Police Statement on Shinsuke Nakamura Dog Bite Incident

As noted before, Shinsuke Nakamura suffered a leg injury after being bitten by a police dog prior to Monday’s SmackDown brand house show in Bakersfield, California. WWE pulled Nakamura from both Monday’s event and Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown in Ontario, California as a medical precaution following the incident.

In an update to Nakamura’s injury status, the Bakersfield Police Department recently released an official statement providing details of Monday’s police dog incident prior to the start of the event.

“On Monday, June 25, 2018, officers of the Bakersfield Police Department Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Team were conducting a protective sweep of the Rabobank Arena in preparation for the WWE Live Summerslam Heatwave Tour.

During the sweep, the EOD Team, which consisted of an explosive detection trained canine team and bomb technicians entered an area of the arena where an employee of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) was present. The canine entered the room to sweep for the presence of any explosive material. As the sweep took place the WWE employee was accidentally bit by the canine. The employee sustained an injury to his lower left leg. Medical aid was immediately summoned to the scene and the employee was transported to a local area hospital for medical treatment.”

The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer reported that Nakamura’s status for WWE’s tour of Japan this weekend is currently unknown and there is no official timetable yet for his in-ring return.