Injuries, owwies, boo boos and beheadings, all of these things can shorten a wrestler’s
career.
I should know, I once strained my quad from walking up too many stairs, it was awful.
It can be pretty gut wrenching to see your favourite star struck down with a legitimate
injury, because you know you won’t see him or her in the ring for a considerable amount
of time.
I know I cried myself to sleep when Nia Jax injured her knees.
NOW WHO WILL DANA BROOKE FACE?!
We’ve got the best compilation video since Brazzers did their best of 2018, with every
single injured star in WWE, NXT and NXT UK.
We’ll also tell you when they’re expected to return, just so you aren’t too surprised
when their music hits and they make their entrance.
Interestingly, that’s also a line from the Brazzers video.
I’m Chopper Peel Quinlet and here is every single WWE injury, and when you can expect
to see them back.
Akam Little known fact here, AOP actually stands
for “Arghhh, Ouch, Pain!” which is exactly what Akam said when he injured his knee back
in January 2019.
Akam’s tag partner Rezar, who turns out isn’t his brother but they should 100% get
that checked out because at least one of their parents isn’t telling the truth, hasn’t
been on TV since either, so when the big man does return, it’ll be a relief for everyone
involved.
The latest news is that Akam has undergone successful surgery on his knee and is pretty
much ready to return to Raw and have five star matches with the Lucha House Party.
[025] Whether they’ll return with their incontinent manager Drake Maverick is another
question, and the little guy (Drake, not me) was last seen managing EC3 on Main Event.
Big E Little known fact here, Big E stands for Big
Excruciating Pain...yeah I’m gonna stop these now.
The New Day star tore his meniscus just a couple of weeks ago and is set to miss up
to 6 months of WWE TV.
It isn’t clear exactly when the injury occurred, but the man himself took to Twitter to say
it happened during a crossbody.
“Making mincemeat of my meniscus.
Crossbody cooked the cartilage.
Bye for a bit”
The injury has made way for Kevin Owens to briefly team with the New Day, a team he destroyed
in typical Kevin Owens fashion this past week by turning on Kofi and Xavier.
How Kofi and Xavier will cope without their large, wiggle hipped hulk by their side is
another question that needs to be answered.
Big Show So technically Big Show isn’t out injured,
but the reason he left WWE last November is that he injured himself, so that’s enough
for me.
The Big Man seems to be winding down his big career with increasingly big gaps between
his spells on TV.
Reports are that he’s currently working on a big movie career, presumably as Frodo
Baggins’ big stunt double in the new Lord of the Rings tv series.
I’m sure he’ll make a big return at some point, but I don’t think too many people
are all that desperate for it.
Chelsea Green More like Chelsea Blue am I right?
Because SHE’S SAD ABOUT HER INJURY.
Also Chelsea FC play in blue and other things.
For those of you who don’t know, Green is a relatively new NXT signing and also the
fiance of Raw Tag Champion Zack Ryder.
Unfortunately for Zack’s fun time, Chelsea managed to break her wrists earlier this year.
Broken wrists are a tricky topic to determine the length of recovery, but it could take
up to 6 months depending on the severity.
Hopefully it’s not as serious as it could be and she comes back soon because she’s
one of NXT brightest female talents.
Dakota Kai Otherwise known as New Zealand’s Bayley,
Dakota Kai was tearing it up in NXT before a torn ACL took her out of action.
Torn ACL’s are one of the most common injuries in wrestling, which is a shame because they
take AGES to recover from.
I should know, I wrote my dissertation on ACL injuries at university and now I’m WrestleTalk’s
village idiot.
University always works guys.
Kai is reportedly back on her feet and able to do some light exercise like running, but
we shouldn’t expect to see her back in the ring for a couple of months.
The current estimate is that she’ll be back this Summer, where hopefully she’ll be thrust
back into the Women’s NXT title picture where she belongs.
Daniel Bryan Well.
No-one really knows what’s going on here.
Daniel Bryan was last seen at WrestleMania losing his WWE Championship to Kofi Kingston,
and since then, not a word has been uttered.
We know that he’s got some kind of injury, but according to reports, WWE isn’t telling
ANYONE what the injury is, or when Bryan will be back.
Of course this will lead a lot of fans to worry that this could be related to the concussions
and brain lesions that forced him to retire in 2016.
We have to stress that we just don’t know what the injury is at this moment in time,
so let’s just keep all our fingers crossed that he’s just taking some time out after
a long spell on TV.
Fandango Scaramouch, Scaramouch, will you do the Fandango?
Probably not, because he’ll be barely featured on TV.
The dancing policeman managed to tear his left labrum last Summer and hasn’t been
seen since.
His tag partner Tyler Breeze has appeared sporadically in NXT and on the main roster,
but the injury to Dango really did stop their push...oh wait, they never had one of those,
did they!
The latest reports are that he is pretty much ready to return, and has been spotted at the
WWE performance center in Orlando.
Let’s face it though, WWE isn’t going to do anything with him anyway because his
gimmick is a camp policeman.
I don’t even know what brand he’s on…*finger to ear*, I’m hearing that it’s Raw.
Ok then.
Jeff Hardy Another one we know very little about, Jeff
Hardy has apparently injured his leg.
