5 Superstars who are currently injured and when they might return

Being a pro wrestler in no cakewalk. In fact, one of the hardest parts of the life of a pro wrestler is the physical punishment they have to go through on a daily basis, week after week. The passionate men and women who put their bodies on the line for the entertainment of the fans know what they are into, and yet choose to continue doing it for their love of the business.

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Injuries - minor or major - affect almost every Superstar at some stage of their career. More often than not, a badly timed injury can derail the momentum that would have taken many years to build. Some wrestlers like Shawn Michaels and Daniel Bryan were able to get back into the ring after fighting career-threatening injuries for years together, but at the same time, many others haven't been so lucky.

Indeed, there have been many top stars in the history of WWE who have had their careers cut short due to injury - like Stone Cold Steve Austin, Bret "The Hitman" Hart and more recently Corey Graves and current SmackDown General Manager Paige. The most terrible fate of the lot, of course, was met by Owen Hart who lost his life after his harness broke while being lowered to the ring.

So, if a wrestler is able to recover completely and make an impactful comeback, it is more than they could have hoped for.

With that in mind, let us list five Superstars who are currently injured, and when they might return.

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#5 Sami Zayn

Zayn has apparently been dealing with a nagging injury for a while now

Starting off with the latest Superstar to enter the injured list, rumors emerged after Raw this past week that Sami Zayn has been working through an injury for quite a while now and is set to take time off to recover.

In fact, Money in the Bank will be the last date Zayn will be working for a while, as he scheduled to travel to Birmingham, Alabama to get his injury assessed. PWInsider, who first reported the injury, also speculates that Zayn's injury was one of the reasons for his match versus Lashley being a one-sided affair.

Got injured in: Unknown

Nature of the injury: Knees and Shoulders (details yet to emerge)

Timeline of return: Unknown

#4 Samir Singh

On the way to recovery

Though not a full-time wrestler like others on this list, one half of the Singh Brothers - Samir Singh has been a regular accomplice of Jinder Mahal along with his brother Sunil for the better part of a year.

In fact, the Singh Brothers have been known to take some nasty bumps from the Modern Day Maharaja's opponents during his matches, and it was during one such segment with Bobby Roode that Samir sustained a knee injury earlier this year. He has taken to social media to let the fans know that he is currently recovering, and hopes to be back soon.

Got injured in: January 2018

Nature of the injury: Torn ACL

Timeline of return: August - September 2018

#3 Alicia Fox

The Foxy one is ready to return

A classic case of unfortunately timed injury, Alicia Fox sustained a tailbone injury during rehearsals for the Women's Royal Rumble match, and because of it, she could not take part in the historic, first-ever Rumble match for Women.

She was also ruled out for the Mixed Match Challenge for any future matches, and her partner Goldust had to take in Mandy Rose as his new partner. However, she was supposedly spotted backstage during Raw earlier this month, which might indicate that she is ready to return soon.

Got injured in: January 2018

Nature of the injury: Broken Tailbone

Timeline of return: Ready to return

#2 Jason Jordan

Jordan was supposedly backstage during Raw recently

Jason Jordan was involved in a strange storyline where he was revealed as Raw GM Kurt Angle's kayfabe son and was later put in a storyline as Seth Rollins' tag team partner. Curiously enough, the odd pairing even managed to win the Raw Tag Team Championships!

He was later written off television so that he could undergo a 'minimally invasive' surgery on his injured neck. The rumor mill has it that Jordan too is recovered an ready to return, possibly to reform the American Alpha with Chad Gable who is also now on Raw.

Got injured in: January - February 2018

Nature of the injury: Injured disc in neck

Timeline of return: Ready to return

#1 Dean Ambrose

Ambrose will hopefully be ready to return by SummerSlam 2018

After successfully reuniting with his former Shield brother Seth Rollins, the duo went on to become the Tag Team Champions at SummerSlam last year. Later in October, the duo reunited with Roman Reigns to reform the Shield, to one of the biggest crowd pops in recent memory.

The much-hyped return was short lived though, as Ambrose sustained a serious tricep injury towards the end of 2018, rendering him unable to compete. On screen, he was written off after being attacked backstage by Samoa Joe. He was recently rumored to be present at WWE's Performance Centre, most probably for physiotherapy, but it is unlikely that he is currently ready to return to the ring.

Got injured in: December 2017

Nature of the injury: Torn Triceps

Timeline of return: Around September 2018