WWE champion legitimately injured

A WWE champion might be legitimately injured, according to a recent report. Before Monday Night RAW, it was announced that a titleholder was pulled from their scheduled appearance on the show on medical grounds. While fans were given an update on the situation during the show, there appears to be more clarity now.

Hours before RAW, WWE announced on X/Twitter that Women's World Champion Naomi wasn't medically cleared to compete. She was scheduled to wrestle in a title match against IYO SKY.

While Michael Cole confirmed during the show that Naomi was injured, speaking on Fightful Wrestling's RAW Post-Show, Sean Ross Sapp provided a major update on the injury. Sapp's sources seemingly told him that the injury was legit.

"Well, set for tonight was Naomi versus IYO SKY for the world title. So, this is why I'm willing to give this show a little bit of slack. They had a major world title match that most certainly was going to end in DQ, but a major world title match. And I don't have information on Naomi yet. I was told it's legit, whatever it is. But I have not found any other details or how serious it is. Hopefully, not very serious, Sapp said. [27:40 - 28:14]

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Naomi became the Women's World Champion at the Evolution Premium Live Event, cashing in her Money in the Bank briefcase during the main event between IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley. She later successfully defended her title at SummerSlam against the two stars.

IYO SKY still ended up competing at WWE RAW

While IYO SKY couldn't get the title match she wanted on RAW, she still ended up competing on the show. She took on Roxanne Perez of The Judgment Day in a highly entertaining contest. The match ended in defeat for SKY after The Kabuki Warriors tried to help her.

With Raquel Rodriguez distracting the referee, The Kabuki Warriors held up Perez for SKY to take her shot. But Perez moved out of the way, and SKY stopped in her tracks before being pushed into The Kabuki Warriors. The Prodigy then rolled her up for the win.

Now, The Genius of the Sky might have to wait to face Naomi for the title if the report of her injury being legitimate is true. Fans will hope for a quick recovery of the WWE Women's World Champion, so that she can get back into action.

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Sherjeel Malik is a writer at Sportskeeda and covers pro wrestling. He was hooked on the product from the moment he saw The Hardy Boyz jumping off ladders during the Attitude Era. While he comes from an engineering background, Sherjeel’s love for pro wrestling and content writing led him to pursue a career in sports journalism. Before assuming his current role at Sportskeeda, Sherjeel worked at other reputable organizations for five years.

While writing articles, he ensures that he only relies on credible sources for information and covers relevant subjects that do not project an agenda against a particular person or association. WWE legend Paul Heyman once shared Sherjeel’s work on his social media handle.

Sherjeel’s earliest memory of pro wrestling is watching Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker square off for the WWE Title in the main event of a pay-per-view in 1998. His favorite wrestlers are Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy. While he admires Orton for his character work as a heel, he looks up to Jeff because of his unique wrestling style and risk-taking ability.

If he could go back to the Attitude Era, Sherjeel would like to manage Ken Shamrock and be his mouthpiece. He feels Shamrock’s promo skills prevented him from becoming a main event-level act in WWE. Hence, he would like to help the UFC Hall of Famer get over with fans.

When not writing about pro wrestling, he likes to read classics and fiction books.

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IYO SKY still ended up competing at WWE RAW