Aliyah is finally telling her side of the story after staying quiet since her WWE release, and the details shes sharing about her final match are intense.
While speaking on The Identity Crisis podcast, the former SmackDown star (real name Nhooph Al-Areebi) opened up about suffering a legitimate injury early in the bout and choosing to push through it anyway because she believed the moment was too important to waste. According to Aliyah, the damage happened almost immediately, but quitting never crossed her mind. She made it clear that she did exactly that.
As she continued to explain, the pain wasnt minor discomfort she genuinely thought something more serious had happened.
Aliyah admitted she got emotional afterward backstage, something she normally tries to avoid, but the experience stuck with her because of how much mental strength it took just to get through the performance.
She also connected that toughness to years of criticism and negativity she dealt with online during her WWE run, explaining that it created a drive to prove people wrong rather than break her down. For Aliyah, the moment became less about the injury and more about what it proved to her personally.
Hearing a WWE talent openly talk about working through real injury, self-doubt, and pressure adds to how fans view her run and her departure. It also raises bigger questions about what performers feel they have to endure behind the scenes just to hold onto their spot.
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