WWE has been forced to make some changes to the King of the Ring tournament due to an injured star.
The Raw side of the tournament got underway on Monday night during Raw, with SmackDown’s side slated to take part in the show this week. Bobby Lashley vs. Tama Tonga, AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton, Baron Corbin vs. Carmelo Hayes, and LA Knight vs. Santos Escobar were announced to take place.
WWE SmackDown GM Nick Aldis announced today that Lashley suffered an injury during training and is injured. Angelo Dawkins will replace him and take on Tonga.
“Good afternoon, WWE Universe. It’s your Smackdown GM, Nick Aldis, with an update and some slightly unfortunate news ahead of tomorrow’s SmackDown. Unfortunately, as many of you know, Bobby Lashley was set to take on Tama Tonga in the King of the Ring, but I’ve been informed that Bobby has suffered an injury during training, and he’s going to be unable to compete. He’s not been medically cleared to compete in that match tomorrow night. So unfortunate news for Bobby Lashley, but a fortunate opportunity for the man taking his place. And that man, I have decided, will be Angelo Dawkins of the Street Profits. So tomorrow, for the first time ever, Angelo Dawkins of the Street Profits will go one-on-one with Tama Tonga in the King of the Ring. Best of luck to both of those men, and I’ll see you all there tomorrow night, only on SmackDown.”
We wish Lashley a speedy recovery.
Important Update ahead of tomorrow's #SmackDown KOTR matches: @WWE pic.twitter.com/c5Pkq7I1jq
— Nick Aldis (@RealNickAldis) May 9, 2024
