Second-generation WWE Superstar scheduled to go in for surgery tomorrow to deal with long-time injury

Wrestling is far from a simple business as a WWE Superstar is learning. Santino Marella's daughter, Arianna Grace, is scheduled for her second surgery tomorrow to deal with an injury that has plagued her for a while now.

Arianna Grace injured her ACL last year and had to undergo surgery. Since then, she has been working on recovery and getting checked up.

She took to social media in the new year to vow that she would make the year all hers when recovers from her injury.

In a tweet, Grace provided an update saying that she was in Birmingham for the second round of surgery to deal with her injury tomorrow. She also asked fans to wish her luck.

Santino Marella spoke about his daughter's recovery after injuring herself, as well as her WWE career

Santino Marella addressed his daughter's recovery process and said she was hopeful about returning by Spring 2023. While that does not appear to be possible anymore, hopefully, she will be able to return soon.

He also talked about her career in WWE. He said that he didn't have any issues with her not using the same in-ring name as him. He also said Grace could build her career and not be compared to him.

Grace announced her signing with the company in March 2022. She then made her debut on April 29 during NXT Level Up. She lost to Nikkita Lyons there but had multiple appearances after that as well.

She announced her injury on October 13 and has been dealing with the issues since then.

Usually, the recovery process from an ACL injury can take anything between six to nine months. After her surgery tomorrow, she may be able to return after she completes the rehabilitation.

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Anirban Banerjee is a journalist from Kolkata, India and has been a part of building Sportskeeda's WWE section over the past 9 years. He's been an Assistant Content Manager for the team during the past 4 years as well. Banerjee has interviewed Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, 'Cowboy' Cerrone, Jorge Masvidal, Mandy Rose, Joe Hendry, Darren Till, and many others.

Anirban has worked in the field of wrestling and mixed martial arts journalism for several years. In addition to his work on Sportskeeda, Anirban is a fiction writer and has co-written over 20 biographies. He was also a columnist for 90 Minutes.

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