Kevin Owens is on the sidelines with a legitimate injury and has now been written off television.
Reddit insider kerrmit125 was the first to report that KO legitimately suffered broken ribs. On Monday’s Raw, WWE did an angle during Sami Zayn’s singles match against North American Champion Dominik Mysterio. Owens last wrestled last week on Raw, where he and Zayn worked against The Judgment Day’s Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio.
Owens and Zayn are the World Tag Team Champions. It’s unclear whether Owens’ injury will impact the status of the titles. Typically, broken ribs can heal in around six weeks. Click here for complete WWE Raw results.
While speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted Owens has been working injured for a while now.
“It’s a fractured rib. So the story, he’s actually been working on it for a while, and it was just one of those things where they were waiting for a time to finish up with everything he’d finish up….He’s gonna get rest. I don’t know how long, and I don’t know what the status of the Tag Team Titles are. I’m sure that that will probably all be addressed in the next couple of days, but it was legit. He’s been working on a legit injury. So that’s the basic gist of the story there.”
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We wish Owens a speedy recovery.
