Recovering from a serious injury emerged as one of the toughest challenges Skye Blue had faced, both physically and mentally. Fortunately, the AEW star received valuable advice from veteran wrestler Adam Copeland that helped make the process easier.
Blue suffered a career-threatening broken ankle on July 20, 2024. She broke her fibula and went through major surgery and nine months of recovery.
Adam Copeland shared insight from his own injury recovery to Skye Blue
During a recent interview with Renee Paquette, Blue spoke about the fear and uncertainty she felt after learning that her injury required surgery. She admitted she had never gone through anything like it before. Moreover, she felt terrified at the thought of having an operation. She even hoped there might be another option.
Skye said her partner, Kyle, suggested that she reach out to Adam Copeland, who had experienced a similar injury. Looking back, she said that conversation helped her tremendously.
Copeland gave her an honest breakdown of what to expect. Rather than trying to make her feel better with false reassurance, he told her the truth about how difficult the recovery would be.
Skye recalled that Copeland explained everything from the pain after surgery to the strange feeling of having metal placed inside her body.
“He (Adam) was like, ‘This is what’s going to happen. It’s going to suck at first. He kind of explained what you’re going to feel like when you wake up from surgery, what’s going to feel like having metal in your body,” Blue said.
She said she could still sometimes feel where the metal plate started and ended. Cold weather occasionally caused discomfort, and the area still cracked and popped from time to time as it continued to heal.
Even though it was difficult to hear, Skye appreciated how honest Copeland was. His advice also helped her deal with the mental side of the injury.
As a wrestler, she was used to constantly training, traveling, and performing. Suddenly being forced to stop was a huge adjustment. Copeland warned her that she might lose interest in wrestling for a while while watching everyone else continue their careers.
“He was very descriptive and was like, ‘It’s going to suck. You’re not going to want to wrestling. You’re not going to want anything to do with it. It’s going to be hard not to scroll and not to doomscroll because that’s our life. You went from zero to 100 or 100 to zero.’ It was just really cool actually hearing, yes, this is the bad stuff, but it does get better,” Blue said.
One piece of advice stood out more than anything else. Copeland suggested that she start reading books.
“Then he was actually who got me into reading. And I thought it was crazy. He (Adam) was like, ‘You’re going to want to read.’ I was like, ‘What?’ Because I didn’t even read the books in school. I would skim through them, do the homework, and call it a day. I was like, ‘There’s no way, you’re kidding.’ He’s like, ‘It’s going to help.’ And I would remember doom scrolling when it was getting really bad. And I was like so mad at my phone because I couldn’t… I would put it down and then I would still end up going through it and looking at something. And then I Kyle had gotten me a Kindle and I decided to download a book and I started reading and I finished it like that and I was like, ‘Oh, this is cool reading.’ And so now I love reading,” Blue added.
Looking back, Skye credited Copeland not only for helping her prepare for surgery but also for guiding her through the emotional challenges that came with a long injury layoff.
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