Kevin Nash thinks WWE needs to put some serious money behind keeping Rhea Ripley healthy — and he already knows exactly where he wants them to send her.
During the latest episode of Kliq This, Nash was discussing the debate over how much responsibility WWE creative should take when a wrestler fails to gain momentum. The conversation started with Triple H’s recent comments about talent having to force WWE’s hand by getting themselves over, but Nash pointed out that injuries can completely change the equation.
That’s when Rhea Ripley’s name came up. Nash made it clear he’s a huge fan of Ripley, but he also admitted her injury history has become hard for him to ignore.
“There’s a lot of intangibles, you know, if you’re coming off an injury. It’s just, there’s a lot of intangibles. Like right now, Rhea — I love Rhea to death — but man, she’s hurt a lot.”
Instead of just pointing out the problem, Nash offered WWE a solution. The two-time Hall of Famer wants the company to pay to send Ripley to BioXcellerator in Medellín, Colombia, the same facility Nash says helped him avoid back surgery.
“I would love for Rhea to go down to BioXcellerator down in Colombia, and I think that WWE should pay for it. And I think that they should — wherever she’s got problems, if it’s discs in her back or whatever.”
Nash wasn’t throwing out the recommendation based on something he heard from somebody else. He went through treatment there himself after dealing with serious back problems that eventually caused his left leg to shut down. According to Nash, multiple doctors were pushing surgery, including a highly regarded back surgeon from Emory.
“From my hand to God, I mean, what that company has done to my body — BioXcellerator there in Medellín, Colombia — what they’ve done… When my left leg shut down and everybody said, ‘Cut, cut, cut, cut,’ including the guy from Emory, who’s one of the best back surgeons in the country, everybody wanted to cut.”
Rather than immediately going under the knife, Nash sent his MRI to a spinal specialist at BioXcellerator. He said the specialist never promised a miracle, but told him there was enough of a chance that trying the treatment first made more sense than surgery.
“I sent my MRI down to the spinal specialist at BioXcellerator, and I had some pretty nasty herniations. And he said, ‘I can’t 100% say that we can heal you, but man, it’s a better chance. I would do this before I bust you open.’”
Nash ultimately went to Colombia and underwent the treatment, and he clearly believes the gamble paid off. He pointed to his current leg strength and a recent workout as proof of how far he has come since doctors were talking about surgery.
“I went down there and I had it done. And my last workout, I mean, for my age, with six wheels on each side — 12 total, 12 45-pound plates — and I’m talking about not hoisting them. I’m talking about slow, contracting the muscle. I got 17 strong reps.”
Nash obviously isn’t part of WWE’s medical team, but his message was pretty straightforward: Ripley is one of WWE’s biggest stars, and if there’s another option that could help keep her healthy and in the ring, he believes WWE should be willing to pick up the bill. With Ripley remaining one of the most valuable names on WWE’s roster, Nash clearly sees protecting her long-term health as an investment instead of an expense.
Do you think WWE should take Kevin Nash’s advice and pay for Rhea Ripley to receive specialized treatment in Colombia, or should those decisions stay entirely with WWE’s medical staff? Let us know what you think in the comments.
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