WWE.com is reporting that Bobby Lashley suffered a possible rotator cuff tear “due to the kick he took from Ken Kennedy” last night on Raw. He was actually already injured going into the match last night. Pro Wrestling Insider is reporting that Lashley has been feeling pain in his shoulder at least going into TV last night and that they shot the angle last night to allow him to get the shoulder looked at and taken care of. We don’t know the severity of the injury at this time and will update you here on the site when we find out.
Scott Steiner is recovering well from his throat injury and may return to the company as soon as the 7/16 Impact taping in Orlando. It’s expected that he will make a full recovery. Speculation that he and brother Rick will resume their feud with Team 3D, given the way Brother Ray buried Scott on the mic at the Slammiversary pay per view event.
1Wrestling.com is reporting that Scott Steiner suffered a fractured trachea in a match Sunday night in San Juan. Steiner was teaming with James Storm in a tag match against Jeff Jarrett and Apolo. Near the end of the match Apolo caught Steiner in the throat with a superkick. Following the match Steiner was experiencing discomfort in his throat, but thought everything would be ok.
A few hours later, at the hotel, he experienced breathing problems and began to cough up blood. He was taken to a San Juan hospital and was diagnosed with a fractured trachea. Steiner is currently in surgery to repair the damage and the surgery is expected to last a couple of hours.
Gregory Helms is doing well after undergoing surgery today to repair two broken vertebrae in his neck. The SmackDown Superstar and former Cruiserweight Champion is expected to be out of action between nine months and a full year while recuperating and rehabbing his neck. The extent of the injury to his neck was determined when Helms consulted with Dr. Lloyd Youngblood last week. Dr. Youngblood performed the surgery on Helms earlier today, and Helms is said to be in high spirits.
The initial prognosis for Mr. Kennedy’s arm injury was overstated. Based on Kennedy’s extensive MRI at the offices of Dr. James Andrews, WWE’s Dr. Ferdinand Rios now reports that the SmackDown Superstar’s triceps tendon “was not torn from the bone as originally reported, and will not require surgery.” Due to the severity of Kennedy’s hematoma - a collection of blood within a tissue or organ — he is still not cleared to compete from a medical standpoint. A return to the ring is not expected for 6-8 weeks.
The Great Khali left Shawn Michaels lying unconscious in a heap of microphone cables and table rubble as the Punjabi giant powered past HBK Monday to become the No. 1 contender for the WWE Championship at Judgment Day. Reports from medical personnel say Michaels received a concussion and is suffering from back spasms after the devastating power slam through the announcers’ table.
PwInsider is reporting that Ken Kennedy suffered a horrible tricep tear over the weekend, tearing it right off the bone during a house show in Poughkeepsie, New York. Kennedy is scheduled to undergo surgery shortly and is expected to out of the ring for an estimated five to seven months.
This is why Kennedy lost the Money in the Bank briefcase to Edge and was completely laid out during Raw Monday Night.
PWInsider.com reported that the Undertaker has suffered a torn bicep injury that may put him out of action for several months. The bicep apparently has rolled up his arm and may have torn completely from the bone. If that’s the case, surgery will be required and rehab would take 6 months or longer. The Undertaker is expected to be examined today in Birmingham by Dr. James Andrews.
Miss Jackie lost her two top front teeth in a brawl with Gail Kim that will air this Thursday night on iMPACT!. During the brawl, Kim placed a metal trash can over Jackie’s body and hit it several times with a stick.
One of the blows knocked out the Jackie’s two front teeth. After the match, the two teeth were found on the mat and returned to the back where Jackie was being attended to by TNA medical staff.
World Wrestling Entertainment announced that Bobby Lashley suffered a shoulder injury at last night’s Backlash PPV and was sent to Birmingham, Alabama to be diagnosed by Dr. James Andrews. Lashley had been dealing with some nagging shoulder injuries for awhile, so it may be that he was gutting it out long enough to drop the ECW title before undergoing treatment.
Lashley is scheduled to be part of tonight’s ECW taping in Birmingham, Alabama so his visit to Dr. James Andrews yesterday was simply to check on some nagging shoulder issues and wasn’t the result of anything that happened at the Backlash PPV.