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Samoa Joe has dealt with his fair share of injuries since joining the main roster back
in January 2017. In the space of just one year, Samoa Joe has suffered two injuries
keeping him out wrestling for a total of five months. The first being a knee injury which
he suffered at a house show keeping him out for two months. And the second being a foot
injury which rendered him out of action for three months during a match he had against
Titus O’Neil. But as of late, WWE creative haven’t really done much with Samoa Joe
and that maybe due to an undisclosed injury that Samoa Joe is dealing with. Rumour has
it that Samoa Joe is dealing with another foot injury as he was spotted backstage at
Smackdown in a walking boot. If this is the case, Samoa Joe is just going to have to take
some more time off to recover. I’m sure Wendy won’t mind…
As you’ve all probably noticed already, the five-time women’s champion Alexa Bliss
hasn’t been wrestling on TV since losing to Ronda Rousey at Hell in a Cell and that’s
due to her suffering multiple concussions in a short period of time. As she hasn’t
been medically cleared to wrestle, WWE are in no rush to get her back into the ring which
most likely explains why WWE chose to put her in an authority role. Well… there goes
my no nut November! She was chosen to be the captain of the Raw Women’s Survivor Series
team by Constable Corbin, giving her the power to pick her team rather than being able to
compete in the team. Despite lots of rumours circulating online about the future of Little
Miss Bliss, she was sure to squash these rumours with a tweet saying: “I’m not going anywhere,”
accompanied with a GIF of Arnold Schwarzenegger saying: “I’ll be back.”
With pretty much half the WWE roster concealing some sort of injury, another addition is The
Modern Day Maharaja Jinder Mahal. There are reports that he could be working through another
shoulder injury. During Mahal’s reign as WWE champion last year… remember that? When
he actually used to win matches… Mahal was battling through a shoulder injury after he
tore his right labrum. He revealed this information to Jeff Cavaliere during a workout video they
did on the Athlean-X YouTube channel. But as of now, it seems like Jinder Mahal is going
through a similar problem again. He is still continuing to appear and compete on Monday
Night Raw despite his shoulder injury. Maybe, instead of spreading his teachings of “mantra”
to others, he should use those teachings on himself. Jinder, take a deep breath and repeat
after me... “Shanti!”
Bobby Lashley or as Lio Rush better puts it: “My Man – Bobby Lashley” like others
on this list is dealing with an undisclosed injury. According to the Wrestling Observer
Newsletter, Bobby Lashley is actually suffering from a separated shoulder which is said to
be causing him a lot of pain. But it seems Lashley is not going to let this interfere
with his heel run as he is still continuing to wrestle despite having a separated shoulder!
It wouldn’t be the first time Lashley has dealt with a shoulder injury as he damaged
his rotator cuff back in 2007. As far as how Bobby Lashley’s heel run is going, Lio Rush
is certainly doing his job making him a hated heel… Unfortunately, Lashley hasn’t really
made a big impact as a heel due to his shoulder injury but that might change soon if he decides
to take some time off to recover as separated shoulders usually take between 6 to 12 weeks
to heal. But if not, maybe we’ll get another Bobby Lashley vs Finn Bálor match if we are
lucky…
After suffering a heart-breaking loss at WWE Crown Jewel against The Beast Brock Lesnar,
The Monster Among Men Braun Strowman hasn’t really been pushed as of late and that may
be down to two reasons. Injury and backstage heat. According to the Observer Radio, Braun
Strowman has been wrestling with an injury for the last several weeks. His knees are
said to be “shot” and the F5 spot he took from Brock Lesnar from the ring to the outside
at Crown Jewel may have made his knee problem a lot worse. The poor guy can’t even run
properly… As well as this, Braun Strowman is said to be “his own worst enemy” backstage
according to PWInsider, as he has developed a reputation for showing up late to shows
and leaving a little early. This has been speculated to be the primary reason to why
Strowman did not win the Universal Championship at Crown Jewel in what was essentially a squash
match.