The biggest party of the summer will have to continue partying without any of the brand matches.
During today’s episode of “WWE’s The Bump,” Kayla Braxton broke the news that Riddle is currently dealing with a brachial plexus injury. The injury occurred when Seth Rollins brutally attacked him on Monday Night Raw, causing his WWE SummerSlam match to be postponed. The injury was described by Braxton as “a really bad sting that has caused some weakness,” and Riddle is “medically disqualified” until he is strong enough to return.
Rollins’ brutal attack took “WWE Raw” off the air last week, when Rollins hit Riddle with his patented Stomp on the arena floor and on the ring steps. The show closed with Rollins laughing at an injured Riddle, with a comment saying “How will Riddle be ready for Saturday?”
The feud between Rollins and Riddle took place both on television and allegedly in real life, dating back to 2019 when Riddle’s ex-wife body-spoiled several female WWE Superstars on the networks socialites, including Rollins’ wife, Becky Lynch. Riddle confirmed the disdain between the two in 2021, stating that he doesn’t think they like each other and that they’re just “two different people”.
It’s unclear at this point if Riddle’s injury is legitimate or part of a storyline, but it’s hard to imagine a star as big as Rollins not having any involvement at SummerSlam this Saturday. This weekend’s event will still feature eight matches, headlined by Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing Match for both the WWE and Universal Championships, which Reigns unified by defeating Lesnar at WrestleMania 38 The card will also see both the Raw and SmackDown Women’s Champions defend their belts, and will feature Logan Paul’s first match since signing with WWE.
BREAKING: @WWERollins injured @SuperKingofBros with a brutal attack on #WWERaw that resulted in a brachial plexus injury (a stinger). Riddle is medically disqualified until he returns to full fitness. Due to this injury, Riddle vs. Rollins at #SummerSlam has been postponed. https://t.co/JYauGAXuAN
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