Liv Morgan says a career-derailing shoulder injury rewired the way she thinks about success, and she told Holly Madison on the latest episode of You Wish that she is now actively trying to want less.
The Women's Royal Rumble winner challenges Stephanie Vaquer for the Women's World Championship on Night One of WrestleMania 42 on Saturday, April 18 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Morgan dislocated her shoulder on live television in a match that lasted less than ten seconds, forcing surgery and a lengthy absence. The time at home sitting with everything she had been chasing gave her a perspective she had not expected.
"Right before I got injured, I was in a great spot at work. I had a lot of things going for me, a lot of things coming that I was so happy for," Morgan said. "But something about me was like, I could still do more. I still want more. I get injured on live TV, 10 seconds into my match, and I have to stop because my shoulder's dislocated. I remember after my surgery being home and just being like, I had all these blessings in front of me and I was still wanting more and I don't have any of it. I just learned a big lesson in being present and being grateful. I live more in the moment now."
Since returning, Morgan has made a deliberate choice to stop setting goals the way she always had, describing it as actively manifesting less rather than more.
"Ever since I came back from my injury, I'm actively manifesting less because I'm trying to not wish for more. I'm just trying to see what comes," she said. "Since I've been doing it, I've had a lot of really cool things happen to me, things I've never even wanted to do or thought to do. They say when you stop wanting is when you receive. I've just surrendered, and then I've just been getting blessed with these things that blow me away."
Since her return, those things include a Women's World Championship reign, the 2025 Royal Rumble win, a music video, and a Paper Magazine cover.
Morgan also drew a distinction between the parts of her career that feel meaningful and the parts that feel temporary, offering a definition of success that has little to do with titles or recognition.
"I don't feel successful as in famous or known. I feel successful in that I'm happy and I'm healthy and I have financial freedom and I'm able to take care of my loved ones. I find major success in that," she said. "Being Liv Morgan and getting to do the amazing opportunities I get to do, that doesn't feel like success to me. It's like fleeting. Knowing I can take care of my family, or help this person in need, that resonates so much more and longer-lasting. I thought success was accolades. I don't think that."
