Zoey Serrano has made a firm decision about the future of her aerial offense following the devastating knee injury that removed her from competition in 2025: springboard moves are no longer part of the plan.
Serrano has returned to professional wrestling after being out of action since May 2025, and she is now signed with TNA Wrestling while also taking independent bookings. But her comeback will not simply be a return to the exact style she used before her injury. During an appearance on Rewind Recap Relive, Serrano said she has retired her springboard maneuvers and intends to build her matches around a more physical, ground-based presentation.
“I mean, I’m for sure no longer doing springboards… Feet are staying on the ground. I think those days are over for me. You’re just gonna see more brutality, more suplexes, me just throwing people around. Especially with my size, I’m bigger than most of the girls in the Knockouts division so I don’t need the high-flying stuff.”
The decision is directly tied to the injury Serrano suffered during a springboard dropkick on Monday Night Raw. The move resulted in tears to her ACL, MCL and meniscus, creating a lengthy absence that kept her away from the ring for approximately a year.
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For Serrano, the message is not that her career has become less ambitious after the setback. Instead, she is framing the change as an opportunity to lean more heavily into the strengths she believes already fit her physical profile. Her comments point toward a more forceful identity built around suplexes, throws and direct power offense rather than the springboard attacks that carried significant risk.
A Complete Change to Her Springboard Arsenal
Serrano was also asked specifically about the springboard inverted senton, making clear that the move is included in the broader change. Her response left little room for a future exception.
“Yep, all of it. No more. No more.”
That answer establishes that this is not merely a temporary reduction in high-risk offense while she continues to rebuild confidence. Serrano said the springboard element of her repertoire is finished, including one of the maneuvers that had been associated with her previous in-ring approach.
Wrestlers regularly adapt their styles throughout their careers, whether due to experience, evolving character work, physical changes or injury history. In Serrano’s case, the decision follows a particularly serious combination of knee damage. An ACL, MCL and meniscus injury affects a wrestler’s ability to plant, pivot, land and absorb impact—movements that are central to springboard offense. Serrano has not presented the change as a limitation on what she can offer in the ring. Rather, she sees an opening to emphasize a brand of wrestling that she believes better suits her size and presence in the Knockouts division.
Her reference to being bigger than much of the division is important to how she is positioning this next phase. Instead of needing aerial maneuvers to create a standout moment, Serrano intends to make her impact through strength and physicality. The planned shift toward “more brutality” and more throwing offense suggests fans can expect a different rhythm from her matches as she settles into TNA competition.
The Injury That Put Serrano on the Sidelines
Serrano’s absence began after the springboard dropkick on Monday Night Raw in May 2025. The injury involved three major structures in her knee: the ACL, MCL and meniscus. The severity of that damage led to her being sidelined for about a year before returning to the wrestling scene.
The comeback has included independent appearances in addition to her TNA Wrestling work. Returning after a prolonged injury absence can bring a natural focus on which parts of a wrestler’s style remain essential and which can be replaced. Serrano’s public comments show that she has reached a clear conclusion regarding springboards.
There is a practical distinction between avoiding one move and removing an entire category of offense. Serrano is doing the latter. A springboard dropkick, a springboard inverted senton and other springboard-based attacks all require using the ropes as a launching point. By taking that entire family of maneuvers out of her matches, she is committing to a revised approach instead of selectively avoiding only the move connected to her injury.
That approach also creates a clear in-ring direction for Serrano as she continues her return. The focus she described is on suplexes and throwing opponents around, with a more punishing tone to her offense. Those elements can give her matches a different visual identity from the high-flying style she says she no longer needs.
TNA Singles Debut Set Against Harley Hudson
Serrano’s first singles match in TNA is scheduled to air on the September 17 edition of Thursday Night iMPACT, where she will face Harley Hudson.
The match gives Serrano an immediate chance to show what her updated arsenal looks like in a TNA singles setting. After openly declaring that her feet will stay on the ground, attention will naturally turn to how she structures her offense against Hudson and which power-based techniques become central to her presentation.
It is also a notable point in Serrano’s post-injury path. She has returned to action, is working independent dates and has joined the TNA roster, but the Hudson match represents her first advertised singles outing for the promotion. Singles competition offers a direct setting to establish a wrestler’s style, especially when that wrestler has recently made such a defined statement about leaving behind a previous part of her game.
Serrano’s comments do not indicate that she is backing away from an aggressive style. If anything, they suggest the opposite. She is replacing springboard risks with a more forceful and physical approach. The stated goal is not to become passive or cautious in the ring; it is to use offense that better aligns with her size while moving away from maneuvers she no longer considers necessary.
What Serrano’s New Approach Means
There can be an assumption that a wrestler who moves away from aerial attacks is giving up spectacle. Serrano’s view is that she has other ways to create impact. Her emphasis on suplexes, brute force and throwing opponents around points to a style designed around authority rather than elevation.
That can be especially meaningful in the Knockouts division, where Serrano believes her size gives her a natural advantage over many potential opponents. She does not need to match a smaller wrestler’s speed or take the same rope-assisted risks to stand out. The revised strategy is to make opponents deal with her power, using physical control as the foundation of her matches.
The decision also provides a straightforward line between Serrano’s injury history and her present identity. The springboard dropkick that led to the ACL, MCL and meniscus tears remains a pivotal moment in her career, but it does not have to dictate a negative narrative. Serrano is taking ownership of the adjustment by clearly stating what will and will not be part of her future offense.
Her next chapter is therefore defined by change, not by a return to old habits. Serrano is back in the ring, active on independent shows and under contract with TNA Wrestling. When she meets Harley Hudson on the September 17 edition of Thursday Night iMPACT, the match will mark both her TNA singles debut and the latest step in a comeback built around a newly grounded, more brutal style.
For anyone expecting to see Serrano head to the ropes for a springboard, she has delivered the answer already: those moves are done. What comes next, by her own description, will be heavier on throws, suplexes and physical dominance.
Darryl Polo
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