WWE: Bayley Teases “Comeback Season” for Upcoming WWE Return, Dante Chen Makes Injury Return at 5/16 NXT Live Event, Nia Jax Provides Update Over Head Wound Injury at 5/16 WWE SmackDown Show

Bayley Teases “Comeback Season” for Upcoming WWE Return

Bayley has been absent from WWE since this past April’s WrestleMania 41 event due to suffering a “partially dislocated shoulder and anterior labrum tear” injuries after being attacked by a mystery attacker who was later revealed to have been Becky Lynch.

Bayley recently provided an update on Instagram posting a photo with the text of “comeback season baby” in reference to her upcoming return from her storyline injury.

Bayley says it's comeback season. pic.twitter.com/rkPDDZFUBM

— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) May 17, 2025

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Dante Chen Makes Injury Return at Friday’s NXT Live Event in Florida,

WWE NXT talent Dante Chen has been out of action for WWE since this past January due to an undisclosed injury and surgery.

Friday’s NXT house show event in Lakeland, Florida featured Chen making his official in-ring return from injury. Chen competed against Oba Femi for the NXT Championship at the event, which was won by Femi.

Following the show, Chen reflected on Twitter about his return to the ring from his injury and his match against Femi.

It's been over 4 months since my last match. Happy to be back in action. ⌛️

No better way than to test myself than with a huge opportunity. 🏆

📸: Megan#NXTLakeland #DanteChen #CheNXT #ChenUp #WeAreNXT pic.twitter.com/ODIChMBVXk

— Dante Chen (@DanteChenWWE) May 17, 2025

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Nia Jax Provides Update Over Head Wound Injury at 5/16 WWE SmackDown Show

Friday’s WWE SmackDown show in Greensboro, North Carolina featured Tiffany Stratton defeating Nia Jax to retain her WWE Women’s Championship. This match was notable for Jax grabbing a chair and attempting to use it on Stratton only for Stratton to dropkick the chair stiff into Jax’s face causing her to get busted open.

bro that dropkick to nia with the chair might be the nastiest thing i’ve ever seen 😭 #SmackDown

pic.twitter.com/tT4S5gi08y

— dylan (@INDIPRESSIVE) May 17, 2025

Following the show, Jax provided an update on Instagram posting a photo of the bloody gash on hr head and stated “Nobody makes me bleed my own blood.”

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