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What's the story?
New United States Champion Ricochet recently took to social media to reveal that he woke up hurt following his match last night at Stomping Grounds.
In case you didn't know...
In latest WWE NEWS, Ricochet took Samoa Joe to the limit at last night's Stomping Grounds event where he was able to capture his first main roster Championship when he defeated The Samoan Submission Machine with a 630.
Ricochet was definitely seen as the underdog heading into the match after the way Joe manhandled Rey Mysterio back at Money in the Bank and attacked The One and Only last week on Raw to send a message ahead of their showdown.
The heart of the matter
Ricochet became the first man to have held the North American Championship and a main roster Championship with this win, but the new Champion took to Twitter earlier today to reveal that he woke up hurt.
This latest tweet brings some realism to the wrestling world since many WWE fans see wrestlers as superhuman when infact some of the things that Ricochet does with his body come at a price. Ricochet does state that even though he woke up with a sore back and neck, it's worth it because he woke up as United States Champion.
What's next?
Ricochet doesn't have long to recover since he is already scheduled to take on the returning AJ Styles as part of tonight's episode of Monday Night Raw. There were question marks surrounding AJ's medical status and whether he would be cleared for Raw, but he appears to be in good shape and is prepared for a dream match of sorts against Ricochet.
Do you think Ricochet deserved to become United States Champion at Stomping Grounds? Have your say in the comments section below...
