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No matter how much Vince McMahon wants to call his company a Sports Entertainment company, and not a Professional Wrestling one, it is unfortunately not true.
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WWE is the biggest wrestling promotion in the world, and while it has aspects of sports entertainment in how the product is booked, there are risks in the shows which can only be related with the dangers of wrestling.
Although the results may be pre-determined, the wrestlers are actually performing really dangerous moves which could cripple anyone who tried while unprepared. Being professionals, the wrestlers are able to perform them in the safe environment of WWE, however, injuries remain a common occurrence. Workers are injured on a regular basis and have to spend long periods of time on the shelf to recover sufficiently.
At any point in time, there are wrestlers working in WWE who are injured and waiting to make a comeback. Here at Sportskeeda, we will provide you with regular weekly updates about the injury condition of the wrestlers in WWE.
In this list, we will talk about only those injuries confirmed by WWE and no kayfabe injuries. So without any further ado, let's get into the injury roundup for this week.
#1 Big Show:
The Big Show has been a constant fixture in WWE for as long as anyone can remember, back to the Attitude Era. In recent years, fans have not seen WWE's friendliest giant participate as much as he used to, as he dialled back his appearances with his advancing age.
Big Show had hip surgery after being written off television with a steel cage match against Braun Strowman. Although the surgery was initially thought to be a success, there were complications that stopped him from training.
Since then, however, Big Show has been training and has appeared on WWE television as an ambassador of USA's Special Olympics event. His in-ring return, however, may take a while more. He also mentioned that he may prefer a backstage role going forward.
#2 Goldust:
Goldust is another WWE legend, who has performed more than anyone thought he could. He never fails to amaze inside the WWE ring and has seemed to defy age with his ever-increasing athleticism.
Goldust underwent surgery on both of his knees recently and posted a picture saying that the surgery was successful. He was given the honour of being made the honorary Sherrif's Deputy in Williamson County.
The surgery he underwent was to correct the chronic issues he faced with his knees. While he is up and about, it will be a while before he can make a complete recovery and return to WWE.
#3 Fandango:
The Fashion Police member, Fandango was also sidelined early in July, when he confirmed his injury to the WWE Universe with a tweet, saying he would see them again in six months.
WWE confirmed the news, tweeting that he had suffered from a torn labrum, and had surgery scheduled.
Given that six months after July is Royal Rumble time, it may be safe to presume that if all goes well with Fandango's healing process, the Raw star may be back as a surprise entry in the Royal Rumble.
#4 Sami Zayn:
A huge blow to WWE came when Sami Zayn injured himself. The star had been in important feuds, including a WrestleMania tag team match featuring the return of Daniel Bryan.
It was revealed that he had been carrying two torn rotator cuff injuries for a while. He revealed around late June that he would have surgery on both his shoulders and given all goes well will not be able to return before 2019.
Sami only tweeted this when his injury was announced:
A return during WrestleMania season, or just after WrestleMania 35 might be in store for the star.
#5 Jason Jordan:
Another Raw star who was a victim of injury at an unfortunate time was Jason Jordan. It had looked like his push was beginning to work out, as he held the Raw Tag Team Championships along with Seth Rollins. But he injured himself, and although he tried to keep on working through the injuries, it was not to be.
Jordan had to undergo surgery for his shoulder and was written off WWE television. However, he has since been cleared and was backstage at WWE shows on several occasions. He is set to return, but the manner of his return is yet to be decided.
#6 Ariya Daivari:
205 Live star, Ariya Daivari, had been suffering from several injuries and posted an update saying that he was on the mend in early June. He is yet to return to action.
#7 Ruby Riott:
WWE revealed that Ruby Riott suffered an MCL sprain in early July. It was not a tear, and thus would not require any surgery, but she would need evaluation in a month's time.
Since then, Mandy Rose and Sarah Logan have shown initiative in trying to find their path without their leader.
Given that around a month has passed since the injury, stay tuned to Sportskeeda to be updated about news of her return.
#8 Samir Singh:
Samir Singh was involved in an in-ring brawl with Bobby Roode and tore his ACL. The star is training to return and join his brother Sunil and Jinder Mahal in their rediscovered quest for 'Shanti'.
Samir was expected to return by June or July but is yet to make his return to the company.
#9 Epico Colon:
Epico Colon, one-half of the Colon brothers with Primo Colon, underwent surgery for his shoulder back in January and has not been seen on WWE television since. The Colons were not able to make much of an impact in their run on the main roster, and it may be a while before they are seen again.
#10 Tamina:
Tamina last took part in WWE's first-ever Women's Royal Rumble. The day after the Rumble, she had to undergo surgery for a shoulder tear.
In March she revealed that her arm sling was coming off. She took a hiatus from WWE to complete her rehabilitation before returning from injury. With Evolution coming up, she may be back in time for the first-ever Women's pay-per-view.
#11 Bobby Fish:
Bobby Fish suffered an injury to his knee during an NXT Live Event, after which he was unable to compete at Takeover: New Orleans.
Since then, he has undergone surgery and appeared with the rest of the Undisputed Era, although he has stayed away from in-ring competition.
Roderick Strong was taken in by Undisputed Era to have another active member. After his injury in March, he was expected to be out of action for six months and is expected to return before Survivor Series.
#12 Dean Ambrose:
Dean Ambrose suffered a triceps injury and had been working with it, when he was written out of the story with an attack from Sheamus, Cesaro and Samoa Joe.
He had only reunited with Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns a couple of months ago, and the injury stopped the Shield reunion in its tracks. It was expected that he would take 9 months to sufficiently recover from injury to return to action.
While many fans expect a return from the massively popular lunatic fringe at SummerSlam, it is expected he will take longer to mount a complete recovery.
He is expected to return in the weeks following SummerSlam.
#13 Lince Dorado:
Lince Dorado suffered a ruptured thumb ligament injury which will keep him out of action for a while. He will wear a cast over the injury.
Further details are yet to be revealed. Stay tuned to Sportskeeda for updates.
#14 Tino Sabbatelli and Riddick Moss:
Tino Sabbatelli and Riddick Moss both broke through into the NXT scene as a tag team and appeared as if they were about to get a push but were then split up. As if that was not enough, weeks after being split up both wrestlers were on the shelf.
Tino Sabbatelli suffered an injury after a dropkick from Velveteen Dream tore his pectoral muscle in early May. He underwent surgery and is expected to be out of action for nine months.
A week after his former partner was out with an injury, Riddick Moss joined him on the shelf with a torn Achilles tendon which might keep him out for anywhere between six to eight months.
Did we miss anyone? Is there any WWE Star injured? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!
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