This report comes from Dave Meltzer, who has a pretty good record of knowing stuff.
Hardy was apparently injured at a house show last weekend and was seen “limping significantly”
while at ringside for a Matt Hardy singles match the following night.
He was then replaced in a live event tag match by R-Truth, and you know something must be
seriously wrong when that happens.
Hopefully it’s nothing too serious, because Jeff and Matt have just won the SmackDown
tag titles, and looking at the roster, there is literally no-one else of note to take the
belts should they be vacated.
Jinny Jinny was injured during the battle of hogwarts
while duelling Bellatrix Lestrange...what?
There’s another Jinny?
(I KNOW IT’S SPELLED DIFFERENTLY PETE)
Again, for those of you who don’t know, Jinny is a member of the NXT UK roster, because
NXT UK still exists I promise.
She recently fell short in a title match against Toni Storm, and seemingly in response to this
decided to disappear.
All we know is that she’s battling an undisclosed injury and that she last wrestled on March
22.
Just drink a bottle of Skele-Gro, Jinny.
Harry Potter references.
Nia Jax Fans of Nia Jax may need to find a new favourite
wrestler because she won’t be around for a very long time.
Jax has torn both of her ACLs and isn’t expected to return until 2020.
This is unfortunate for many reasons, and not just that we may have to deal with Tamina
as a singles competitor.
Jax has a real presence on Raw and the roster looks pretty thin without her.
The latest report from Bryan Alvarez is that Becky Lynch will be a Raw star when she drops
her belt down the line, but missing someone like Jax will have an impact on Monday nights
without a doubt.
Rhea Ripley Rhea Ripley enjoys doing a big stompy stomp
as part of her cool entrance and look, but unfortunately she won’t be able to do the
stompy stomp for a while, considering she tore ligaments in her foot.
Ouch.
The NXT UK star is set to miss around 8 weeks of action due to the tear, so before long
she should be back in the fold.
This could be a blessing in disguise though, as there were rumours that WWE were very high
on her, and she could make her way to regular old NXT, or even the main roster.
Because who needs a night after WrestleMania or a Superstar Shake-Up to change brands.
Ronda Rousey Ronda Rousey’s #ImpregnationVacation might
have suffered a slight setback at WrestleMania 35 when she reportedly broke her hand during
the main event against Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair.
At what point in the match this took place is unclear, but nevertheless, that’s a pretty
big ouchie.
Rousey has since undergone surgery for her hand, but when she’s due back is anyone’s
guess considering she’s on a #ImpregnationVacation.
I feel like getting pregnant might ever so slightly impede wrestling.
I dunno, maybe just a touch.
Sheamus WWE are being very secretive about their injuries
as of late aren’t they?
Here’s yet another we don’t know much about.
In the Superstar Shake-Up, The Bar were separated as Cesaro jumped ship to Raw, while Sheamus
is listed as a SmackDown star, but hasn’t been seen.
So in classic WWE fashion, we’ll probably be seeing him on Raw next week.
According to Fightful.com, Sheamus has reportedly suffered a concussion on the SmackDown after
WrestleMania 35, but nothing has been confirmed as of yet.
As such, no timetable of an expected return time is as of yet available.
Sin Cara Not going to lie, I genuinely thought Sin
Cara was on Raw this past week as part of the Lucha House Party, but I was kindly reminded
by Randy Pandy Mandy Datson that he’s not a part of that stable.
How could I forget.
Sin Cara underwent knee surgery in August of 2018, and is set for a return in 2019.
According to Fightful.com, he’s been cleared to wrestle, but just hasn’t been seen yet.
Most likely because Vince probably thinks he’s part of Lucha House Party and has been
on Raw too.
Tegan Nox In probably the most violent injury on this
list, Tegan Nox suffered a horrific knee injury during the second Mae Young Classic.
And “knee injury” is putting it nicely.
At the same time, Nox managed to:
Tear her ACL, MCL and LCL, dislocate her kneecap and tear both mensici.
Basically her knee kind of exploded.
Unsurprisingly, there’s currently no timetable for her return.
No kidding.
Tino Sabbatelli Those of you who don’t watch NXT might be
unfamiliar with Tino Sabbatelli, and those of you do watch NXT might not know about him
either.
Seemingly stuck in NXT for life despite having a good look and a decent amount of charisma,
Sabbatelli suffered a nasty setback when he suffered a torn pectoral muscle in April of
2018.
He underwent surgery and was due for a return in “early 2019”.
Well, we’re in early 2019.
Sabbatelli still isn’t here.
Quit slacking mate, it only took Triple H 5 months to recover from the same injury.
Tommaso Ciampa Saving the best til last right?
Or...just the last alphabetically, but still, big Tommy C is my boy.
In an absolutely heartwrenching moment, Tommaso Ciampa was ruled out of NXT Takeover: New
York with a severe case of neck.
He was taken for spinal fusion surgery and has been sidelined indefinitely.
Apparently the injury was already present for a while, but WWE decided to hold off on
surgery until after Takeover New York.
Turns out calling someone up to main roster right before that and aggravating that injury
so that it needs surgery prior to the biggest grudge match in NXT history in a culmination
of a story that’s been built for 4 years...might not be the best idea.
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