Jamie Hayter Gets Candid About Brutal Back Injury

Jamie Hayter is back from the brink.

Heading into Double or Nothing 2023, Jamie Hayter was flying high, but rumours began to swirl suggesting that all wasn’t what it seemed.

That speculation was quickly proven to be true when Hayter lost the AEW Women’s World Championship to a pre-Timeless Toni Storm in three minutes after an attack by The Outcasts. The British star then disappeared from television, and it was only several months later when it was reported she was dealing with a significant injury.

Hayter finally returned to action at All In 2024 at Wembley Stadium and revealed that in September, she’d been out with two herniated discs in her spine. In fact, the injury was so bad that she considered retirement.

But since returning, Hayter has been on a quest to re-establish herself at the top of the women’s division, gathering momentum with each passing week.

Jamie Hayter Couldn’t Think About Wrestling

In a new interview with Justin Barrasso, Hayter opened up about the brutal reality of her injury and just how badly it impacted her day-to-day life.

“It was an incredibly difficult time, I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. The only thing I could do for long periods of time was sit on my stomach.”

The former champion went on to explain that despite the physical and mental toll the injury took, she’s now glad it happened.

My mom always says to me that every time I fall in sh*t, I end up smelling like roses. That is my life. Every time I think something terrible is going to happen, or that my career is over, something positive happens.

When I got hurt, I didn’t know what it was. I was still training and wrestling at first. After a while, I couldn’t stand up straight. I was in excruciating pain. I couldn’t even get out of bed for PT. It gutted me. It sucked. I didn’t even watch much wrestling. I did a lot of writing, listened to music.

When I could move, I’d get outside. It’s nice and sunny here in Georgia, so I wanted to be present in my current situation.

Wrestling would always be on the back of my mind, but I needed to focus on my every day and focus on me. I was going to need surgery, but then the pain massively subsided. Weirdly, I’m now glad it happened. Personally, on the inside, I feel a million times better.”

At Double or Nothing 2025, Hayter will meet Mercedes Mone in the finals of the Owen Hart Cup. The winner of that match will then go on to challenge for the Women’s World Championship at All In Texas. In a nice twist, the current champion is “Timeless” Toni Storm.