Stephanie Vaquer breaks silence about the concerning illness she suffered before Wrestlepalooza 2025

When Stephanie Vaquer's contract signing with IYO SKY was canceled ahead of Wrestlepalooza, there were a lot of questions raised. In the WWE vlog prior to her big Women's World Title win in Indianapolis, Vaquer broke her silence about her illness.

On the WWE Español official YouTube channel, a video was released capturing the days leading up to Stephanie Vaquer's blockbuster match against IYO SKY at Wrestlepalooza 2025. She then went on to reveal how the match was in jeopardy. La Primera said that because of her (unspecified) illness, she hadn't been feeling good for two weeks.

WWE was ready to announce that Vaquer wasn't cleared and told her that if she couldn't make it to RAW, it would postpone her match against The Genius of The Sky. The Dark Angel did all she could to recover, and she went to a doctor on Monday morning and got cleared before flying to RAW. She made it in the nick of time, and the WWE doctors took multiple tests, and she cleared all of them. So she narrowly escaped her illness and managed to make it to Wrestlepalooza.

"What happened was that I had not been feeling well for the past two weeks. I was sick and just did not feel good physically. On Sunday, the medical team decided I should not appear on RAW on Monday. They spoke with executives, and I was removed from the show. They also told me that if I could not make it to RAW, I would no longer be part of Wrestlepalooza, which I completely understood," she said.

Stephanie Vaquer continued:

"I still felt healthy enough to wrestle, so I did everything possible. Monday morning, I went to the doctor, and by noon, I was cleared to compete. By early afternoon, I was already at the airport headed to RAW. Everything was last-minute, and they [WWE] were even preparing to announce that I was not cleared for Wrestlepalooza on Saturday. They ran every kind of test on me, and thankfully, I was cleared." [Translation via Vin on X]

You can watch the full vlog below:

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Stephanie Vaquer's match against IYO SKY received high praise from ESPN's official website.

As you likely know, Wrestlepalooza was WWE's debut on ESPN, kicking off a five-year deal worth $1.6 billion. There was a lot of hype around the show, but ultimately, the overwhelming response online to the premium live event was a negative one.

That was, of course, barring two matches. When ESPN reviewed Wrestlepalooza on its official website, the reviewer gave it a "C" rating, and this went somewhat viral on X.

According to a recent report on WrestleVotes Radio on WrestleBinge, those backstage in WWE were reportedly shocked that ESPN gave such a brutally honest rating, as it was seemingly viewed as just another PLE.

What went unnoticed by many was that in the ESPN review, the only match that was considered the saving grace of the PLE was Stephanie Vaquer vs. IYO SKY. The match received an incredible reaction from the crowd in Indianapolis and also received a lot of acclaim from fans.

Considering what we know now about the health issues that Stephanie Vaquer went through, it's even more impressive that she (and SKY) managed to pull the weight and have the best match on the entire card.