During her January 11 match at Stardom’s New Year Stars show in Tokyo, the knee of German wrestler Bozilla buckled, leaving her clearly in pain. And now the 22-year-old has shared an update on Instagram, sadly revealing she needs surgery for an ACL tear. How long she’ll be sidelined is currently unclear, but she likely won’t wrestle again in 2026, almost guaranteeing she’ll miss this year’s Forbidden Door, the event where she made her name with AEW fans.
“Despite extreme pain, I was able to finish the match, but toward the end of the match, my knee completely gave up. The diagnosis is a complete ACL tear, which will require surgery … At this time, I don‘t know how long I‘ll be out for or when I‘ll be able to return yet. What I do know is this: Wrestling is my life and my passion and this break hurts deeply. – Bozilla“
Bozilla is a second-generation professional wrestler trained by her father, Ulf Herman. Debuting in March 2022, she was soon catching attention due to being 5’11” and 205 lbs. And while she would get her big break in Japan’s Dream Star Fighting Marigold promotion, she has since switched companies, signing with World Wonder Ring Stardom last year. This would open the door for her to make her AEW in-ring debut at Forbidden Door 2025, where she wrestled Mercedes Moné, Alex Windsor, and Persephone in a four-way match.
