Chelsea Green has overcome serious obstacles to get to the top of the WWE women’s division.

She’s suffered numerous injuries over the last 12 months or so, including a heart issue that landed her in the hospital and in need of a procedure. Still, she managed to put those problems in the rearview to become the interim WWE women’s champion last weekend at SummerSlam.

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Interim WWE Women’s Championship Chelsea Green makes her entrance during SmackDown at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pa., on Aug. 7, 2026. (WWE via Getty Images)

On Friday, Green was in a tag team match with Tiffany Stratton as they went up against Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid. Green told her followers that she suffered a broken orbital bone during the match as her string of bad luck continues.

“I did get injured last night. Stuff happens. It’s live television. It’s wrestling. It’s an occupational hazard,” Green said in a video posted to her Instagram. “I ended up in the emergency room and I have a broken orbital bone. It looks amazing all things considered. It feels awful but looks pretty amazing.”

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Chelsea Green makes her way to the ring during SmackDown at Oakland Arena in Oakland, Calif., on July 24, 2026. (WWE via Getty Images)

“I have no idea what that means for me. Usually, you guys have seen me play into every single injury but this feels different, obviously. This feels very different. It feels frustrating. I’m upset. I feel like if I didn’t have bad luck, I’d have no luck at all. So, I just need to take a bit more time to process and to heal from, obviously, the head trauma that is going on right now and then we’ll see what happens. We’re just gonna take it day by day. So, world domination continues. We’ve just had a minor blip.”

It’s unclear whether Green will be forced to relinquish the interim championship already. She outlasted four other women in a ladder match at SummerSlam to win the title.

Chelsea Green celebrates after winning the Interim WWE Women’s Championship during SummerSlam at U.S. Bank Stadium on Aug. 2, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minn. (WWE via Getty Images)

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Meanwhile, Rhea Ripley also revealed last week that she underwent knee surgery and could be out for a few more months. Ripley is the WWE women’s champion, which was why the interim belt was introduced going into SummerSlam.

Former India batter VVS Laxman has stated that he did not take up the offer to coach the national team after Rahul Dravid’s exit for a couple of specific reasons. He also expressed delight over the progress BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) has made under him in the last couple of years.

After Dravid was named India‘s head coach in 2021, Laxman took over his role as the head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), which was subsequently renamed CoE. The BCCI had offered him the post of India’s head coach after Dravid’s stint ended in 2024, but Laxman did not take up the opportunity.

Speaking to select media at BCCI’s CoE in Bengaluru on Sunday, August 9, Laxman revealed that he did not take up the offer to coach India due to family reasons and also because he wanted to develop the CoE. He thus extended his term at the BCCI facility for two years. Laxman said (via Rediff.com):

“Because (former BCCI secretary) Jay (Shah) and the BCCI gave me the freedom to execute my vision, and Devajit (Saikia, current BCCI secretary) continues to give me, I’ve extended (stint at CoE) for two years, and I committed to the BCCI that I’m not taking up the head coach position. You all know that I was approached back in 2024.”

The 51-year-old Indian legend added that he wants to establish the CoE, its structure, the processes and the protocols. Laxman stated:

“I just shared with them all the SOPs for every department, you know, before I move on, after the two years’ stay. So I think I’m very happy that I’ve been able – also because of the team we have – to establish a very, very world class programme at the CoE.”

Meanwhile, as per unconfirmed reports doing the rounds, Laxman is being touted as Ajit Agarkar‘s replacement for the post of chief selector. Agarkar’s term as chairman of selectors comes to an end in September.

VVS Laxman hails India batting great as an exemplary professional

During the aforementioned press conference in Bengaluru, Laxman also praised Indian batting run machine Virat Kohli as an exemplary professional and stated that a lot of youngsters look forward to emulate him. Laxman commented:

“I think there is no doubt that Virat is an exemplary professional. And the standards he sets for himself are something which he tries and goes out every time he plays, whichever team, to meet those standards. And that is why he is a great role model. And I think a lot of youngsters or players want to emulate him.”

Meanwhile, Laxman also defended the CoE over the spate of injuries in the Indian camp currently. He stated that the center should not be blamed for the same, claiming that there is seamless coordination between the CoE and the India team management.