Six sidelined WWE superstars and their potential date of return

WWE superstars have a hectic schedule and are on the road for over 300 days a year. They have to put their body and mind through immense stress and for that reason alone, they deserve all our respect.

However, due to the tremendous strain put on their body and the rigorous work schedule, wrestlers often gets injured in the process. Some of the injuries are minor, whereas some of them add up and may even cause huge physical issues down the road.

Since the "Live events" garner a considerable amount of money for WWE, they are in no hurry to tone down the hectic workload. Currently, both RAW and Smackdown Live are missing out on top superstars due to injuries, other commitments or various other reasons.

They recently lost their top full-time superstar Roman Reigns since he had to start his treatment for leukemia. John Cena is not around anymore due to his Hollywood commitments and Brock Lesnar barely shows up. Thus, WWE is definitely not pleased with the news of some of their top stars missing out due to injury.

In this list, we will be taking a look at some of the top superstars who are currently sidelined with an injuries and the approximate time stamp of their return. So without further ado, let us begin.

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Honorary mention - Roman Reigns

On 23rd October 2018, Roman Reigns relinquished his Universal title after announcing that he had leukemia. The Big Dog revealed that he was first diagnosed with the unfortunate disease 11 years ago and that it came back.

Although the treatment for Leukemia would eat up several months of his career or may even render his body unable to step inside a wrestling ring to fight, optimists believe that he could make his return by 2020 or 2021.

#6. Alexa Bliss

Alexa Bliss has been given a managerial role by WWE

WWE has a very strict policy on concussions. If one of their superstars is to suffer a concussion, he or she won't be cleared for an in-ring return until they are declared fit by the doctors.

Alexa Bliss, along with Mickie James, was scheduled to battle the team of Trish Stratus and Lita at WWE Evolution. However, due to her suffering "multiple concussions" during a house show, she had to pull back from the event. Alicia Fox replaced Bliss for the match.

There were even rumors that Bliss' in-ring career might be over, but the former RAW and Smackdown Women's Champion shot them down.

On the latest episode of RAW, Bliss was given administrative duty, implying she would not be returning anytime soon. But the Goddess has not given up on her return yet and has started her training at the WWE Performance Center earlier this week.

#5. Erick Rowan

The Bludgeon Brothers - Rowan and Harper

After getting repackaged as one of the Bludgeon Brothers, the Wyatt Family's white sheep, Erick Rowan, along with Luke Harper, wrecked every other tag team on the Smackdown Live roster. During this dominant run, the Bludgeon Brothers captured the Smackdown Tag Team titles at Wrestlemania 34 and have been on fire ever since.

However, during their Tag Team Championship match against the New Day at Summerslam 2018, Rowan tore his tricep, causing the Bludgeon Brothers to drop the title to the New Day on the next episode of Smackdown in a brutal no DQ match. The timeframe for surgery and recovery is four to six months.

However, a quick return for Rowan is not expected since it has been rumored that Luke Harper is also suffering from an injury. Anything else regarding this is unknown, but we may see the Bludgeon Brothers back in action in 2019.

#4. Kevin Owens

Kevin Owens might miss the remainder of 2018

2018 has not been an excellent year for Kevin Owens. In the first months, the Prizefighter was feuding with Shane McMahon and had some marquee matches at Royal Rumble, Fastlane, and Wrestlemania. Owens was involved in two WWE Championship matches against AJ Styles.

However, ever since he moved to RAW, Owens has been treated miserably. Owens lost matches consistently, and he even quitted, only to come back the next week. He was alsp squashed by Braun Strowman at Summerslam.

We last saw Owens during a RAW episode when Bobby Lashley turned heel after repeatedly attacking Owens. Owens had issues with his knees and was written off TV for the treatment. Owens tweeted that he had undergone the double knee surgery.

The timeframe for Owens' recovery is four to five months. Hence, we might see him return as early as January 2019, in time for Royal Rumble.

#3. Braun Strowman

Braun Strowman has been written off TV

Braun Strowman had issues with his elbows, so he was written off WWE TV after a three on one attack from the acting RAW General Manager Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, and Drew McIntyre.

Strowman completed his surgery earlier this week and may require three to four weeks for recovery. His scheduled Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match against Corbin at TLC 2018 is in jeopardy.

However, PWInsider revealed that the Monster among Men might return for RAW at Houston to give an update about his injury and to address his match against Corbin.

#2. Sami Zayn

Sami Zayn will also return only in 2019

At Money in the Bank 2018, Sami Zayn was squashed by Bobby Lashley. Zayn has been struggling from torn rotator cuffs. The former NXT Champion may require eight months to recover from this injury, which implies both Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn could return around the same time.

#1. Becky Lynch

Becky Lynch WILL defend her title at TLC 2018 against Charlotte Flair and Asuka in a TLC match

Becky Lynch is the hottest superstar in professional wrestling at the moment. The Irish Lass Kicker has been on a roll ever since turning heel on her best friend Charlotte Flair at Summerslam 2018. Lynch's every promo and match since then has been outstanding, and her character and attitude are on a new level.

However, on the go-home episode of RAW before Survivor Series 2018, Lynch suffered a concussion after getting sucker punched by Nia Jax. Thus, she was withdrawn from her scheduled match against Ronda Rousey.

The Smackdown Women's champion returned to WWE TV on this week's episode and WWE has announced a triple threat TLC match for the Smackdown Women's Championship between Lynch, Charlotte Flair, and Asuka, confirming Lynch would be cleared to compete again before TLC.