A new update has come out regarding the injury status and return timeline of Bron Breakker. On Sunday, February 8, it was reported that Breakker had undergone surgery after suffering a “serious hernia.”
The following night on WWE Raw, Michael Cole stated on commentary that Breakker would be out “indefinitely”, with The Vision’s own Paul Heyman claiming that Breakker had suffered a hernia whilst deadlifting.
Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer reported on Breakker’s status, saying that a former champion had been dealing with the issue for a while, and there is currently no timetable for his comeback.
“He has had this issue for a while… He had been working with it and then it got bad. Then, the day it got bad, he needed emergency surgery. I don’t think it was deadlifting, I’m not exactly sure what it was,” Meltzer said. “There’s no timetable for a return, they’re talking about career-ending, I think that’s kind of an exaggeration, he’ll come back. It could take a couple of months, you know, before he comes back, depending on a lot of different things.”
Despite speculation among WWE fans online, Meltzer confirmed that Breakker’s early elimination from the Royal Rumble was not executed due to his injury.
“That had nothing to do with the Royal Rumble being out, people are like, ‘Oh that’s why they did the thing at the Rumble’ – it had nothing to do with the Rumble, even though yeah he probably had it long before that. It had nothing to do with any bookings, anything they’ve been doing. It was just like he got checked out and had to have emergency surgery.”
Meltzer stated that the procedure was more serious than a typical laparoscopy operation for a hernia.
“He’ll be out for a while, as far as how long, though, nobody’s really given me a timetable. I looked up some stuff. Could be 12 weeks, could be six months at worst, probably not that long but again, I don’t know the details,” Meltzer said. “People have had the other surgery, and that’s usually about a two-month recovery, but his situation was worse than the regular surgery; it wasn’t the laparoscopy, this was a major operation.”
It was reported by Meltzer last week that a match between Breakker and Seth Rollins could feature on the WrestleMania 42 card – with “The Visionary” looking likely to be cleared for a return from his own shoulder injury before the two-night event on April 18-19. It is currently unclear if plans will be changed as a result of Breakker’s absence and whether he will make it back in time to compete in Las Vegas.
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