On last night's RAW, Beth Phoenix suffered what is believed to be a severe sprain to her left ankle during a Lumberjill Match in which she lost the WWE Divas Championship to Nikki Bella.
WWE Dr. Michael Sampson made the following assessment:
“It looks like she affected her anterior talofibular ligament, which is the most common injured ankle ligament on an inversion injury,” Sampson told WWE.com. “She has some swelling, [and] she’s having a hard time walking or ambulating on it. We’re going to need an MRI just to make sure there’s nothing else going on and see how we can treat it – if we need surgery or if we can do it conservatively.”
Phoenix posted made the following comments on her twitter:
"Thank you to everyone that helped me thru the airport this morning. Will keep every posted on MRI and xray results. Believe me...nothing hurts worse than my heart right now after the loss and even worse thought of missing competition. But i have been bere before, and if there is one thing Beth Phoenix knows how to do, it's rise from the ashes. The title will be mine again. #unbreakable"
