Piper Niven just gave fans another encouraging sign that her recovery is moving in the right direction. Months after neck surgery left her wrestling future uncertain, Niven is back working out in the gym — and her latest photos show a noticeably slimmer look as she continues putting in the work.
Niven shared the latest look at her recovery on Twitter, showing herself training again after spending months healing from surgery. Getting back into the gym marks another major step after she previously revealed that her 12-week scans showed her neck was “healing beautifully.” One fan eventually asked Niven how she had been doing, and she made it clear that the recovery process still isn’t exactly easy. But whatever problems she’s dealing with, she isn’t letting them stop her.
“The tribulations continue but so do I. 👹”
Niven also made it clear that she still prefers keeping much of her recovery private. After occasionally popping back up online with updates, she joked that “Mother” needs the darkness while she continues healing.
“Mother requires the solace of the shadows to recover. 🫶🏻”
It’s another positive development after a pretty scary stretch for Niven. She previously admitted there was a possibility she might never wrestle again following her neck issues, before eventually undergoing surgery and beginning the long recovery process.
Her 12-week scans finally brought some much-needed good news when doctors told her everything was healing well. At the time, Niven shared the update with fans while making it clear she still wasn’t planning on becoming particularly active on social media.
“Howdy cowpokes 🤠 got my 12 week scans and everything is ‘healing beautifully’.”
Niven hasn’t wrestled since facing Charlotte Flair on SmackDown in Dublin in August 2025, and there still isn’t a confirmed timetable for her WWE return. But going from worrying about whether she could ever wrestle again to healing well and getting back into the gym is certainly a hell of a lot better direction for things to be heading.
And Piper doesn’t seem interested in putting pressure on herself by promising a return date just yet. For now, she’s training, recovering and apparently disappearing back into the shadows whenever she feels like it — but each little update is showing more progress than the last.
Are you excited to see Piper Niven making progress after her neck surgery, and who would you like to see her face when she’s eventually cleared to return? Let us know what you think in the comments.
