• WWE Wrestler Will Be Out Of Action Until Late Summer
Santos Escobar will be sidelined for months after tearing his triceps, an injury he initially suffered during an NXT tour match against El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. over Royal Rumble weekend. What was first thought to be minor has now been confirmed as a full tear, forcing the WWE star to undergo surgery and putting a halt to his recent return to action.
The injury was visible during AAA’s Rey de Reyes (Week 1) event, where Escobar struggled in the ring. In a backstage interview, he pointed the finger at Wagner Jr., saying the match worsened his triceps injury. He also confirmed that he’ll be out for months.
Fightful Select reports that Escobar is expected to remain out of action until at least late summer while he recovers from injury after undergoing surgery.
• AEW Forced WWE To Rewrite Shows In Real Time, Says Ex-NXT Tag Team Champion
When WWE NXT moved to the USA Network in the fall of 2019, AEW Dynamite had just premiered on TNT, kicking off the Wednesday Night Wars. The battle for viewership lasted until spring 2021, when NXT moved to Tuesdays.
In an interview with Cafe de Rene, former NXT Tag Team Champion Martin Stone (Danny Burch) recalled the early NXT reaction to AEW.
“We would have two TVs in Gorilla and they would be watching AEW, and then they were trying to change the show to compete with what they were doing. I’ll never forget. Me and my tag partner (Oney Lorcan), we were scheduled to have a 30-minute main event and I was really excited. We had three segments. And I was like, man, we were tag champs, we were gonna be able to go out there and really kill it.”
He went on to explain how the plans shifted once AEW’s card was seen.
“And then because they were watching (AEW) and they heard that there was a women’s match on first, they cut us to 10 minutes – with entrances – and said, ‘You guys are gonna go on first so we can steal the opening (viewers).’ So when they turned around said, ‘We were never in competition’ – you’re full of it. Yes you were.”
• Top WWE Star Could Get Medically Cleared This Week
Bron Breakker has been out of action for over a month after suffering an injury. He later underwent surgery to repair a hernia.
According to PWInsider, Breakker is expected to be at the WWE Performance Center this coming week as part of the process to get medically cleared for an in-ring return.
As previously noted, WWE remains optimistic about having him back in time for WrestleMania 42, which is now less than a month away, with a potential feud against Seth Rollins likely, if the former Intercontinental Champion is cleared in time.
