Brie Bella doesn’t need surgery, but won’t be back soon

Brie Bella speaks onstage during the Nikki And Brie Bella SiriusXM live show from Fanatics Fest at Javits Center on July 19, 2026 in New York City. | Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images for SiriusXM WWE Hall of Famer Brie Bella had some good news about the injury she suffered last Saturday at SummerSlam, but even with that she’s facing a long road back. In a Post-SummerSlam edition of The Nikki & Brie Show that the Twins didn’t plan for, Brie revealed that she won’t need surgery for her broken shoulder blade (scapula). Avoiding the knife is always good in my book, and apparently isn’t part of the normal treatment for broken scapulas. The normal treatment is to just let it heal, which is a slow process. The 42-year-old is out 3-6 months — and that’s if everything goes well. “He was like, ‘It’s really hard to break your scapula. No one does surgery on scapulas. If you really want it, there is one doctor that can do it. But honestly, it’s like breaking your ribs, in a way. You just wait