In a recent interview with Renee Paquette, former AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter discussed several topics, including the injury that kept her out of in-ring action for 15 months.

“I wasn’t even aware of the injury until it was really bad, I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t even stand up straight, my body was at an angle, I just couldn’t do anything. I couldn’t laugh, I couldn’t sneeze, I couldn’t cough, I couldn’t sit down, I couldn’t stand in the shower, I couldn’t lay down on my back, I couldn’t really do anything and I thought it was like sciatica at first.

I was happy, because I was not in the know for so long and just really wanted to know what it was for so long and get on the road to recovery, it was a bad place to be in. It got to a point where I was like, I don’t know if I even want to do it again, I don’t know why, I think it was the pain and everything that happened. I just really wasn’t sure, it was almost like I had to find myself again, find my purpose and find my passion to do it again. I think when the pain from my injury kind of subsided a little bit, that’s when I could see the light a little bit more.

I was in pain constantly, it was not a fun injury, I was bed-bound for months, and I couldn’t do anything, I could watch stuff on my phone or lay in bed and read some books and things like that. When the pain subsided, I could start moving again. For me personally, being physical is my enjoyment, that is what I do best.”

The full interview is available at this link.