to even more speculation, especially considering Naomi had been actively promoting the match all weekend. Her opponent, IYO SKY, ended up wrestling Lyra Valkyria in a non-title match instead.

For now, it seems fans will have to wait until Naomi herself decides to speak out—but her WWE family is clearly standing by her.

Whatever’s going on, we hope Naomi is good and returns stronger than ever. But what do you think is really going on behind the scenes? Do you believe WWE is hiding something—or is this exactly what Nattie says it is? Drop your thoughts below.

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