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What's the story?
Samoa Joe picked up an alleged injury on WWE RAW during his match with Rhyno. Now, an update, from the Wrestling Observer, appears to suggest that the top RAW star will miss the Royal Rumble match
In case you didn't know...
Joe wouldn't be the first RAW Superstar to miss the Rumble due to a recent injury as reports have also surfaced detailing that Paige will also miss the women's Rumble match due to an injury she picked up during a house show.
Read also: Paige to miss Royal Rumble PPV
The heart of the matter
During his match against Rhyno, Joe alleges that he felt a pop in his foot, which was then investigated by WWE doctors after the match leading to the reports that Joe had a suspected Plantar Fascia Rupture, which is a tissue rupture in his foot.
If this is the case Joe will need an MRI scan to confirm the full extent of the injury and will then likely be wearing a boot, walking with crutches, and getting platelet rich plasma injections in his foot.
The recovery time for this kind of injury is usually anywhere between two weeks to two months, which means even the best case scenario would make him a doubt to be ready in time for the Royal Rumble match, as reported by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter
What's next?
Until the WWE make an official announcement we won't have anything to go on other than how Joe is booked in the next two weeks on Monday Night RAW, if he doesn't wrestle and has a visible foot injury then it's almost a given that he won't appear in the Rumble match.
Author's take
This would be a huge loss for the Rumble and a big blow to Samoa Joe who, like Paige, has had time off injured recently and is trying to get back into the swing of things at the moment. Fingers crossed it's not too serious!
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