NXT’s Tatum Paxley Shares Worrying Health Update

Posted By James Walsh on 12/30/24


Paxley, should be living her best life. This is because, in addition to having recently tied the knot with fellow NXT wrestler Javier Bernal, she is now part of a new stable, believed to be called “Chemical X,” alongside Shotzi and Gigi Dolin.

However, having not wrestled in the past two weeks, the 28-year-old has disclosed on X that she is recovering from norovirus as well as dealing with a ruptured ovarian cyst at the same time. Whether this will sideline her for much longer is unclear, but surgery could be required depending on the severity.


Having been a USA Powerlifting champion, Paxley signed with WWE in 2021, making her debut on NXT Level Up six months later. Her career would then take off when she was given an obsessed stalker gimmick that plays with dolls. Yet, despite being regular on NXT television, arguably her biggest career match so far came thanks to TNA’s working relationship with WWE, as she unsuccessfully challenged Jordynne Grace for the TNA Knockouts World Championship at Against All Odds 2024.