Rhea Ripley just made another slight reveal about her injury status, so we’ll take a
look at what she had to say.
We’ll also see what Cody Rhodes had to say about an early return, a Finn Balor theory,
and much more
Let’s start things off with this update from Rhea Ripley herself
So it was shocking news to everyone to find out the news that Rhea Ripley would not be
cleared to compete for the title match with Bianca Belair at Money In The Bank
It’s funny how injuries are presented in WWE.
Sometimes for a storyline related injury, WWE will release these highly detailed injury
reports that list every single small detail with the superstar’s injury
But when it comes to real life injuries to the superstars, everyone is pretty quiet and
there’s no real injury report at all from WWE
So that’s what happened here with Rhea’s situation
Bianca Belair announces that she needs a new opponent and fans are left to wonder about
what happened to Rhea and what exactly is her injury
Like we discussed after Rhea’s injury was first announced, the moment of her taking
her own knee to the face still appears to be part of the injury
A fan recently commented under Rhea’s Instagram post, talking about how she doesn’t look
injured to them
Rhea fired back at the fan and then then that you can’t see brain and teeth injuries
So the teeth situation was a part of it, but Rhea also revealed that it was brain related
as well
A lot of people saw the term “Brain injury” for Rhea Ripley and assumed that worst and
wondered how long she’ll be out of action for
But it appears that what Rhea was actually referring to is a concussion, which is still
brain related
Some reports claim that superstars can’t really discuss or mention the specific term
“concussion” by name, so using the word “brain” was Rhea’s way of allegedly
bypassing that rule
Concussions can be a bit tricky, obviously everyone’s brain and recovery time will
be different
Some people are able to bounce back and get cleared from concussions in a few weeks, while
others can linger with the concussion for several months
But the reports claim that Rhea Ripley isn’t expected to miss a crazy amount of time and
should be cleared to go for the following premium live event, which will be Summerslam
It’ll be really interesting to see if we’ll get Bianca Belair versus Rhea Ripley at Summerslam
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As everyone is well aware of by now, Cody Rhodes went down with a torn pec only a few
months into his long awaited WWE return
At first the reported recovery time was hanging around 5 to 6 months, but then WWE came out
with their own report and said it’ll take Cody Rhodes 9 months to recover
A lot of fans were still hopeful that the time frame was still around 6 months and that
maybe WWE was just putting up that ridiculous high amount of months to throw everyone off
and make Cody’s return a big surprise when he comes back earlier than expected
Cody Rhodes has been spotted out and about while wearing her an arm sling
But Cody did recently take to his Instagram story to reveal that he’s already doing
physical therapy without the sling and how he’ll be back way earlier than their previously
scheduled 9 months
Can it be done and has it been done by other WWE superstars?
It surely has!
John Cena has really set the standard for when it comes to recoveries for a torn pec
Just like Cody Rhodes, Cena was expected to miss around 6 to 9 months of action himself
when he went down with that same exact injury
But Cena shocked everyone when he made a return to the ring in 4 months and till this day,
people still don’t know how Cena pulled that off
So the chances of Cody pulling off a miracle four month recovery are most likely extremely
low, but it’s nice to look at the past superstars who’ve dealt with this injury and be optimistic
about the possibility
Especially with Cody Rhodes, since he appears to have the mentality of coming back as soon
as he can to prove those projections about his recovery time all wrong
So be on the lookout for a slightly earlier return from Cody Rhodes in a couple of months
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The idea of Finn Balor joining The Judgment Day was well known from nearly the start of
the group
After Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley joined the faction, Finn Balor’s name was listed
everywhere as the fourth upcoming member
So it was only a matter of time before he actually joined
There was a lot of theories and fan ideas for how Finn Balor would join The Judgment
Day, but no one ever thought Finn’s addition to the group would equal the subtraction of
Edge, but that’s what the reality turned out to be
So yes, Finn Balor never really got the opportunity to prove himself to Edge and be a soldier
for him
But he did something that some may say was even more impressive, he helped with the plans
to overthrow Edge from his leading position
So it was a great kick off moment for Finn’s first ever heel run on the main roster
Unfortunately, Finn Balor hasn’t been doing much of anything since that big moment happened
But the continuation of that story should pick back up once Edge makes his return to
Raw as a babyface
The heel turn for Finn Balor is also great because it could mean a fresh new start for
his alter ego, The Demon, as well
The Demon Finn Balor went viciously undefeated during his first NXT run and ran through everyone
he came across
The demon got off to a hot start on the main roster as well by becoming the first ever
universal champion and picking up other titles along the way
Unfortunately, some momentum was lost for the demon, following his loss to Roman Reigns
But what better way to freshen the demon up than with this opportunity here with Finn’s
heel turn
In all of Finn’s years in WWE, we’ve never seen a heel version of his demon alter ego
Everytime we’ve seen the demon so far in WWE, he’s been a babyface, so what would
a heel demon Finn Balor look like? especially under The Judgment Day
Maybe the demon gets rid of his old colors for some new paint of purple and black to
represent The Judgment Day
The heel turn is a fresh start for ordinary Finn himself, but the demon could benefit
a lot from this as well and fix all the damage he’s taken over the years and use this as
a fresh start for him to be feared again in the ring
A perfect spot and big stage to debut this purple heel demon at would of course be Summerslam
A lot of fans expect to see Edge get retribution against Finn Balor at Summerslam for what
he did to The Judgment Day
Maybe this is the perfect stage for Finn Balor debut this new heel demon at and viciously
take out Edge at Summerslam
Edge has been picking up a lot of big wins all year long from Royal Rumble, to Wrestlemania,
to Backlash, and most recently Hell In A Cell
So the demon would be the perfect individual to benefit from putting an end to Edge’s
winning streak
He hasn’t had much opportunities since the heel turn happened, but hopefully this main
roster heel run for Finn Balor is similar to his 2019 heel run in NXT
Finn had a great heel run there in NXT during his second run, so if he can recreate that
or bring some of that same energy over with him to this heel turn, the fans are in for
something special for sure
But what are your thoughts on all of todays stories with Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley, and
Finn Balor?
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